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SA Govt $10,000 Small Business emergency cash grant
10 April 2020 | Minutes to read: < 1

SA Govt $10,000 Small Business emergency cash grant

By William Buck and William Buck

The South Australian grants apply to businesses with a payroll of less than $1.5 million, and not entitled to a payroll tax waiver under COVID-19 support measures already introduced by the State Government (for businesses with payrolls of up to $4m).

It will work in tandem with the Federal Government’s economic response and be made available to local small businesses that employ people in SA and have a turnover of more than $75,000.

For more information and to register your interest businesses are urged to visit: https://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/Growing-South-Australia/COVID-19

Applications for the grant will open shortly and be available until June 1, 2020.

To be eligible for the one-off $10,000 emergency cash grants, a business must:

  • Employ people in South Australia
  • Have turnover of more than $75,000
  • Have payroll of less than $1.5 million, and not entitled to a payroll tax waiver under COVID-19 support measures introduced by the State Government
  • Have an ABN and were carrying on the operation of a business in SA on March 1, 2020
  • Have been subject to closure or highly impacted by COVID-19 related restrictions^
  • Use the funds to support activities related to the operation of the business
  • Apply by June 1, 2020

Note: If a business has received any SA Government grants provided to address COVID-19 related business impacts, these payments will be deducted from the $10,000 grant.

^Businesses eligible for the Commonwealth JobKeeper Payment will be deemed to be highly impacted by COVID-19 restrictions.

SA Govt $10,000 Small Business emergency cash grant

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