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Organisations with employees should know about the PAYG withholding system and other responsibilities listed below. Also contains information on dealings with volunteers and contract workers.
Building and construction industry - employee/contractor decision tool
Businesses in the building and construction industry can use this tool to determine whether a worker is an employee or contractor. It will give you a decision based on your answers to some questions.
Commercially available software
Our product register lists commercially available, tax-related software products that meet our requirements.
Employee/contractor decision tool
Businesses can use this tool to determine whether a worker is an employee or contractor. It will give you a decision based on your answers to some questions.
Employment termination payment calculator
Use this calculator to work out the type of employment termination payment and calculate the withholding amount.
Fringe benefits tax - car calculator
The fringe benefits tax (FBT) car calculator helps employers calculate the taxable value of a car fringe benefit using either the statutory formula method or the operating cost method.
PBI, HPC and rebatable employers calculator
This calculator will help you work out the fringe benefits tax (FBT) for public benevolent institutions (PBIs), health promotion charities (HPCs) and rebatable employers.
Record Keeping Evaluation Tool
Advice about business records you need to keep, and how well you keep them.
Superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions calculator
Use this tool to calculate SG contributions for your eligible employees for a current quarter, including the period within 28 days after the end of that quarter.
Superannuation guarantee eligibility decision tool
Use this decision tool if you have employees (including some contractors) to check their eligibility for super contributions.
Change of registration details
Use this form to advise of changes to business details including entity name, postal, email or business address, authorised contact person, associates, main business activity, or financial institution account details. (NAT 2943)
How do you ensure we can speak to your organisation's representative?
This fact sheet explains how to notify us of changes to your organisation and the information disclosed on the Australian Business Register. The information we have must be accurate and up-to-date so your organisation's authorised contact people can make enquiries about its tax affairs.
Induction package for new administrators
If you are a newly appointed treasurer, office bearer or employee involved in the administration of a non-profit organisation, this package introduces you to the information and services we provide to assist you in your role.
Choosing a super fund - How to complete your Standard choice form
The Standard choice form sets out employee options for choosing a superannuation fund.
Key superannuation rates and thresholds
The key rates and thresholds that apply in relation to contributions and benefits, employment termination payments, superannuation guarantee and co-contributions.
Super for contractors
As an employer, you may have superannuation guarantee obligations if you employ contractors. The following information will help you to understand how the superannuation guarantee applies to contract workers.
Cycle changes
PAYG withholding bulletin no. 7 - the information in this bulletin sets out the three categories of withholders and the Commissioners discretion to vary their status.
How to complete the PAYG payment summary - business and personal services income form
Instructions on how to complete the pay as you go (PAYG) payment summary - business and personal services income (NAT 72545), for the 2009-10 and later years. NAT 72769-11.2011
How to complete the PAYG payment summary - employment termination payment form
These instructions will help you complete the PAYG payment summary - employment termination payment (NAT 70868) form. NAT 70996
How to lodge your pay as you go (PAYG) withholding annual reports electronically
This guide provides information to payers to help them lodge their pay as you go reports electronically.
How to set up a workplace giving program
How to set up a workplace giving program and information about how tax applies.
Pay as you go withholding - what you need to know
Introduction guide for PAYG withholding obligations. NAT 5195
PAYG payment summary - withholding where ABN not quoted guidelines
Instructions to assist clients who fall into this catergory with their withholding obligations.
PAYG withholding
A guide for employers and businesses. (NAT 8075)
PAYG withholding - authorised signatories
Taxation regulations specify who is authorised to sign documents required under PAYG withholding. Documents include, payment summaries, payment summary statements and withholding where ABN not quoted annual reports.
PAYG withholding - voluntary agreements
This is a fact sheet that explains PAYG withholding - voluntary agreements.
PAYG withholding guide no.10 - withholding variations for payers
Payers must withhold amounts from withholding payments in accordance with the tax tables published by the ATO.
Religious institutions guide to PAYG withholding
This guide covers payments made by religious institutions to a religious practitioner for an activity, or a series of activities which are subject to withholding.
Religious practitioners guide to PAYG withholding
The pay as you go (PAYG) withholding system requires payers to withhold an amount from certain payments made to a religious practitioner. This guide covers those payments.
Schedule 32 - Tax table for employment termination payments
For payments made on or after 1 July 2012. Use this table to calculate amounts to be withheld from employment termination payments paid to an individual. NAT 70980
Tax file number declaration
The information you provide in this declaration will allow your payer to work out how much to withhold from payments made to you. (NAT 3092)
Tax tables
This document provides a list of quick links to the pay as you go (PAYG) withholding tax tables for payments made from 1 July 2012.
Tax withheld calculator
If you are an employer or another withholding payer, the TWC helps you work out the tax you need to withhold from payments you make to employees and other workers.
Taxing of allowances paid to religious practitioners
This document outlines the correct withholding treatment of allowances paid to religious practitioners.
Travel allowances and PAYG withholding
Explains the PAYG withholding implications on travel allowances.
Voluntary agreement for PAYG withholding
A voluntary agreement is an agreement between a business (the Payer) and a contract worker (Payee) to bring work payments into the pay as you go (PAYG) withholding system.
Withholding from allowances
Outlines the correct withholding treatment of allowances and only applies to employers who pay allowances to employees, company directors and office holders. Provides a description of the differences between allowances and reimbursements.
Eligible termination payments - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
When people stop working due to redundancy, invalidity, retirement or death, they are often entitled to an eligible termination payment (ETP).
Employees and child support - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Explains in brief an employer's obligations under the Child Support Scheme.
Fringe benefits tax - Fundraising
FBT may apply when a non-profit organisation conducts fundraising activities and provides benefits to employees or their associates. There are however, certain concessions that can reduce the organisation's liability.
Fringe benefits tax - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Introduction to FBT for non-profit organisations. Explains what FBT is, includes examples of fringe benefits and explains concessions available to certain non-profit organisations.
Higher education debts - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Explains in brief an employer's obligations in relation to the Higher Education Contributions Scheme (HECS) and Higher Education Loan Program (HELP).
Independent contractors and tax - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Explains how under the pay as you go system, contract workers can either provide for their own income tax liability by paying PAYG instalments, or enter into voluntary agreements authorising their payers to withhold amounts from their payments.
Pay as you go withholding - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
This document outines PAYG withholding. If a non-profit organisation has employees it needs to register for PAYG withholding, withhold amounts from salary and wages and pay those amounts to the ATO, and contribute to its employees' superannuation.
Salary sacrifice arrangements - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
This document outlines salary sacrifice arrangements for non-profit organisations that enter into these arrangements with their employees.
Superannuation guarantee - tax basics for non-profit organisations
Provides an overview of the superannuation guarantee legislation and directs non-profit organisations to where they can obtain more detailed information.
Volunteers and tax - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Non-profits often depend on volunteers to provide and maintain services. Explains why it is necessary to distinguish between employees and volunteers.
Employees and other workers - overview and checklist for non-profit organisations
If your organisation engages workers, use this checklist to identify your organisation's tax and superannuation obligations. It includes information on when a new worker starts, during the period of engagement and when a worker leaves.
Employees, independent contractors and volunteers - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
This document discusses the meaning of employee, contractor and volunteer and explains where to obtain more detailed information about these terms.
Building and construction industry - employee/contractor decision tool
Businesses in the building and construction industry can use this tool to determine whether a worker is an employee or contractor. It will give you a decision based on your answers to some questions.
Change of registration details
Use this form to advise of changes to business details including entity name, postal, email or business address, authorised contact person, associates, main business activity, or financial institution account details. (NAT 2943)
Choosing a super fund - How to complete your Standard choice form
The Standard choice form sets out employee options for choosing a superannuation fund.
Commercially available software
Our product register lists commercially available, tax-related software products that meet our requirements.
Cycle changes
PAYG withholding bulletin no. 7 - the information in this bulletin sets out the three categories of withholders and the Commissioners discretion to vary their status.
Eligible termination payments - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
When people stop working due to redundancy, invalidity, retirement or death, they are often entitled to an eligible termination payment (ETP).
Employee/contractor decision tool
Businesses can use this tool to determine whether a worker is an employee or contractor. It will give you a decision based on your answers to some questions.
Employees and child support - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Explains in brief an employer's obligations under the Child Support Scheme.
Employees and other workers - overview and checklist for non-profit organisations
If your organisation engages workers, use this checklist to identify your organisation's tax and superannuation obligations. It includes information on when a new worker starts, during the period of engagement and when a worker leaves.
Employees, independent contractors and volunteers - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
This document discusses the meaning of employee, contractor and volunteer and explains where to obtain more detailed information about these terms.
Employment termination payment calculator
Use this calculator to work out the type of employment termination payment and calculate the withholding amount.
Fringe benefits tax - car calculator
The fringe benefits tax (FBT) car calculator helps employers calculate the taxable value of a car fringe benefit using either the statutory formula method or the operating cost method.
Fringe benefits tax - Fundraising
FBT may apply when a non-profit organisation conducts fundraising activities and provides benefits to employees or their associates. There are however, certain concessions that can reduce the organisation's liability.
Fringe benefits tax - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Introduction to FBT for non-profit organisations. Explains what FBT is, includes examples of fringe benefits and explains concessions available to certain non-profit organisations.
Fringe benefits tax - what you need to know
As an employer who may be providing fringe benefits to your employees, you need to know how fringe benefits tax (FBT) works.
Fringe benefits tax (FBT) and entertainment for non-profit organisations
A guide for income tax-exempt non-profit organisations to assist them to understand how FBT and entertainment works.
Fringe benefits tax and Christmas parties
This fact sheet contains information for employers about the possible fringe benefits tax implications of providing Christmas parties for their employees and associates.
Fringe benefits tax and Christmas parties for tax-exempt bodies
This fact sheet gives information on the fringe benefits tax implications of providing Christmas parties for employees (and their associates) of tax-exempt bodies.
Fringe benefits tax and public benevolent institution employment arrangements
This fact sheet explains the requirements a public benevolent institution must meet to be exempt from paying fringe benefits tax (subject to a capping threshold), including new endorsement requirements from 1 July 2005.
Fringe benefits tax and road tolls
This fact sheet explains the types of benefits that arise in relation to employee road tolls, when these benefits are exempt from fringe benefits tax (FBT) and outlines methods that you can use to record and value road tolls for FBT purposes.
HELP information for payers
This document provides information for payers who are required to withhold additional amounts for HELP from their payees' payments
Higher education debts - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Explains in brief an employer's obligations in relation to the Higher Education Contributions Scheme (HECS) and Higher Education Loan Program (HELP).
How do you ensure we can speak to your organisation's representative?
This fact sheet explains how to notify us of changes to your organisation and the information disclosed on the Australian Business Register. The information we have must be accurate and up-to-date so your organisation's authorised contact people can make enquiries about its tax affairs.
How to complete the PAYG payment summary - business and personal services income form
Instructions on how to complete the pay as you go (PAYG) payment summary - business and personal services income (NAT 72545), for the 2009-10 and later years. NAT 72769-11.2011
How to complete the PAYG payment summary - employment termination payment form
These instructions will help you complete the PAYG payment summary - employment termination payment (NAT 70868) form. NAT 70996
How to determine if workers are employees or contractors
Detailed information about the six factors you need to consider concerning the way your working arrangements are set up. Includes industry-specific information, examples and scenarios.
How to lodge your pay as you go (PAYG) withholding annual reports electronically
This guide provides information to payers to help them lodge their pay as you go reports electronically.
How to set up a workplace giving program
How to set up a workplace giving program and information about how tax applies.
Independent contractors and tax - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Explains how under the pay as you go system, contract workers can either provide for their own income tax liability by paying PAYG instalments, or enter into voluntary agreements authorising their payers to withhold amounts from their payments.
Induction package for new administrators
If you are a newly appointed treasurer, office bearer or employee involved in the administration of a non-profit organisation, this package introduces you to the information and services we provide to assist you in your role.
Key superannuation rates and thresholds
The key rates and thresholds that apply in relation to contributions and benefits, employment termination payments, superannuation guarantee and co-contributions.
Pay as you go withholding - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
This document outines PAYG withholding. If a non-profit organisation has employees it needs to register for PAYG withholding, withhold amounts from salary and wages and pay those amounts to the ATO, and contribute to its employees' superannuation.
Pay as you go withholding - what you need to know
Introduction guide for PAYG withholding obligations. NAT 5195
PAYG payment summary - withholding where ABN not quoted guidelines
Instructions to assist clients who fall into this catergory with their withholding obligations.
PAYG withholding
A guide for employers and businesses. (NAT 8075)
PAYG withholding - authorised signatories
Taxation regulations specify who is authorised to sign documents required under PAYG withholding. Documents include, payment summaries, payment summary statements and withholding where ABN not quoted annual reports.
PAYG withholding - varying your PAYG withholding
This guide explains when and how you can vary your rate of pay as you go (PAYG) withholding.
PAYG withholding - voluntary agreements
This is a fact sheet that explains PAYG withholding - voluntary agreements.
PAYG withholding and labour-hire firms
Information about pay as you go (PAYG) withholding for payers who have entered into a labour-hire or on-hire arrangement.
PAYG withholding guide no.10 - withholding variations for payers
Payers must withhold amounts from withholding payments in accordance with the tax tables published by the ATO.
PBI, HPC and rebatable employers calculator
This calculator will help you work out the fringe benefits tax (FBT) for public benevolent institutions (PBIs), health promotion charities (HPCs) and rebatable employers.
Record Keeping Evaluation Tool
Advice about business records you need to keep, and how well you keep them.
Religious institutions guide to PAYG withholding
This guide covers payments made by religious institutions to a religious practitioner for an activity, or a series of activities which are subject to withholding.
Religious practitioners guide to PAYG withholding
The pay as you go (PAYG) withholding system requires payers to withhold an amount from certain payments made to a religious practitioner. This guide covers those payments.
Repaying your HELP debt 2012-13
This publication explains how Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts will be repaid in the 2012-13 income year (NAT 3913).
Salary Sacrifice arrangements
Information about the requirements for an effective salary sacrifice arrangement, implications of an effective salary sacrifice arrangement and an example illustrating how salary sacrifice can work.
Salary sacrifice arrangements - reimbursement of expenses
This document provides information on the tax consequences of a payment made to you by your employer under a salary sacrifice arrangement in respect of an expense that you have not incurred.
Salary sacrifice arrangements - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
This document outlines salary sacrifice arrangements for non-profit organisations that enter into these arrangements with their employees.
Salary sacrifice arrangements for employees
Explains what a salary sacrifice arrangement is, the requirements for an effective arrangement, what benefits can be included and the implications entering into an agreement.
Salary sacrificing super
Explains what salary sacrificing arrangements are, what you can salary sacrifice into and the benefits.
Salary sacrificing super - information for employers
Information for employers on salary sacrifice arrangements for their employees.
Schedule 32 - Tax table for employment termination payments
For payments made on or after 1 July 2012. Use this table to calculate amounts to be withheld from employment termination payments paid to an individual. NAT 70980
SFSS information for payers
This document provides information for payers who are required to withhold additional amounts for SFSS from their payees' payments.
Super for contractors
As an employer, you may have superannuation guarantee obligations if you employ contractors. The following information will help you to understand how the superannuation guarantee applies to contract workers.
Superannuation guarantee - tax basics for non-profit organisations
Provides an overview of the superannuation guarantee legislation and directs non-profit organisations to where they can obtain more detailed information.
Superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions calculator
Use this tool to calculate SG contributions for your eligible employees for a current quarter, including the period within 28 days after the end of that quarter.
Superannuation guarantee eligibility decision tool
Use this decision tool if you have employees (including some contractors) to check their eligibility for super contributions.
Tax file number declaration
The information you provide in this declaration will allow your payer to work out how much to withhold from payments made to you. (NAT 3092)
Tax tables
This document provides a list of quick links to the pay as you go (PAYG) withholding tax tables for payments made from 1 July 2012.
Tax withheld calculator
If you are an employer or another withholding payer, the TWC helps you work out the tax you need to withhold from payments you make to employees and other workers.
Taxing of allowances paid to religious practitioners
This document outlines the correct withholding treatment of allowances paid to religious practitioners.
Transitional termination payment pre-payment statement
This payment ceased on 30 June 2012.
Travel allowances and PAYG withholding
Explains the PAYG withholding implications on travel allowances.
Voluntary agreement for PAYG withholding
A voluntary agreement is an agreement between a business (the Payer) and a contract worker (Payee) to bring work payments into the pay as you go (PAYG) withholding system.
Volunteers and tax
This guide is for volunteers and non-profit organisations that deal with volunteers. It explains the tax treatment of transactions that commonly occur between non-profit organisations and their volunteers.NAT 4612-04.2008
Volunteers and tax - Tax basics for non-profit organisations
Non-profits often depend on volunteers to provide and maintain services. Explains why it is necessary to distinguish between employees and volunteers.
Withholding from allowances
Outlines the correct withholding treatment of allowances and only applies to employers who pay allowances to employees, company directors and office holders. Provides a description of the differences between allowances and reimbursements.
Employment termination payment calculator
Use this calculator to work out the type of employment termination payment and calculate the withholding amount.
Transitional termination payment pre-payment statement
This payment ceased on 30 June 2012.
Fringe benefits tax - what you need to know
As an employer who may be providing fringe benefits to your employees, you need to know how fringe benefits tax (FBT) works.
Fringe benefits tax (FBT) and entertainment for non-profit organisations
A guide for income tax-exempt non-profit organisations to assist them to understand how FBT and entertainment works.
Fringe benefits tax and Christmas parties
This fact sheet contains information for employers about the possible fringe benefits tax implications of providing Christmas parties for their employees and associates.
Fringe benefits tax and Christmas parties for tax-exempt bodies
This fact sheet gives information on the fringe benefits tax implications of providing Christmas parties for employees (and their associates) of tax-exempt bodies.
Fringe benefits tax and public benevolent institution employment arrangements
This fact sheet explains the requirements a public benevolent institution must meet to be exempt from paying fringe benefits tax (subject to a capping threshold), including new endorsement requirements from 1 July 2005.
Fringe benefits tax and road tolls
This fact sheet explains the types of benefits that arise in relation to employee road tolls, when these benefits are exempt from fringe benefits tax (FBT) and outlines methods that you can use to record and value road tolls for FBT purposes.
PBI, HPC and rebatable employers calculator
This calculator will help you work out the fringe benefits tax (FBT) for public benevolent institutions (PBIs), health promotion charities (HPCs) and rebatable employers.
Salary Sacrifice arrangements
Information about the requirements for an effective salary sacrifice arrangement, implications of an effective salary sacrifice arrangement and an example illustrating how salary sacrifice can work.
Salary sacrifice arrangements - reimbursement of expenses
This document provides information on the tax consequences of a payment made to you by your employer under a salary sacrifice arrangement in respect of an expense that you have not incurred.
Salary sacrifice arrangements for employees
Explains what a salary sacrifice arrangement is, the requirements for an effective arrangement, what benefits can be included and the implications entering into an agreement.
HELP information for payers
This document provides information for payers who are required to withhold additional amounts for HELP from their payees' payments
Repaying your HELP debt 2012-13
This publication explains how Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts will be repaid in the 2012-13 income year (NAT 3913).
SFSS information for payers
This document provides information for payers who are required to withhold additional amounts for SFSS from their payees' payments.
How to determine if workers are employees or contractors
Detailed information about the six factors you need to consider concerning the way your working arrangements are set up. Includes industry-specific information, examples and scenarios.
PAYG withholding - voluntary agreements
This is a fact sheet that explains PAYG withholding - voluntary agreements.
PAYG withholding and labour-hire firms
Information about pay as you go (PAYG) withholding for payers who have entered into a labour-hire or on-hire arrangement.
Super for contractors
As an employer, you may have superannuation guarantee obligations if you employ contractors. The following information will help you to understand how the superannuation guarantee applies to contract workers.
Key superannuation rates and thresholds
The key rates and thresholds that apply in relation to contributions and benefits, employment termination payments, superannuation guarantee and co-contributions.
Tax tables
This document provides a list of quick links to the pay as you go (PAYG) withholding tax tables for payments made from 1 July 2012.
PAYG withholding - varying your PAYG withholding
This guide explains when and how you can vary your rate of pay as you go (PAYG) withholding.
Salary sacrifice arrangements - reimbursement of expenses
This document provides information on the tax consequences of a payment made to you by your employer under a salary sacrifice arrangement in respect of an expense that you have not incurred.
Salary sacrifice arrangements for employees
Explains what a salary sacrifice arrangement is, the requirements for an effective arrangement, what benefits can be included and the implications entering into an agreement.
Salary sacrificing super
Explains what salary sacrificing arrangements are, what you can salary sacrifice into and the benefits.
Salary sacrificing super - information for employers
Information for employers on salary sacrifice arrangements for their employees.
Salary sacrifice arrangements - reimbursement of expenses
This document provides information on the tax consequences of a payment made to you by your employer under a salary sacrifice arrangement in respect of an expense that you have not incurred.
Salary sacrifice arrangements for employees
Explains what a salary sacrifice arrangement is, the requirements for an effective arrangement, what benefits can be included and the implications entering into an agreement.
Salary sacrificing super - information for employers
Information for employers on salary sacrifice arrangements for their employees.
Tax withheld calculator
If you are an employer or another withholding payer, the TWC helps you work out the tax you need to withhold from payments you make to employees and other workers.
Volunteers and tax
This guide is for volunteers and non-profit organisations that deal with volunteers. It explains the tax treatment of transactions that commonly occur between non-profit organisations and their volunteers.NAT 4612-04.2008
 
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