Pay Taxation Rates
Tax rates are set up in the Tax Rates window and allow automatic calculation of employee tax. If it contains no tax rates or the tax rates are incorrect, contact Moveware for an updated table of rates.
Note: Tax scales in the system are provided by the Australian Tax Office (ATO). If tax rates are changed by the ATO, Moveware provides a file that can be imported into your Moveware application.
How to Add a New Tax Rate
Navigate to Employees > Payroll Admin > Taxation Rates in the main menu.
Click Add. Set the Scale, Description and wage parameters of the tax rate. Values a and b are filled in from the statement of formulae for calculating income tax instalments.
Note: Rates generally use a Tax Scale of 02 (Tax Free Threshold Claimed). See the table below for more Tax Scales.The Tax Rates window may be used to create a customised tax rate if necessary. This is useful for creating a special rate for withheld tax when the ATO has sent a Withholding Variation letter.
Tax Scale | Description |
01 | No Tax Free Threshold Claimed |
02 | Tax Free Threshold Claimed |
03 | Foreign Residents |
04 | Tax File Number Not Provided (Resident) |
05 | Full Medicare Levy Exemption Claimed |
06 | Half Medicare Levy Exemption Claimed |
08 | Tax File Number Not Provided (Foreign Resident) |
14 | Tax-Free Threshold Claimed with HELP/SSL/TSL |
15 | No Tax Free Threshold Claimed with HELP/SSL/TSL |
20 | No Tax-Free Threshold Claimed with HELP/SSL/TSL & FS |
22 | Tax-Free Threshold Claimed with HELP/SSL/TSL & FS |
23 | Senior Australians Single |
24 | Senior Australians Illness Separated |
25 | Senior Australians Member of a Couple |