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Crunch talks are underway as doctors face a four-month deadline before a fresh tax hit kicks in and potentially adds an extra $15 to the bill for NSW patients’ GP visits. Doctors across the country’s most populous state could be forced to increase their fees in order to keep their doors open if the scheduled payroll tax change comes into effect in August.
Aussies warned of GP fee rise. Medical practices have previously been exempt from paying payroll tax for tenant doctors considered to be independent contractors. It is estimated around 90 per cent of GPs lease rooms in clinics, with their wage not included as part of the overall business and therefore not subject to payroll tax. But a NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruling in July 2023 found doctors were a necessary part of a clinic’s business and therefore also subject to the tax.
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