Employment taxes
Andante Consulting provides specialist tax advisory services across all areas of Australian employment taxes, remuneration packaging, tax and procedural aspects of payroll as well as cross-border considerations for employers such as determining tax residency of individuals and implementing tax equalisation programs.
Our services are suitable for mid to large employers and high growth start-ups looking at introducing new forms of remuneration and improving policies and processes to support a growing employee population.
Our advice is practical, based on technical depth and ease of implementation, drawn from decades of consulting to some of the highest profile employers in Australia.
Fringe benefits tax (FBT) and salary packaging
FBT is an expensive tax to administer so it is important to select the optimal benefits that are valued by employees, while factoring in the administrative and reporting consequences that follow.
Our advice addresses the use of exemptions and concessions to streamline administration and create packages that deliver savings to employees, while managing risks to the employer.
With deep expertise in the resources industry and cross-border employment, we have advised on some of the most complex situations and benefits to complex and growing organisations.
Superannuation guarantee, single touch payroll and payroll tax
Payroll management has become one of the most closely scrutinised employment functions. With Single Touch Payroll and the upcoming introduction of Payday Super, the ability of the ATO to utilise data to identify employer shortfalls is constantly increasing.
Our advice addresses the employer obligations associated with payroll and the improvements to stay on top of this crucial function.
Employee share schemes (ESS)
Providing shares in an employer company to employees is a powerful way to incentivise and reward employees.
Planning is essential to understand tax obligations for the employer and employee and to select the most appropriate plan type.
We advise on performance rights, shares, options, loan plans, phantom schemes and salary sacrifice plans, assisting with plan design, employee communications and managing ongoing obligations.
Global mobility advice
We advise on mobility issues such as determining residency of individual employees changing work locations and developing tax equalisation arrangements.
Employers bringing in skilled individuals, working with overseas directors or sending their executives overseas for the first time can gain an understanding of the various factors to consider, ensuring mobility achieves their objectives without creating cost and uncertainty for the employee.
