What lockdown support is available to NSW business? – PART 3
Payroll tax and lodgement deadline deferred
NSW payroll tax has been deferred for July and August 2021 until 7 October 2021 for all businesses.
The due date for the 2020-21 annual reconciliation has also been deferred until 7 October 2021.
Previous payroll tax deferrals and payment arrangements for 2020-21 due in July 2021 have not been deferred.
25% payroll tax waiver for businesses between $1.2m and $10m
Businesses with Australian wages of between $1.2 million and $10 million that have experienced a 30% decline in turnover, will be provided with a 25% payroll tax waiver in 2021-22. Further details of the reduction will be available by the end of August from RevenueNSW.
Commercial and retail rent protections are in place.
Eviction moratorium
A short-term eviction moratorium is in place for rental arrears where a residential tenant suffers loss of income of 25% due to COVID-19 and meets certain other criteria. The moratorium applies to tenants with an annual turnover of $50 million or less.
Commercial and retail landlords will need to attempt mediation before recovering a security bond, or locking-out or evicting a tenant impacted by Public Health Orders.
Land tax relief
Land tax relief equal to the value of rent reductions provided by commercial, retail and residential landlords to financially distressed tenants is available for up to 100% of the 2021 land tax liability.
See Residential Tenancies Moratorium Application for rent negotiation
Arts community
Applications have opened for the NSW Performing Arts COVID support package covering performances impacted by NSW Government Public Health Orders from 26 June 2021.
The funding amount per performance is calculated using a formula of average ticket price multiplied by the number of tickets available for sale and a specified percentage tied to the lockdown period.
To be eligible for funding, you must be one of the following:
- An eligible venue
- A producer of an eligible performance scheduled to perform at one of the eligible venues
- A promoter of an eligible performance scheduled to perform at one of the eligible venues.
See the full details and the list of eligible venues and performances here.
How to apply
Applications are made online through SmartyGrants.
Accommodation sector
Business in the accommodation have been advised to apply first for the COVID-19 Business Grant.
In addition, there will be a support package for eligible tourism accommodation providers that have lost business during the school holiday period. Assistance will be based on the number of cancelled ‘room nights’ of:
- $2,000 for up to 10 room nights
- $5,000 for 11 or more room nights
To be eligible, you will need to be able to show evidence of cancellations for lost room nights between 25 June and 11 July 2021.
Gaming machine tax deferrals
All businesses paying hotel or club gaming machine tax will be able to defer the taxes for the 2021-22 financial year:
- Hotels: deferrals for June and September quarter until 21 January 2022.
- Clubs: deferrals for the August quarter until 21 December 2022.