Jobkeeper Payment

Kelly Mullins

I have a pay run tomorrow 30th April and have 4 eligible JobKeeper employees.  Do I use the code JOBKEEPER-START-FN03 for this pay run as it is in the 3rd ATO fortnight.? It is however my first JobKeeper "claim".  If I do this, will I be back paid for fortnights 1 & 2?
Sorry, but I am a bit confused about this side of things. Thanks

Vicki N Nathan Laffy

I was confused about this also Kelly...
My understanding from listening to the Webinar today is that you only have to record the JOBKEEPER-START-FNXX once on each employee's pay run's from when you want to start claiming.
 I am claiming from March 30 FN01 but have only just reported it on this week's pay run's & I recorded JOBKEEPER-START-FN01 
I hope this is correct & makes sense

Kelly Mullins

I am really not sure Vicki.  I was going to use FN01 as it was my first claim, but then looked into it more and thought that I had to have the claims coincide with the ATO fortnights.  I have tried several times to contact Reckon help by phone but gave up after waiting for so long.  

Michael Corrigan_9203178

If you are going to claim for Fortnight 1 then you use FN01

Linda Benfield

Michael and Vicki are right. If you want to claim from the First Fortnight in March then use FN01. Bearing in mind that you have paid $1500 for each fortnight.

If you want to start claiming from the Third Fortnight then use FN03. 

Hope that helps

Linda

Kelly Mullins

That makes sense now ... I use the fortnight that I want to start claiming from which will be fortnight one as I have paid staff wages for the first two fortnights already so can claim them.

Thanks everyone   fingers crossed I get it all right.