{"id":12098,"date":"2018-10-09T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T04:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adviceco.stackedsite.com\/2019\/10\/09\/2015-august_article-1-government-announces-small-business-grant\/"},"modified":"2020-03-11T15:44:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T04:44:39","slug":"2015-august_article-1-government-announces-small-business-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adviceco.com.au\/2015-august_article-1-government-announces-small-business-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Government announces Small Business Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under the incentive scheme, businesses that increase the number of NSW full-time equivalent (NSW FTE) employees, will receive a grant at the anniversary date of employment for each additional NSW employee in a position that is a new job.\n<\/p>\n<h3>Application for registration<\/h3>\n<p>Employers are required to register their business and the employment of a person in a position that is a new job. When registering a new job employers will be required to advise the number of NSW FTE employees immediately before the position was filled.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Registration for the grant can be made:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>by an employer who has an active ABN and is not registered for payroll tax\n    <\/li>\n<li>within 60 days after the employment commences.\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration for the grant is available at www.osr.nsw.gov.au<\/p>\n<h3>Eligible businesses<\/h3>\n<p>To be eligible for the grant your business must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have an active ABN<\/li>\n<li>not have a payroll tax liability, during the 12 moth employment period of a new person as at 30 June of the financial year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Eligible employment<\/h3>\n<p>\nThe employment of a person is eligible for the grant if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the person is employed in a position that is a new job<\/li>\n<li>the employment commences on or after 1 July 2015 and before 1 July 2019<\/li>\n<li>the employment is maintained for a period of 12 months<\/li>\n<li>your number of NSW FTE employees, prior to creating a new position increases and is maintained over a 12 month period<\/li>\n<li>the services of the employee are performed wholly or mainly in NSW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>New job<\/h3>\n<p>A new job is created if the number of your NSW FTE employees increased and that FTE is maintained over a 12 month period from the creation of the new position.<\/p>\n<p>If your NSW FTE falls below the required number for more than 30 days any time during the 12 months, the Chief Commissioner may refuse to pay the grant.<\/p>\n<h3>Calculation of the number of NSW FTE employees<\/h3>\n<p>You will have the option of calculating your NSW FTE using the online application, or to manually calculate the figure using the below formula.<\/p>\n<p>The number of NSW FTE employees of an employer on the date of appointment of a new employee (excluding the new employee) and the 12 month anniversary of a new employee&#8217;s appointment (including the new employee) is the sum of F + A\/B, where:<\/p>\n<p>\nF = the number of full-time NSW employees on that date<br \/>\nA = the total number of hours worked in the preceding pay period by all part-time NSW employees employed on that date<br \/>\nB = the average number of hours worked in the preceding pay period by all full-time NSW employees employed on that date.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Commissioner may agree to an alternative method of calculating the number of NSW FTE employees if it is too difficult or costly to determine the exact figures.<\/p>\n<h3>Minimum employment<\/h3>\n<p>To be eligible for the grant, the minimum employment period is 12 months starting on the date the employment concerned is claimed to commence.<\/p>\n<p>Employment is maintained if there is always a person employed in the position for which the grant is claimed.<\/p>\n<p>A vacancy in a position can be disregarded if the number of days vacant does not exceed a total of 30 days in each year of employment for which the rebate is claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The rebate may be paid if the 30 days are exceeded but only if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that the length of the vacancy is beyond the employer&#8217;s control. In this case the rebate will be paid on a pro-rata basis.<\/p>\n<h3>Excluded employment<\/h3>\n<p>The employment of a person by an employer is excluded from the grant if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the person engaged by your business is not considered a common law employee<\/li>\n<li>the person was employed by the employer claiming the grant in the previous 12 months<\/li>\n<li>any wages paid by the employer to the person are exempt wages within the meaning of the Payroll Tax Act 2007<\/li>\n<li>a grant, subsidy or other assistance is payable to the employer for the employment of the person by the State<\/li>\n<li>the employer is the Crown in right of NSW or in any of its other capacities<\/li>\n<li>the employer is a public, local or municipal body or authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Common Law Employee<\/h5>\n<p>Only workers you engage as employees will be eligible for the grant. An employee works in your business and is part of your business, whereas a contractor is running their own business and provides services to your business. Contractors and employment agency workers are considered not to be employees.<\/p>\n<h5>Exempt wages<\/h5>\n<p>You will not be eligible for the grant if you pay wages to employees working in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a religious institution<\/li>\n<li>a public benevolent institution<\/li>\n<li>a non-profit organisation, whose objectives are solely or dominantly for charitable, benevolent, philanthropic or patriotic purposes<\/li>\n<li>a public hospital<\/li>\n<li>a non-profit hospital that is carried on by a society or association<\/li>\n<li>public and private schools or educational institutions that provide education at the secondary level or below<\/li>\n<li>a non-profit Group Training Organisation (GTO) that is approved by the Director-General of the Department of Education and Communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Registering for the grant<\/h3>\n<p>Registering for the grant is available from 1 July 2015 via an online application.<\/p>\n<p>You are required to register the employment of a person in a position that is a new job and advise us of your NSW FTE employees immediately before the position was filled.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for the grant can be made:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>by an employer who has an active ABN and is not registered for payroll tax<\/li>\n<li>within 60 days after the employment commences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can apply through the Small Business Grant (Employment Incentive) online application.<\/p>\n<h3>\nClaiming the grant<\/h3>\n<p>You can claim the grant through the Small Business Grant (Employment Incentive) online application at www.osr.nsw.gov.au<\/p>\n<p>A claim for grant may be lodged:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>within 60 days after the 12 month anniversary date<\/li>\n<li>if the employment is eligible employment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Supporting Evidence<\/h5>\n<p>When you register for the grant, you do not need to provide any supporting evidence. However, you must provide supporting evidence when claiming for the grant.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting evidence may include but is not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>most recent Business Activity Statement (BAS)<\/li>\n<li>personnel or wage records<\/li>\n<li>Workcover records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Payment of the rebate<\/h3>\n<p>The grant is a one off payment per new position and is paid by Electronic Funds Transfer when a claim is made on the 12 month anniversary of when the position was created.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>For full-time employees the grant amount is $2000.<\/p>\n<p>In the cast of part-time or casual employees, the grant amount will be pro-rated based on FTE hours of employment. 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