The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has reached a significant milestone, with the latest data in the NDIS Quarterly Report showing over 530,000 participants are now receiving individualised funding packages for disability-related support. The increase in participants has created many opportunities for new and existing businesses to expand into the disability industry.
Find out more about the NDIS and if it’s the right fit for your business.
What is NDIS?
NDIS stands for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and is run by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The NDIS was created for eligible Australians that were either born with or have developed a permanent and significant disability.
The NDIS funds reasonable and necessary support and services to people whose disability is likely to be lifelong and impacts their ability to complete day-to-day tasks.
About NDIS providers
NDIS providers are one of the main contact points for NDIS members. Their purpose is to deliver support and services to the NDIS participant. Being an NDIS provider is a very rewarding career as you can use your business services to support people in need and by working with your accountant, you can minimise tax.
Suppliers can be either registered with the NDIS commission or unregistered. Find out more about the difference between registered and unregistered providers here.
What are the eligibility requirements for NDIS providers?
To be an eligible NDIS provider, you must provide a service or type of support that allows people with disabilities to have access to the same things as other people. Some forms of support include:
- Assistance with Daily Life
- Transport
- Consumables
- Assistance with Social & Community Participation
- Assistive Technology
- Home Modifications
- Coordination of Supports
- Improved Living Arrangements
- Increased Social and Community Participation
- Finding and Keeping a Job
- Improved Relationships
- Improved Health and Wellbeing
- Improved Learning
- Improved Life Choices Improved Daily Living
NDIS compliance requirements with PNRC
If you want to be in a position of growth and to stay on top of all your ATO obligations, it is important that you speak with a financial advisor. At PNRC, we look at your business model and restructure your company in a way that aligns with your financial goals.
With more than 8 years of experience in the disability industry, we concluded that the major problems faced by NDIS providers are: Payroll and the NDIS claim calculations.
1. Payroll
Our team is highly experienced in processing the payroll on time of our clients with up to 250 employees. The PNRC team is also well versed with the SCHADS (Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry) Award and always stays up to date with recent news.
Whom the Social and Community Services Award covers
The Social and Community Services Award covers employers and their employees who fit within the classifications of the award and are in the following sectors:
- crisis assistance and supported housing
- social and community services
- home care
- family day care scheme.
2. NDIS claim calculation
Most of the time, NDIS suppliers get into business with the goal to help the community but they miss to consider things from a financial perspective. It is easy to become overwhelmed with all the reporting and compliance requirements, and you’ll find that as an NDIS provider, you’re spending hours and hours completing basic tasks.
We help with NDIS claim calculation in the following ways:
- We check whether the Approved plan, Roster of care and Service agreement are all in the same line or not. If they are not in synchronization, the organisation tends to lose money.
- We prepare the SIL Claim calculation file and record invoices in accounting software.
- We lodge a Claim on NDIS Portal through Bulk file or Manually.
- We check the reason behind the error in the claim and solve that.
- We assess the amount received as per the claim and if the amount received is less, we record the credit note in the books of account and lodge the revised claim after solving the error.
Why PNRC?
Our experienced team of accountants, bookkeepers and financial people can help you with your tax and legal requirements as NDIS providers. At PNRC, our team are passionate about helping you to achieve your business goals through the implementation of processes and systems that make your life easier.
Our solutions aim to:
- Do Payroll as per SCHADS award
- Do NDIS claim calculation and lodgement of NDIS claims
- Preparation of Budget and Weekly/Monthly Cash flow Reports
- Provide flexibility and scalability to your Finance Function
- Streamline processes and procedures
- Bank reconciliation
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Management
For any further information, kindly get in touch with us today.