You can apply for JobKeeper payments yourself or please contact us at Tax Store for information on the various Emergency Relief Packages available to our clients.

From the 20th of April 2020, you are able to register for the JobKeeper.

• Step 1 – If you haven’t already you need to register your interest and subscribe for JobKeeper updates.

• Step 2 – Check you and your employees meet the eligibility requirements.

• Step 3 – Pay at least $1,500 to each eligible employee per JobKeeper fortnight (the first JobKeeper fortnight is the period from 30 March to 12 April). This can be paid in two instalments or as a lump sum of $3,000 before the end of April. The ATO will assume that you have made these payments to your eligible employees.

• Step 4 – Notify your eligible employees that you are intending to claim the JobKeeper payment on their behalf and check they aren’t claiming JobKeeper payment through another employer or have nominated through another business.

• Step 5 – Send the JobKeeper Employee Nomination Notice to your nominated employees to complete and return to you by the end of April if you plan to claim the JobKeeper payment for April. Keep it on file and provide a copy to us if we are administering this for you.
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• Step 6 – From 20 April 2020, you can enrol with the ATO. You must do this by the end of April to claim JobKeeper payments for April. We are able to do this on your behalf under one of our Emergency Relief Packages.

• Step 7 – In the online form, provide your bank details and indicate if you are claiming an entitlement based on business participation, for example, if you are a sole trader.

• Step 8 – Specify the estimated number of employees who will be eligible for the first JobKeeper fortnight (30 March – 12 April) and the second JobKeeper fortnight (13 April – 26 April).

From the 4th of May 2020 you will be able to confirm the number of eligible employees you will claim the JobKeeper Payment for.

• Step 1 – Apply to claim the JobKeeper payment by logging in to the ATO Business Portal or contact us to do this on your behalf.

• Step 2 – Ensure you have paid each eligible employee a minimum of $1,500 per JobKeeper fortnight before tax.

• Step 3 – Identify your eligible employees in the application form by

• selecting employee details that are prefilled from your STP pay reports if you report payroll information through an STP enabled payroll solution, or
• manually entering employee details in ATO online services or the Business Portal if you do not use an STP enabled payroll solution, or
• using Tax Store who will submit a report on your behalf through Online services for agents.

• Step 4 – Submit the confirmation of your eligible employees online and wait for your confirmation email or SMS showing it has been received.

• Step 5 – Notify the eligible employees you have nominated them.

• Step 6 – The ATO will pay you the JobKeeper payment for all eligible employees after receiving your application.

• Step 7 – Each month, you will need to reconfirm that your reported eligible employees have not changed through ATO Business Portal or we can do this for you. This will ensure you will continue to receive the JobKeeper payments from the ATO. You do not need to retest your reported fall in turnover, but you will need to provide some information as to your current and projected turnover. This will be done in your monthly JobKeeper Declaration report.

• Step 8 – If your eligible employees change or leave your employment, you will need to notify the ATO through your monthly JobKeeper Declaration report.

If you use the ATO Business Portal, you will need a myGovID linked to your ABN in relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM).