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Admin & compliance — Australia

6 posts for this country. We write our own posts per country instead of translations — the source and the date it was checked sit under every one.

  • Admin & compliance

    How long does a white card last? NSW, Victoria, QLD and WA

    The white card does not expire. What lapses is the right to rely on it: two years without construction work and it stops counting in NSW, Queensland and WA. Victoria goes further.

    Zirko Redaktion13 min read
  • The job file of a hot water system replacement in West End, Queensland, marked in progress: a ring showing the recorded hours against the quoted ones, cards for the customer, the job period and the site address, a retentions panel with contract and completion dates, and on the right a job chat with messages from the site.

    Admin & compliance

    Best tradie apps in Australia: an honest overview by category

    Job management, field service, accounting and the free ABN Lookup: what each kind of tradie app is for, how it is priced, and a worked cost for a three-person business.

    Zirko Redaktion7 min read
  • An aerial view of a building site: two red tower cranes stand over a part-built structure with timber-framed walls on a concrete base, surrounded by stacks of prefabricated wall panels and yellow earthmoving machines.

    Admin & compliance

    Builders licence in NSW, Victoria and Queensland: the thresholds

    $5,000 in New South Wales, $10,000 in Victoria, $3,300 in Queensland. Cross the line without the right licence and two of three states take the money away entirely, not the profit.

    Zirko Redaktion10 min read

  • Admin & compliance

    Payday super from 1 July 2026, and the subcontractor rule

    Since 1 July 2026 super must reach the fund within seven business days of each payday. And s 12(3) makes a labour-only subcontractor your employee for super, ABN or not.

    Zirko Redaktion9 min read

  • Admin & compliance

    No ABN withholding: the duty is the payer's, over $75

    Section 12-190 puts the withholding duty on the person paying, not the person invoicing. Pay a subcontractor who did not quote an ABN and you still owe the withheld amount to the ATO.

    Zirko Redaktion10 min read
  • A tall stack of paper documents held together with bulldog clips, with a pair of glasses resting in front of them.

    Admin & compliance

    TPAR for builders: who lodges, and the 28 August due date

    If half your income or half your business activity is building and construction, and you pay contractors, a Taxable payments annual report is due by 28 August. The test looks back too.

    Zirko Redaktion8 min read