Professional Services & HR

Australia (Perth) · Jul 21, 2026, 6:11 AM AWST

Reassess payroll suppliers and prepare for tougher tax enforcement

ATO is actively moving more cases toward prosecution and sending final-warning letters, which can force accountants and payroll suppliers into intensive catch-up work with limited or no extra payment. A recent Federal Court dismissal on payout classification narrows ambiguity around redundancy versus termination payments and increases the legal exposure for employers and any supplier handling payslips or payroll calculations. Published case examples show payslip and underpayment failures are operational realities — gaps in payslip issuance, record retention, and handover processes are the immediate failure modes buyers should close. Taken together, these developments make it more likely suppliers will push for tighter scopes, shorter quote validity, mobilisation fees, or pass‑through clauses on payroll and HR-adjacent work

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