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How come my accountant doesn’t know about a contractor engagement framework like ContractRight?

Third party, precedent based common law contracting has been used for many years however it’s not well known. Furthermore compliant contractor engagement is a legal issue and accounting advice should not necessarily be relied upon.

An ABN is not a business license. Having an ABN does not mean you are automatically running your own business.

The engagement is with a natural person and not an entity – no ABN is needed, just a TFN.

We offer a free, no obligation review of your current contracting arrangements including assessing any agreements you may have in place. While we do not provide legal advice we have been working in this space since 2004 and have a great deal of accumulated knowledge and experience.

If the relationship is not compliant then a written agreement does not override the law and remove the potential tax and super obligations. In the event of an ATO audit, perhaps generated via a contractor complaint, you may well have Super and Tax liabilities to contend with.

Just because an invoice is submitted does not necessarily mean they are a contractor, other factors need to be considered. If you’d like more information call us for a fact sheet or a Compliance Information Kit.

Depending on the role, it may be feasible to redeploy casuals under the managed contractor framework.

It would depend on whether you are actually running a business. For example if you have multiple clients, have employees and you quote for work. NOTE: This is not a definitive answer as there are other indicators to consider.

Yes we can assist with all forms of off book contingent labour deployment.

You should ignore industry practice when determining if a worker is an employee or a contractor. Just because other businesses treat workers as contractors doesn’t mean it is lawful.

We have all the information relating to the precedent that validates our framework and this is made available to prospective clients. We have also worked with the in-house legal teams of a number of public and private companies as part of their due diligence.

In certain circumstances a contractor is a deemed worker for the purposes of meeting all these obligations.