By Charles Talbot
The table below outlines the JobKeeper Key Dates not to be missed for the month of May.
| Date | To be completed | Links to assist |
| Friday, 8 May 2020 | Assess your businesses eligibility under the Basic or Alternate Test if you have any employees receiving a gross payment of less than $1,500 per fortnight for fortnight one (30 Mar - 12 Apr) or fortnight two (13 Apr - 26 Apr). This needs to be actioned by this date to ensure the minimum payments are made to each eligible employee claiming JobKeeper | https://www.ato.gov.au/general/jobkeeper-payment/in-detail/applying-the-turnover-test/ |
| Determine each of your employees eligibility and have them each complete the JobKeeper Employee Nomination Notice | https://www.ato.gov.au/Forms/JobKeeper-payment---employee-nomination-notice/ | |
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Pay the minimum of $1,500 gross (before tax) to each eligible employee claiming JobKeeper for: 1. Fortnight one (30 Mar - 12 Apr) 2. Fortnight two (13 Apr - 26 Apr) |
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| Sunday, 10 May 2020 | Pay the minimum of $1,500 gross (before tax) to each eligible employee claiming JobKeeper for fortnight three (27 Apr - 10 May) | |
| Monday, 11 May 2020 |
If you have been claiming JobKeeper for employees who were 16 or 17 years old (on the 01/03/2020) you need to consider if they will be
eligible from fortnight four onwards. They will only continue to be eligible if they are either: 1. ‘independent’ within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 or 2. not a ‘full time student’ within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 |
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| Sunday, 24 May 2020 | Pay the minimum of $1,500 gross (before tax) to each eligible employee claiming JobKeeper for fortnight four (11 May - 24 May) | |
| Sunday, 31 May 2020 |
You can delay assessing your eligibility until this date only if you are either: 1. Only claiming for an eligible business participant, or 2. All of your employees will receive a gross payment of $1,500 per fortnight for fortnights one, two, three and four regardless of your business eligibility or ineligibility for JobKeeper |
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| Determine each of your employees eligibility and have them each complete the JobKeeper Employee Nomination Notice | https://www.ato.gov.au/Forms/JobKeeper-payment---employee-nomination-notice/ | |
| Determine if you have an eligible business participant and if you are not a sole trader have them complete the JobKeeper Nomination Notice for Eligible Business Participants | https://www.ato.gov.au/Forms/JobKeeper-nomination-notice-for-eligible-business-participants---excluding-sole-traders/ | |
| ENROL - This is the final date you can enrol for JobKeeper if you intend to claim for wages paid for JobKeeper fortnights in April and May |
Please note that you can enrol for JobKeeper and report and claim for April now. Before doing so always ensure the applicable JobKeeper
Employee Nomination Notice and/or the JobKeeper Nomination Notice for Eligible Business Participants have been completed.
For WDF clients our team are offering a low one-off fee to:
To enquire contact your WDF team member.
For those that are not WDF clients our team are offering a low one-off fee to:
To enquire contact Charles on 02 6921 5444 or ctalbot@wdf.com.au.
For a list of key dates beyond May, click on the following ATO website link JobKeeper Key Dates.
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