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JobKeeper Key Dates

Posted 7 May '20

JobKeeper Key Dates

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/
	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)
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
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
	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:

Assess your eligibility
Identify your eligible employees and or business participant
Assist with payroll setup and processing of top up pays
Completing the April reporting

To enquire contact your WDF team member.

For those that are not WDF clients our team are offering a low one-off fee to:

Assess your eligibility
Assist with payroll setup and processing of top up pays

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.

Charles Talbot

Director