Payroll tax: State revenue office hits brakes on retrospective audits

AMA Queensland welcomed the change but said it would keep fighting for a total exemption
Sarah Simpkins
AMA Queensland president Dr Maria Boulton.

The Queensland Revenue Office will stop issuing retrospective tax demands that predate the 2021/22 financial year, meaning GP practices in the state will no longer face debt notices for years of unpaid tax.

Practices across NSW, Victoria and Queensland have been dealing with the backdated debt notices based on a legal interpretation that GPs are employees rather than contractors, with some practices reporting bills running to millions of dollars.