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South Asian workers
Concerns for Workers from South Asia
ALITAX · Bilal Jivraj — Registered Tax Agent 25287564. Original guidance from 10+ years of DASP and tax casework.
Workers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal face a specific set of challenges that Bilal Jivraj has seen repeatedly over more than a decade of practice.
ABN exploitation
- Working on an ABN when they should be employees — meaning no super paid by the employer, no sick leave, no annual leave
- Employer exploitation: putting workers on ABN specifically to avoid paying super and WorkCover
Cash work and undeclared income
- Working for cash (undeclared), which creates serious ATO compliance problems when it is time to lodge
Disorganised tax and super
- Super scattered across multiple funds with no consolidation — eaten away by fees
- Unorganised tax returns across multiple years
- Unpaid taxes and GST
- Unpaid super by employers that was never followed up
ABN is not your friend here
If your employer put you on an ABN to avoid paying super and WorkCover, they have potentially exploited your situation. ALITAX can help work out what you are owed and whether super should have been paid. See the ABN — Where’s My Super? chapter.
How we help
We sort out the disorganised years, find the scattered super, check for unpaid employer contributions, and lodge everything correctly. Start at alitax.com.au/dasp or WhatsApp us on +61 422 665 268.