Important dates August 2021
Business
Company Tax Rate
1 July: Decreased to 25% for base rate entities from 26%
Superannuation
1 July: Superannuation guarantee contributions increased to 10%, from 9.5%. Will continue to increase by 0.5% each financial year upto 12% on 1 July 2025
28 August: Lodge & pay quarter 4, 2020-21 Superannuation Guarantee Charge Statement – Quarterly, for employers who did not pay enough contributions on time
28 October: Pay September 2021 quarter Superannuation guarantee contributions by this date
Activity Statements
21 August: Lodge and pay July 2021 monthly activity statements
28 October: Lodge and pay September 2021 quarterly activity statements
Payroll Tax
7 August: Lodge and pay monthly return
7 October: Lodge and pay NSW 2021 payroll tax annual reconciliation. Extended due date due to Sydney lockdown.
Payroll
1 July: Minimum wages to increase by 2.5% (to $772.60 per week or $20.33 per hour)
SMSF & Superannuation
Superannuation Guarantee
1 July: Superannuation guarantee contributions increase to 10%, from 9.5%. Will continue to increase by 0.5% each financial year upto 12% on 1 July 2025
28 October: Pay September 2021 quarter Superannuation guarantee contributions by this date
Concessional (Deductible) Superannuation Contribution Cap
1 July: Increase to $27,500, from $25,000
Non-Concessional (Not-Deductible) Superannuation Contribution Cap
1 July: Increase to $110,000, from $100,000
INDIVIDUALS
1 July: Minimum wages to increase by 2.5% (to $772.60 per week or $20.33 per hour)
1 July: Superannuation guarantee contributions increase to 10%, from 9.5%. Will continue to increase by 0.5% each financial year upto 12% on 1 July 2025