WINDOWS Magazine Summer 2013 | Page 13

The changes protect workers’ entitlements and strengthen directors’ obligations by: - Extending the Director Penalty Regime and the estimates regime to apply to unpaid super guarantee charge; - Ensuring that directors cannot discharge their director penalties by placing their company into administration or liquidation when pay as you go withholding (PAYG withholding), or super guarantee charge liabilities, were not reported within three months of the due date (known as ‘lockdown’ director penalties); and - In some instances, making directors and their associates liable to PAYG withholding non- compliance tax (NCT), a tax equivalent to reducing PAYG credit entitlements where the company has failed to pay amounts withheld to the Commissioner. These new changes stress the importance of lodging your BAS (Business Activity Statement) on time and also reporting your superannuation liability. Even if payment cannot be made it should still be lodged. The Tax Office is currently sending out letters to directors of companies that have unpaid super guarantee amounts. These letters explain the director’s obligations and personal risk in relation to their company’s super guarantee debt. It encourages directors to ensure their company addresses the outstanding super guarantee debt either by paying it immediately or by establishing an agreed payment plan. For more information contact our accountant Anthony Nolan at Greenhalgh Pickard Solicitors & Accountants on (07) 5444 1022 or email [email protected]. Ryobi door closers > Engineering excellence as standard Ryobi has been manufacturing die cast door closers since 1963 to exacting standards in design & technology that guarantees each door closer produced is to the highest quality. From the factory to the office, Ryobi’s comprehensive range meets the design and functional requirements of today’s building environment. Call your nearest branch on 1300 551 919 www.lincolnsentry.com.au