In this episode, Michael and Steve investigate the pitfalls that many clubs have fallen into, thinking that they can pay people for their help, but avoid paying tax, superannuation and WorkCover insurance. In many club’s lives, there comes a time when there just aren’t enough volunteers, so they decide to start paying for services. But rarely do clubs get it right, because instead of taking a structured, strategic approach, they try to fly under the radar by kidding themselves that they can use the ‘hobby form’ to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars out to workers, or force people to supply an ABN so they can call them a ‘contractor’, when clearly they are an employee. This episode is full of useful tips and links, and several chuckles about the tax office!
Ep 25: Don’t Cheat the System: If you’re gonna pay people, do it right!
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