Tax withheld calculator

Tax offsets

Tax offsets reduce tax payable and are spread over the whole year in weekly instalments.

If a payee is entitled to a tax offset, you withhold less from their pay. A payee can claim tax offsets only if they are also claiming the tax-free threshold.

If your payee chooses to claim their entitlement to a tax offset through reduced withholding, they must provide you with a Withholding declaration. Enter the amount the payee shows at the tax offsets question on the Withholding declaration at the 'Tax offsets' question on the calculator.

Sections within Terms we use

• Australian resident
• Commissioner's instalment rate (CIR)
• Gross earnings
• HELP or SFSS debt repayments
• Medicare levy variation
• Tax file number not provided
• Tax file number exempt
• Tax-free threshold claimed
• Tax offsets
• Seniors and pensioners tax offset