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Connect Business Solutions We specialise in Accounting, Taxation, Superannuation, Business advisory, Estate and Succession planning. Offices Kyogle, Casino, Lismore & Ballina
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๐Ÿ“ฃ PAYDAY SUPER & INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORSThe ATO is reminding businesses that Payday Super changes when super contributio...
08/10/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ PAYDAY SUPER & INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

The ATO is reminding businesses that Payday Super changes when super contributions must be paid โ€” not who is entitled to receive them.

Businesses generally need to pay super where they engage an independent contractor mainly for their labour, personal effort, skills or time.

This can apply even if the contractor:
๐Ÿ”น Has an ABN
๐Ÿ”น Invoices the business for their work
๐Ÿ”น Is described as a contractor in a written agreement

Where an independent contractor is entitled to super, the contribution must be paid for each payday and reach their super fund within 7 business days after payday.

๐Ÿ’ก What about Single Touch Payroll (STP)?
It is not mandatory to report payments made to independent contractors through STP.
However, if a business chooses to report these payments voluntarily, it must meet the STP reporting requirements, including reporting qualifying earnings and super liability information.

New ASIC Resource for Small Business Directors ๐Ÿ“ฃ ASIC has launched the Small Business Director Essentials hub โ€” a new di...
05/10/2026

New ASIC Resource for Small Business Directors ๐Ÿ“ฃ

ASIC has launched the Small Business Director Essentials hub โ€” a new digital resource bringing together practical guidance, learning modules and useful tools all in one place.

The hub is designed to help company directors understand and meet their obligations, with resources tailored to key stages of the director journey.

๐Ÿ“‹ It includes:
๐Ÿ”น A roadmap covering obligations from planning and setting up a company through to operating, restructuring or closing a business
๐Ÿ”น Practical guidance for important situations, including financial difficulty
๐Ÿ”น Free online learning modules that can be completed at any time

๐Ÿ’ก Are you a small business director? The new hub is a handy resource to help you stay informed about your responsibilities and obligations.

Need help understanding your business or director obligations? Get in touch with us.

Office Closure Notice:Our offices are closed today, Monday 5th October, for the Labour Day public holiday.Weโ€™ll be back ...
04/10/2026

Office Closure Notice:
Our offices are closed today, Monday 5th October, for the Labour Day public holiday.

Weโ€™ll be back open tomorrow as usual.

Happy Birthday Erin! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚Letโ€™s get to know Erin on her special day! โœจ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿ’ญA primary school...
29/09/2026

Happy Birthday Erin! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚

Letโ€™s get to know Erin on her special day! โœจ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿ’ญ
A primary school teacher! ๐ŸŽ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„? ๐Ÿฟ
Selling Sunset! โ˜€

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ? ๐ŸŒฟ
Spending time with my favourite people

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ผ? โœˆ๏ธ
Greece!

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„? ๐Ÿค”
I actually have really curly hair!โœจ

Wishing you a fantastic birthday, Erin! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰

Could you have lost super?๐Ÿ’ฐ The ATO is urging individuals to check whether they have lost or unclaimed super, with more ...
28/09/2026

Could you have lost super?๐Ÿ’ฐ

The ATO is urging individuals to check whether they have lost or unclaimed super, with more than $21 billion waiting to be reunited with its owners.

Super can become lost when an account is inactive and your fund can no longer contact you - often after a change of job, address or phone number.

In some cases, lost super may be transferred to the ATO, where it is held until it can be reunited with you.

The ATO reports that last year, more than $1.1 billion was returned through consolidations and direct payments to eligible individuals.

๐Ÿ”Ž When was the last time you checked your super?

You can check for lost or unclaimed super through ATO online services. Alternatively, contact our team and we can assist you.

๐Ÿ“ฃ PAYDAY SUPER โ€“ TIPS TO HELP YOU STAY ON TRACKUnder Payday Super, super contributions must be received by an employeeโ€™s...
25/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ PAYDAY SUPER โ€“ TIPS TO HELP YOU STAY ON TRACK

Under Payday Super, super contributions must be received by an employeeโ€™s super fund within 7 business days after payday.

To help meet the new timeframe, the ATO recommends that employers:

โœ… Verify super fund details
Use the new Member Verification Request (MVR) to check that an employeeโ€™s super fund details are valid and that the fund can accept contributions before making a payment.

โœ… Check your payroll provider or clearing house
Make sure the fund is responding to MVRs so you can verify details before paying.

โœ… Monitor your payments
Super funds have 3 business days to allocate or reject a payment, so keep an eye on payments to make sure they have been successfully processed.

โœ… Act quickly if a payment is rejected
If a contribution is rejected or returned, correct any errors and resubmit the payment to the correct fund as soon as possible.

๐Ÿ‘‹ New employees or employees changing funds
Employers generally have 20 business days to make the initial contribution.

๐Ÿ’กThe ATO has stated that employers who genuinely try to comply with Payday Super will not be the focus of compliance action during the first year.

Happy Birthday Zali! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚Letโ€™s get to know Zali on her special day! โœจ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿ’ญA vet! ๐Ÿพ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜†...
22/09/2026

Happy Birthday Zali! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚

Letโ€™s get to know Zali on her special day! โœจ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿ’ญ
A vet! ๐Ÿพ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„? ๐Ÿฟ
Brooklyn 99!

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ? ๐ŸŒฟ
Horse riding ๐Ÿด

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ผ? โœˆ๏ธ
Norway

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„? ๐Ÿค”
I participate in charity events such as the Sh*tbox Rally alongside my husband ๐Ÿ›ป

Wishing you a fantastic birthday, Zali! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰

Happy Birthday Rianna! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚Letโ€™s get to know Rianna on her special day! โœจ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿ’ญForensic acc...
22/09/2026

Happy Birthday Rianna! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚

Letโ€™s get to know Rianna on her special day! โœจ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿ’ญ
Forensic accountant or primary school teacher ๐Ÿ“š

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„? ๐Ÿฟ
Gilmore Girls ๐Ÿ“บ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ? ๐ŸŒฟ
Going on caravan adventures with my family ๐Ÿš

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ผ? โœˆ๏ธ
Canada, specifically Lake Louise

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„?
I did ballet for 11 years growing up! ๐Ÿฉฐ

Wishing you a fantastic birthday, Rianna! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰

Deductions for Rental Properties That Double as Holiday Homes ๐Ÿก The ATO has updated its guidance on rental property inco...
21/09/2026

Deductions for Rental Properties That Double as Holiday Homes ๐Ÿก

The ATO has updated its guidance on rental property income and expenses from 1 July 2026, including properties that are also used as holiday homes.

If you own a holiday home that you rent out, it must be used (or genuinely held for use) mainly to produce rental income before you can claim expenses relating to its ownership and use.

If this requirement isnโ€™t met, expenses that may be entirely non-deductible include:

๐Ÿ”น Interest expenses
๐Ÿ”น Council and water rates
๐Ÿ”น Body corporate fees
๐Ÿ”น Repairs and maintenance

If the property is mainly used to produce rental income but has some minor private use - such as a week or a few weekends in the off-season when there are no bookings โ€” expenses must still be apportioned accurately to reflect the periods of private use.

๐Ÿ’ก Thinking about buying a holiday home or renting out your existing property? Make sure you understand the tax implications and keep accurate records of both rental and private use.

Welcome to the team, Connor Lovett! ๐Ÿ‘‹ Connor joins our team as a Senior Accountant and will be based between our Ballina...
16/09/2026

Welcome to the team, Connor Lovett! ๐Ÿ‘‹

Connor joins our team as a Senior Accountant and will be based between our Ballina and Lismore offices.

Connor has valuable experience and weโ€™re excited to see what he will bring to Connect!

Welcome aboard, Connor โ€” weโ€™re excited to have you with us! ๐ŸŽ‰

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