Queensland Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program
Earlier this week, the Queensland State Government announced a $10,000 grant program to assist Queensland small businesses. The total program is $100m and will help approximately 10,000 small businesses. To be eligible, businesses need to meet the following criteria: Be able to demonstrate a significant impact on their business from COVID-19. Have less than 20 […]
COVID-19: JobKeeper Payment – Monthly Declaration Now Available
As explained in our previous updates, the JobKeeper enrolment is a three step process: Enrol your business for the JobKeeper Payment Identify your eligible employees & business participant Make a monthly business declaration For those organisations, who have already enrolled for the JobKeeper Payment (Step 1), it is now time to lodge your first monthly […]
COVID-19: JobKeeper Enrolment is Now Open
The JobKeeper program has opened for enrolment from today. Enrolment is the first of a three step process for eligible businesses to claim the JobKeeper Payment. The three steps are as follows: 1. Enrol your business for the JobKeeper Payment 2. Identify your eligible employees 3. Make a monthly business declaration (available from 4 May […]
COVID-19: Business Action Checklist
With the country now being some weeks into the COVID-19 crisis, you may feel inundated with the volume of information and guidance in relation to it. To assist with refocusing your energies, one of our software providers, MYOB, have developed the below Business Action Checklist. This checklist is designed to consolidate a lot of the […]
COVID-19: Website Launch
In conjunction with the Cairns Post, we have launched a website providing videos and resources to help the Cairns business community understand what Government support is available during the COVID-19 crisis. This website has been created with the support of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, Advance Cairns, Cairns Chamber of Commerce, Member for Cairns Michael Healy […]
COVID-19: JobKeeper Payment Part 3
The ATO have released more information about the JobKeeper Payment, including how the program will be administered. To ensure all of our clients are up to date with the latest developments, we have summarised some key information below. When will registration begin and how will businesses register? Businesses will be able to register for the […]
COVID-19: JobKeeper Payment Part 2
The JobKeeper Payment announced by the Prime Minister on Monday has been well received by employers and employees struggling through the COVID-19 crisis. We have already had many enquiries from employers about how this scheme will operate. These employers have had many enquiries from their staff. To help everyone understand the proposed scheme, we have […]
COVID-19: JobKeeper Payment
As you may be aware, the Federal Government announced this week, a wage subsidy for businesses impacted by COVID-19. The subsidy, known as the JobKeeper Payment, will be a payment made by the Government to businesses who have suffered a significant downturn in income (as a result of COVID-19) to help them retain employees. Key […]
COVID-19: Support Loans
The details of two Government backed loan programs, designed to help those businesses suffering from COVID-19, have now been confirmed. One, is a Queensland State Government program to be administered by the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA). The other, a Federal Government supported program to be administered by commercial banks. Details of each […]
COVID-19: Additional Support
The COVID-19 crisis continues to escalate quickly impacting all businesses. We expect this crisis will worsen making planning and cashflow management critical for all businesses, not just those in initially impacted industries. Last week, the Federal Government announced stimulus measures to assist businesses to deal with the implications of COVID-19. For more information on these […]