New wave of GP practices in payroll tax firing line

GPs have a potential new ally in ACT Senator David Pocock.
Dr Nicole Higgins.

GP practices in the ACT have been hit with debt notices as the Territory Government follows the lead of NSW, Victoria and Queensland in chasing payroll tax.

The move follows a string of legal judgements suggesting that GPs can be treated as employees rather than contractors when calculating whether a practice has reached the various payroll tax thresholds.