New Annual Return Obligation (Department of Labour & Employment)- AJC

AJC wishes to inform its clients that the Department of Labour & Employment Services has issued a Notice of ANNUAL RETURNS to all employers,
The Notice was issued on 25 November,
The Notice request employers to submit an annual returns within one month,
Returns must be lodged before December 28, 2020 (postponed to January 31, 2021).

The Return must include the following information (copied from the notice and the legislation).

the date of opening of your undertaking;
the business of the undertaking; and
the numbers of workers employed in the various trade categories of the undertaking at such date as shall be specified in the notice.

AJC can assist you in preparing and filing the requested return.

Please complete the questionnaire below to assist you preparing this annual return and thus comply with this obligation.

You can also download the document to fill out here.

Do not hesitate to reach out to us if you need assistance.

Rate & Taxes Office

AJC would also like to remind clients who are VAT registered that you should comply with the new obligation to disclose your TIN NUMBER on all invoices, receipts etc. provided to your customers. No mention of CT number should appear anymore.

Businesses have until 31 December 2020 to comply.

Open the Notice from the Department of Labour

Annual Return Form – Labour

This questionnaire can be completed and returned to AJC if you would like us to lodge the ANNUAL returns on your behalf with the Department of Labour.

Following receipt of the questionnaire, we may have to contact you before lodging the Annual return to clarify some answers.
Name of respondent
First Last
Email of respondent
Information on your business
Business Name
Name on the Business License
Business Structure
Is your business an employer?
- Yes
- No
Is your business registered with VNPF?
- Yes
- No
Date of registration as an employer at VNPF
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Leave blank if not applicable
Principal Activity sector of your business
Date of first registration at VFSC
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Leave blank if not applicable
Number of employees as of 25 November 2020

Please confirm the number of workers employed at the date of this report per trade categories below

Trade Categories*	Number of Workers

*Trade Categories – as this term is not defined, we suggest simply using the position name of the employee (Receptionist, Accountant, Secretary, Sale rep., Engineer, Marketing Rep. etc.)

Signature
Would you like AJC to lodge this form on your behalf?
- Yes
- No
You will receive a PDF copy of this form by email

Please Lodge this form to Department of Labour & Employment Services Private Mail Bag 9022 Port Vila

Annual Return Form – Labour

Information on your business