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Keep your records, use STP and a solution like QuickBooks Payroll powered by Employment Hero to simplify the whole process.

ATO Tax Tables

The ATO produces a range of tax tables to help you work out how much to withhold from payments to your employees or other payees. Recently, new tax tables have been created for study and training support loans that replace earlier HELP, TSL, SSL, and SFSS tables.

If you employ people who are on holiday in Australia, the tax table for working holiday makers applies.

In addition to the tables, the ATO also has an online tax withheld calculator that calculates the correct amount of tax to withhold. There is one calculator for employees and another for contractors. To use the calculators, you will need the information employees supply in their tax file declaration, a withholding declaration, and a Medicare levy variation declaration.

The most common ATO tax tables you will need as an employer are the weekly, fortnightly , or monthly tax tables that correspond with how often you make pay runs.

Important Issues To Note When Using ATO Tax tables

Please note that the weekly tax tables will also apply if you pay any of the following:

• Paid parental leave
• Directors’ fees
• Payments to labour-hire workers
• Payments to religious practitioners
• Payments to government education or training
• Compensation, sickness, accident payments, or other leave payments
• Payments to foreign residents

Pick the table that corresponds with how often you make these payments. Other tax tables may apply if you made payments to shearers, workers in the horticultural industry, performing artists, casual employees and workers who are on a working holiday.

If your employee has an accumulated debt (e.g HELP, SSL, TSL), you’ll need to use HELP, SSL, or TSL tax tables. If your employee is entitled to make an adjustment for the Medicare levy, you’ll need to use adjustment tax tables.

If your employee is entitled to a tax offset, you’ll need to use the ATO’s ‘ Ready reckoner for tax offsets ‘ to convert their estimated annual entitlement to a weekly figure you can subtract from the withholding amount.

Single Touch Payroll

Single Touch Payroll (STP) is the most common way to pay employees and report payroll. STP Phase 2 was rolled out in Quickbooks Payroll powered by Employment Hero in January 2022. Under the STP system, employee wages, including PAYG are reported to the ATO every pay run as opposed to solely at the end of the financial year.

STP commenced on 1 July 2018 for employers with 20 or more employees and on 1 July 2019 for employers with under 20 employees. As of 1 July 2021 all employers were required to be reporting each pay period through STP.

You can easily comply with STP using the correct payroll software .

How Taxes Get Less Taxing

Taxes may not be your favourite thing in the world, but that doesn’t mean they have to be a difficult process. With a better understanding of the various tax methods, taxes can be just another item you check off your list during your monthly upkeep as a small business owner.

This will free you to focus on more pressing matters like growing your business, serving your customers, and enjoying the unparalleled freedom that comes with running your own company.

If you ever need help, don’t hesitate to contact the ATO, seek professional advice from a ProAdvisor or hire a professional accountant to do your taxes for you.

Disclaimer: This page is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute accounting, tax, business, or legal advice. You should always consult your own advisors for advice relating to your business or situation. Always consult the ATO directly as information changes from time to time: https://www.ato.gov.au/rates/tax-tables/

Frequently Asked Questions

Do the weekly tax tables include Medicare levy?

No, but you can use the medicare levy adjustment tool here .

Do weekly tax tables account for tax offsets?

No, but there is an adjustment tool you can use here .

How do weekly tax tables work?

The weekly tax tables allow you to calculate how much tax should be withheld for a particular gross weekly wage.

What is the tax table for 2022?

Please refer to the current ATO tax table for weekly wages listed above. This tax table allows employers to see what their withholding obligations are and how to prepare a cash flow plan.

How much tax do I pay on a weekly pay of $1,200 in Australia?

You will pay $231 in tax, with the tax free threshold.

How much tax do I pay on a weekly pay of $600 in Australia?

You will pay $58 in tax, with the tax free threshold.

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