Hi all, looking for some guidance on a messy payroll situation. Here is the background:
- I am a permanent full-time employee of a small private company
- My last super contribution hit my fund in July 2024 — nothing has been paid since, over 8 months of super missing
- I have been chasing it since early 2025 and kept being told the bookkeeper left and my employer has no access to MYOB
- My ATO portal shows my income statement is Not Tax Ready, with the last reported income date of 09/12/2024
- My employer says he has now engaged an accountant who submitted SGC statements via ATO Secure Mail, but I have received no lodgment receipt or PRN as evidence
- I have not received any payslips since approximately December 2024
My questions:
- My FY25 bank statements show consistent fortnightly net pay deposits. If I lodge my tax return using only what the ATO portal shows (which is incomplete), am I under-reporting income? If I include the full net amounts from my bank account, will I owe additional tax even though PAYG was withheld from my pay?
- What is the correct way for my accountant to lodge the FY25 return given the income statement is still Not Tax Ready and the employer has not finalised STP or issued a payment summary?
- What are my recommended next steps — should I call the ATO, lodge an employment income discrepancy report, or wait for the employer to fix it?
Any guidance appreciated. Thanks.
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