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Social security contributions and returns in Australia

Every country has its own collecting body, its own filing calendar and its own way of certifying that a company is up to date. In Australia, these elements form part of the file of every firm listed by the network.

The social security clearance certificate is the document that sums everything up: at a given moment it states whether the company has filed and paid. It is also the one that expires soonest, and the first the network asks its partners to renew. The table of documents below indicates which body issues it in Australia and under which wording to apply for it.

Australia allows the fastest verification of all: Tax Practitioners Board registration can be checked in moments on the public register, and a firm that does not appear there should be set aside without further examination. Requested next are a current company extract from the corporate regulator, verification of the Australian Business Number on the public register, a professional indemnity certificate of currency at the levels the regulator requires, and workers' compensation certificates for each state concerned. Both cover levels and the states actually served should be stated in writing.

Bodies and certificates in Australia

Local wordingIssuing bodyValiditySource
Statement of Tax Record (STR)Statement of Tax Record

Il n'existe pas en Australie d'attestation de régularité fiscale de droit commun : le STR, créé pour les marchés publics du Commonwealth, en est l'équivalent le plus proche. Il se demande dans l'Online services for business de l'ATO et porte la mention « satisfactory » ou non. Sa validité usuelle est de 12 mois (réduite pour les entités récemment créées).

Australian Taxation Office (ATO)12 months
Required
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You employ staff in Australia

Describe your requirement. It is put to the partners in that country as an anonymous summary, and your contact details are passed on to the selected firm alone.

Request a provider in Australia

You run payroll in Australia

Submit an application: we review your file, we check the documents required on the ground and we give you an answer, whether it is positive or not.

Submit an application

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