Getting paid yet avoiding banks
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Getting paid yet avoiding banks
Is it possible to avoid getting a local bank account? I would prefer just a simple prepaid card or something like that. What's the equivilent of PAYE in Australia?
I have no bills to pay and I've been cutting down on using banks. I don't want to use a bank unless I have to.
Also, what about credit unions?
Basically, any above board way of recieving a wage that is as far from those bankster like activities as we can get.
I have no bills to pay and I've been cutting down on using banks. I don't want to use a bank unless I have to.
Also, what about credit unions?
Basically, any above board way of recieving a wage that is as far from those bankster like activities as we can get.
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Re: Getting paid yet avoiding banks
There are plenty of non-bank financial institutions in Australia - as long as they have a BSN (six digit number) for direct money transfer you can use them to receive your wages/salary. A credit union would be a good option. All companies pay wages by direct transfer these days, so you will need some sort of account (unless you work for a very small business that still deals in cash).
PAYE is known as PAYG over here.
PAYE is known as PAYG over here.
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Re: Getting paid yet avoiding banks
Is it possible to avoid getting a local bank account? I would prefer just a simple prepaid card or something like that. What's the equivilent of PAYE in Australia?
I have no bills to pay and I've been cutting down on using banks. I don't want to use a bank unless I have to.
Also, what about credit unions?
Basically, any above board way of recieving a wage that is as far from those bankster like activities as we can get.
I have no bills to pay and I've been cutting down on using banks. I don't want to use a bank unless I have to.
Also, what about credit unions?
Basically, any above board way of recieving a wage that is as far from those bankster like activities as we can get.
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Re: Getting paid yet avoiding banks
PAYG, BSN and direct transfer - thanks guys I can use that to search for alternatives now. There might be a credit union associated with a employee union that provides something like that. As long as they aren't too big I hope that will be a better setup.
This is all academic at the mo though. The tax man isn't a worry yet - I'm still before visa stage fishing for a job (or trying to find a way to allow department transfer at my workplace without treatening to quit if possible)
edit: btw, if there's anything you know related to this in Aus, like Occupy Australia (especially in Perth) or something like that please let me know.
Found this page since posting:
http://www.justlanded.com/english/Au...tax-collection
Another aconm to learn: PPS = for some industries that aren't covered, typically where subcontractors are used a lot
This is all academic at the mo though. The tax man isn't a worry yet - I'm still before visa stage fishing for a job (or trying to find a way to allow department transfer at my workplace without treatening to quit if possible)
edit: btw, if there's anything you know related to this in Aus, like Occupy Australia (especially in Perth) or something like that please let me know.
Found this page since posting:
http://www.justlanded.com/english/Au...tax-collection
Another aconm to learn: PPS = for some industries that aren't covered, typically where subcontractors are used a lot
Last edited by jago25_98; Jan 14th 2013 at 12:14 pm.