{"id":241,"date":"2018-06-22T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epo2023.appletest.com.au\/?p=241"},"modified":"2023-11-02T06:03:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T06:03:50","slug":"payroll-legislative-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epayoffice.com.au\/payroll-legislative-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Changes that affect Payroll in 2018\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new financial year is upon us, and for many businesses that will mean making changes to their payroll as a result of legislation coming into force on 1 July 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping track of any changes to payroll legislation and remaining compliant can be a headache \u2013 although at E-Payoffice our cloud payroll software and outsourced payroll solutions ensure your payments, calculations and reporting are right, every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a quick summary of the key information you will need as we kick off the 2018\/2019 financial year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>For redundancies, the Lump Sum D threshold will increase to $10,399 + $5200 for each completed year of service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ETP indexed cap will increase to $205,000 from 1 July 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Maximum Superannuation Contributions base will increase to $216,120 per annum, which equates to $54,030 per quarter. 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