AMA calls for federal intervention to end payroll tax threats

For now, GPs are relying on the ‘favourable graces’ of state revenue offices, says Professor Steve Robson
Sarah Simpkins
Professor Steve Robson.

The AMA wants National Cabinet to arrange a nationwide payroll tax exemption for GP clinics to end the financial threat looming over general practice.

For months, state revenue offices in NSW, Victoria and Queensland have been auditing GP practices over payroll tax, issuing backdated debt notices to practices deemed to be employing GPs rather than treating them as contractors.