Applied Educations - Payroll and Salary Packaging Update Courses

With the new financial year and FBT year fast approaching it is vital that you and your staff are up to date with the latest payroll and salary packaging laws.

 
With this in mind Applied Education is offering two half day update courses in these key areas to make sure you are compliant with any new legislation.

Payroll Changes Workshop

Have the latest Payroll News at your finger tips!

There have been a number of changes in relation to your obligations to your employees over the last 12 months. Payroll officers need to be up to date with the latest changes in superannuation, PAYG and the new Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward With Fairness) Bill 2008.

• Forward with Fairness – Latest Workplace reforms

• Replacing Workchoices
• Transitional arrangements with awards and agreements
• New workplace standards
• Issues for payroll officers
• Latest Carers leave entitlements
• Annual leave entitlements and cashing in of annual leave

• A Guide to the Superannuation Reforms

• Aged based limits
• Self employed
• Super Co-contribution
• Lower tax on payouts
• New TFN rules
• Easier admin for self managed super
• Microsoft Excel “Super Calculator” – Calculate potential packaging savings on salary sacrifice and co-contributions
• “Retirement Calculator” – Forecast what your employee’s reitrement benefit will be.

• Other changes for  2008-09

• Tax rate and allowance changes
• Changes to Employment Termination Payments - ETP’s
• Other Common Payroll Issues

• Using the ATO’s business portal or electronic commerce interface for your payroll obligations

Duration 3 hours – 9am to 12pm. For a Timetable please scroll down.

Cost: $249
Special: Both course $399

Salary Packaging Update

 Ensure you offer the best package to your employees!

 
There have been a number of changes in law affecting salary packaging.

 
This seminar is designed to update you with the latest rates, changes and developments of the past year.

• Changes in tax rates and effects on a packaging
• Changes to reportable fringe benefits and payment summaries
• New rules for packaging mobiles and PDA’s
• New rules for entertainment – a win for employers
• The NAB case and packaging investment loan interest
• Latest leasing products for vehicles and avoiding common traps
• Relaxation of the minor benefits exemption
• Latest trends in packaging with examples
• PBI’s – Employee Benefit Cards and Meal Entertainment
• Complete listing of items that can be packaged
• Demonstration of  how to setup packaing in MYOB and Quickbooks including reporting and payment summaries
• Update Microsoft Excel Salary Packaging Calculator to calculate the benefit to your employees

Duration 3 hours – 1pm to 4pm

Cost: $249
Special: Both course $399

To register online click here.

Or phone 1800 678 073.

Timetable

Have the latest Payroll News at your finger tips!

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