Patients could end up paying more after the Queensland government in Australia tweaked its tax rules to compel general practices to pay thousands or millions to state coffers.
Leading doctor’s associations issued the warning after the state changed the way GPs were taxed in response to a court ruling in New South Wales.
The change would see GPs classified as employees rather than contractors, which would trigger payroll tax obligations. Payroll tax is paid by a business when the amount of wages exceeds a certain threshold.
The move prompted the Queensland Revenue Office to send letters to GPs advising them they owed money to the tax office….