GP payroll tax audits on pause for a year in NSW, govt says
The NSW Government is halting payroll tax audits on GP practices for a year while it consults with doctors over its next steps. The announcement…
Tag: Practice matters
Payroll tax: NSW Opposition backs amnesty for GPs
The NSW Opposition will try to change legislation in order to protect GPs from retrospective payroll tax audits and exempt them from payroll tax for the next two years. …
Watch for payroll tax pitfalls when signing up to MyMedicare, accountant warns
The Federal Government’s voluntary patient enrolment scheme will “muddy the waters” on payroll tax for GP practices, an accountant says. From October, practices can enrol patients under the…
GP practices brace for payroll tax in NSW and Victoria after new rulings published
New guidelines in NSW and Victoria have put GPs in the crosshairs over payroll tax — without protection from retrospective audits or amnesty offers from either state government. The tax rulings, published in both…
My five tips for ending your consults on time
The consultation is winding down. You’re getting ready to move on, saying goodbye, and then you hear: “Doctor, one more thing…” Or perhaps the patient…
Major payroll tax victories loom for general practice as RACGP claims wins in two more states
The WA Government has apparently accepted that GPs are contractors rather than employees, a move that the RACGP says could offer practices some protection from…
How can GPs best support receptionists facing the epidemic of patient abuse?
Post-incident support for GP receptionists can significantly reduce the emotional toll of the growing workplace violence they are facing from patients, a new review suggests.…
Quiz — Are your paper-based patient records error-proof?
You have computerised your practice but still rely on your old paper files. Take the quiz: × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical…
‘It’s crap, but it works’: Why doctors still use the fax machine (even when they don’t want to)
The dodo is not dead. Young people look at you dazed and confused when you mention sending a fax. Like the Betamax cassette and Microsoft’s…
GP patient enrolment: Hundreds of practices will face three-year wait for ‘frequent flyer’ cash
New payments for GP practices that keep ‘frequent flyer’ patients out of hospital will be introduced over three years, leaving some practices ineligible until 2027,…
