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Screen-talent payment guides

Plain-English explainers on selected Australian rules behind paying cast and crew. Source-linked and review-dated for producers.

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ComplianceFeatured

What changed on 1 July 2026 for anyone paying screen talent

Payday Super, moved super thresholds and new PAYG tables reviewed for this release, plus what to double-check.

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Superannuation

Payday Super from 1 July 2026

Super moves from quarterly to payday, with a 7-business-day receipt deadline. What it means for short-cycle shoots.

5 min read
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How-to

How to prepare film & TV cast and crew payments

Contractor or employee, super, PAYG, GST and commission: a review sequence with sources and external checks.

8 min read
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Superannuation

Deemed-employee super for performers (s12(8))

Why an ABN does not settle SG coverage, how s12(3) and s12(8) work, and which engagement facts need review.

6 min read
A clean payroll desk with a warning marker on a tax-details form and a laptop in the background.
PAYG

No TFN or ABN quoted? When 47% applies

The top-rate withholding that hits when a payee's tax details are missing, and how to avoid it.

4 min read
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Rates

MEAA and TVC rates explained

Where screen rates come from, why base fee and usage differ, and why you price off the current instrument.

5 min read