Practice owners rewrite GP contracts to avert payroll tax disaster

Changes have been 'problematic but possible', says Dr John Deery.
Sarah Simpkins
Dr John Deery.

As the payroll tax threat enters the ACT, practice owner Dr John Deery has been rewriting contracts for GPs at his three practices as a form of protection.

The RACGP has warned that ACT practices are starting to receive audit notices, saying they may be liable for the 6.85% payroll tax rate.