Re: [OT] Contracting PAYG vs ABN

2023-12-11 Thread Steven Parish via ozdotnet
with respect to controlling your finances. But everyone is different. Kind Regards, Steven Parish From: Dan Cash via ozdotnet Date: Tuesday, 12 December 2023 at 4:56 am To: ozDotNet Cc: Tom P , Dan Cash Subject: Re: [OT] Contracting PAYG vs ABN Recommendation If this is your "one job" ,

Re: [OT] Contracting PAYG vs ABN

2023-12-11 Thread Dan Cash via ozdotnet
*Recommendation* If this is your "one job" , the cost and hassle of GST and PAYG accounting, quarterly / annual reporting probably make working through the ABN more trouble than its worth. *Background* For contracting, ABN is frequently tied to a company ("Interposed Entity") setup both as

Re: [OT] Contracting PAYG vs ABN

2023-12-11 Thread David Connors via ozdotnet
You should seek advice from a chartered accountant but briefly, if more than 50% of your income comes from your own personal efforts then just go with PAYG. You're being asked this question because the ATO etc does not like people who are individual employees behaving as if they're companies when

[OT] Contracting PAYG vs ABN

2023-12-10 Thread Tom P via ozdotnet
Hi all, I’m getting asked by a recruiter whether I want to do PAYG or use a personal ABN for a contracting position. I never really understood why one would use an ABN as you’d need to get your own insurances etc. Can anybody explain? Cheers Tom -- ozdotnet mailing list To manage your