Key dates

20 April

From 20 April 2020 – Enrol for the JobKeeper payment

• You can enrol for the JobKeeper payment through the Business Portal. If you are a sole trader, you can also enrol in ATO online services via myGov. To find out how, read our JobKeeper guides.

4 May

From 4 May 2020 – Identify your employees

• Make sure you are successfully enrolled.

Once you are successfully enrolled, you need to identify the eligible employees and/or the business participant for who you are claiming the JobKeeper wage subsidy. To find out how, read our JobKeeper guides.

• You have until 31 May to identify your employees for JobKeeper payment.

8 May

By 8 May – Make sure you have paid your employees for April

• Pay your eligible employee a minimum of $1,500 (before tax) for each of JobKeeper fortnights 1 and 2 by this date to be able to claim JobKeeper payments for April.
• The first two JobKeeper fortnights in April
  • JobKeeper Fortnight 1 – 30 March to 12 April
  • JobKeeper Fortnight 2 – 13 April to 26 April

31 May

31 May 2020 – is the final date you can enrol for JobKeeper if you intend to claim for wages paid for JobKeeper fortnights in April and May.

Each month

Make a monthly business declaration:

• re-confirm your business and employee eligibility.
• provide your business’s current and projected GST turnover

JobKeeper fortnights

JobKeeper Fortnight	Period relating to each JobKeeper Fortnight	Employees are  paid on or before
1	30 March – 12 April	8 May*
2	13 April – 26 April	8 May*
3	27 April – 10 May	10 May*
4	11 May – 24 May	24 May*
5	25 May – 7 June	7 June
6	8 June – 21 June	21 June
7	22 June – 5 July	5 July
8	6 July – 19 July	19 July
9	20 July – 2 August	2 August
10	3 August – 16 August	16 August
11	17 August – 30 August	30 August
12	31 August – 13 September	13 September
13	14 September – 27 September	27 September

* You have until 31 May to enrol for JobKeeper if you intend to claim for wages paid for JobKeeper fortnights in April and May.

Source: https://www.ato.gov.au/General/JobKeeper-Payment/In-detail/JobKeeper-key-dates/