ATO have started to make the JobKeeper Payments to employers over the night of the 6th May.

A few clarifications

1. The Employer MUST submit the Monthly Claim and Report before any payments will be made
2. The Employer must have been enrolled into JK before the monthly report is able to be lodged
3. A reasonable expectation is that for most employers payments will flow 3 or 4 days after the lodgement of the Monthly report.  (ATO are processing payment requests through the banking system on a daily basis)
4. The ATO will make contact with employers who have lodged Monthly claims and there is any reason to withhold payment.

NOTE:

• ATO are making contact with employers who have enrolled but not reported.

• ATO are already aware of schemes where employers have tried to claim JK for many more employees than they have ever had - questions will be asked! (before any payments).
• If an employer or employee has misled the JK process and fraudulently overclaimed the penalties will apply.

• ATO can provide the JK enrolment receipt number if you ring them.

Refer ICB Resources for explanation of JK Systems and processes.

Quoting the ATO

JobKeeper update: outbound correspondence to employers and payments starting from today

Tax Practitioner Stewardship Group

As part of our ongoing communications on the JobKeeper Payment, today we will be issuing outbound correspondence to employers.

SMS and email reminders will start issuing this afternoon to employers that have registered for the JobKeeper Payment to remind them to identify their eligible employees and make their monthly declarations.

Here is the SMS that will be issued, for your information.

JobKeeper Update (Step 2)

Thank you for enrolling for JobKeeper Payment.
To receive your JobKeeper payment you need to complete Step 2 of the process to identify and maintain your eligible employees. For further information visitwww.ato.gov.au/jobkeeperguides.

If you have already completed Step 2 please disregard this message.

We will also be progressively sending emails to business that have enrolled for JobKeeper Payment where we need more information to progress their applications, or where we think they do not meet eligibility requirements.

Payments will also start issuing from today for employers that have completed all three steps to participate in the scheme and have

1. Enrolled for JobKeeper Payment 
2. Identified and maintained eligible employees, and 
3. Made their monthly business declaration

• 7th May 2020