I am an independent contractor who works for only 1 company. As a result I am treated as an employee for the purposes of superannuation. What this means is when they pay my monthly bill it is split between payments to me and payments directly to my superannuation fund. My question is do I charge GST on the full monthly invoice or only the component net of super?
Hey @nmmartin,
This sounds like the business you are contracting to is giving you a breakdown of what they are paying you. Do you issue the invoices to the company for your services?
When you create an invoice and charge them for your services. If you are registered for GST, you would charge GST on the services you provide. The superannuation is separate and paid to your chosen super fund. This would usually happen if the services you are providing are mostly labour.
Hey @nmmartin,
This sounds like the business you are contracting to is giving you a breakdown of what they are paying you. Do you issue the invoices to the company for your services?
When you create an invoice and charge them for your services. If you are registered for GST, you would charge GST on the services you provide. The superannuation is separate and paid to your chosen super fund. This would usually happen if the services you are providing are mostly labour.
Thanks @DanielleATO
They are not giving me a breakdown - I am in the invoice. This is because we were advised that the superannuation payments must be made by the company. My daily rate includes super.
What I have been doing is charging GST on the full amount of the invoice and want to confirm it is correct.
Thanks
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