What does exempt employer mean?
- The form’s own Note 6 defines an exempt employer, for workers compensation. Its annual wages are under $7,500. It employs no apprentice or trainee. It is not part of a group. All three must be true.
- Answer it on the Declaration, on the row for the exempt employer box. Or answer it once under Your business details on the setup list, where it is called Exempt from workers comp. Nothing is pre-selected.
- YourCA keeps the answer on your business profile, not against one claim. So it comes forward onto every statement you produce. Change it there when it changes.
- If you say you are one, the exempt employer box is ticked, and only paragraphs (f) and (g) are completed. If you say you are not, paragraph (a) is ticked instead. Answer it once and you never see the question again.
- If you leave it unanswered, neither box is ticked. The form says you must tick one. So the screen lists it as still outstanding, and you tick it by hand on the page.
- Only a company administrator can answer it, because it is a fact about the business, not about a job. Anyone else sees the row say so.
Worth knowing
YourCA never works this out from your records, and never guesses it. The three tests are about your wages and your group structure, and nothing in this product sees them. You sign this statement. If you are unsure, ask your accountant before you answer. Do not tick only to clear the warning.