The Contractor vs Employee Distinction
The essential steps to protect clients
What businesses can & can't do

 

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The ATO continues to enjoy a high success rate challenging the treatment of contractors under the superannuation guarantee legislation - they also have a strong incentive to monitor and take action in this area as liabilities can quickly accumulate.

 

This IQ module will help you identify arrangements at risk of triggering significant superannuation guarantee liabilities and explores the steps to minimise that risk. This is an issue that is not going away any time soon.

 

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The Contractor Vs Employee Distinction is part of the Intermediate I Program of 10 modules specifically designed to manage the training needs of your Intermediate team members across a year.

 

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Level 2Level
Intermediate/ Accountant

LengthLength
55:27 minutes + quiz questions

KeyAccess
24/7 for 12 months

ResourcesResources
Downloadable reference notes

PD HoursPD Hours
1.5 PD Hours

IQ Contractor vs Employee Outline


The ATO enjoys a high success rate challenging the treatment of contractors under the superannuation guarantee legislation. This module will help you understand the issues and work with clients to minimise risks.

Introduction (0:54)

  • Why the contractor vs employee matters
  • Module overview

Different ways someone is treated as an employee (6:18)

What are the key factors that need to be considered in determining whether a worker is treated as an employee for SG purposes?

  • The definition of employee and its implications
  • Contract for labour

Working through the process - the overarching issues (3:38)

  • Substance over form and what to look for
  • The AAT's warning

Working through the process (12:50)

  • Step-by-step through the key factors and how they apply

Your turn (1:40)

  • Quiz 1

Your turn (3:14)

  • Quiz 1 outcome and explanation
  • Quiz 2 

Your turn (3:13)

  • Quiz 2 outcome and explanation
  • Quiz 3 

Your turn (1:56)

  • Quiz 3 outcome and explanation

Managing problems - implications (5:43)

  • The implications of getting it wrong
  • SGC components

Managing problems (6:50)

  • How far back can the ATO go to recover SG liabilities?
  • Can a business contract out of its SG obligations?
  • Can businesses with SG problems just shut down and start fresh with a clean slate?

Risk minimisation (6:45)

  • The strategies
  • Can workers operate through companies or trusts to avoid  SG obligations?

Wrapping it up (1:12)

  • Bringing it all together 

Test your knowledge

  • Quiz questions, outcomes and explanation

Notes download

  • Comprehensive notes for your reference
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Michael Carruthers

Tax Director, Knowledge Shop

Michael Carruthers Director Knowledge Shop

Michael oversees the development of the tax team for Knowledge Shop and Hayes Knight in Sydney and is head of the Hayes Knight group’s national tax committee. 

 

Michael has a knack for seeing through the complexity and helping practitioners work through highly technical issues with certainty and accuracy. 

 

He is a member of the advisory panel for the Board of Taxation and was an expert panel member for the Board of Taxation’s review of tax impediments facing small business.

 

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The Contractor Vs Employee Distinction is part of the Intermediate I Program of 10 modules specifically designed to manage the training needs of your Intermediate team members across a year.

 

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