SJA Bookkeeping Services

16/01/2026

Your employee's superannuation guarantee contribution needs to reach their super account by the 28th January 2026. We highly recommend paying these amounts by Monday at the latest to avoid any late payment or interest penalties that may be applied.

28/08/2025

20/02/2025

Even when holidaying, I am committed to keeping my clients files as up to date as possible. 🌸

15/02/2025

We are Out of the office for a week so it may take a little longer to get back to you.

03/02/2025

The Fuel Tax Credit rates are changing today.
Did you know the ATO has a FTC calculator to help you ensure you are using the correct rates if eligible.

Calculators and Tools

22/01/2025

Reminder that the December 2024 qtr BAS is due on the 28th February 2025.
SJA Bookkeeping Services is a boutique Bookkeeping firm located in Caroline Springs.
We can help you prepare and lodge your BAS so that you meet all of your ATO obligations.
Contact us now to discuss how we can help you.

17/01/2025

16/01/2025

Did you know that on January 1st 2025, new federal criminal laws came into effect under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023? These laws now make it a criminal offence to knowingly underpay wages or entitlements and employers who do this will face serious legal consequences.

It is now more important than ever to reach out to professionals, like myself, that can help you remain compliant with your payroll.

Send a message to learn more

10/12/2024

We will be unavailable from Wednesday the 11th December 2024 until Saturday the 14th December 2024.
I will respond to any messages on Saturday.

22/11/2024

Did you know that there are certain things that MUST be included on employees payslip?
A few of these are:
The employees hourly rate
The employers ABN
Any loadings (including casual loading) the employee may be entilted to.

Give me a call to learn more about payslip compliance.

21/11/2024

Looking for someone to take care of all of your ATO and payroll compliance?
I have experience in a wide range of fields, E-commerce,NDIS, Dental, Hair & Beauty, Building & Construction and Hospitality, to name a few.
Give me a call to discuss how I can give you your time back.

24/10/2024

Did you know that the rules regarding leave during shutdown periods, such as Christmas have changed?
Using the Building and Construction Industry as an example, the award now states:

Employees can be required to take a period of paid annual leave during a shutdown in conjunction with the Christmas / New Year holidays.
The requirement to take annual leave must be in writing and must be reasonable.

All affected employees must be given at least 2 months’ written notice of the shutdown period.

If an employee doesn’t have enough paid annual leave to cover all of the shutdown, the employee and employer can agree to other options for the days not covered such as using:

-other paid time such as time off in lieu
-annual leave in advance
-leave without pay.

Notice periods may be reduced if agreed to by both the majority of employees and their employer.

Where an employee has agreed to take unpaid leave during a shutdown, they may be entitled to payment for the public holidays that fall during that time. This will depend on:

if the employee has ordinary hours of work on those public holidays
any award or agreement provisions that apply
the circumstances of the unpaid leave
any agreement between employer and employee to be paid for public holidays.
If an employee is hired after the initial notice of the shutdown, the employer must give that employee notice as soon as reasonably possible.

Find out how these changes may effect your industry and employees by contacting us.

Send a message to learn more