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Compulsory repayments: How and when compulsory repayments of your study and training support loan are made through the income tax system.
Fortnightly tax table with no and half Medicare levy: Tax table for fortnightly payments made to a prescribed person entitled to a full or half Medicare exemption. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Medicare levy adjustment fortnightly tax table: Tax table for payments made on a fortnightly basis and employee is entitled to a Medicare levy adjustment. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
PAYG withholding: PAYG withholding is a system for withholding amounts from payments you make to workers and businesses so they can meet their end-of-year tax liabilities.
PAYG withholding for not-for-profits: If your NFP has employees, register for and pay PAYG withholding and withhold amounts from salary and wages.
Pay as you go (PAYG) withholding: Labels W1, W2, W3, W4, W5 and 4. PAYG tax withheld is the amount you withhold from payments to employees, contractors and company directors. You may also need to withhold from payments to other businesses if they don't quote their Australian business number (ABN) to you.
Schedule 1 - Statement of formulas for calculating amounts to be withheld: A schedule to calculate the amounts to be withheld from payments made on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly or quarterly basis. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Schedule 2 - Tax table for individuals employed in the horticultural or shearing industry: Tax table for payments made to employees who are in the horticultural or shearing industry. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Schedule 3 - Tax table for actors, variety artists and other entertainers: Tax table for payments made to employees who are actors, variety artists or other entertainers. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Schedule 7 - Tax table for unused leave payments on termination of employment: Tax table for payments made to an employee for unused leave on termination of their employment. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Schedule 9 - Tax table for seniors and pensioners: Tax table for payments for seniors and pensioners who at the end of the relevant financial year are at least 66 years of age. This table also applies to veterans receiving a service pension and war widows/widowers receiving an income support supplement from Dept of Veterans’ Affairs who are at least 60. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Tax table for daily and casual workers: Tax table for payments made to employees on a daily or casual basis. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Weekly tax table: Tax table for payments made on a weekly basis. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Weekly tax table with no and half Medicare levy: Tax table for weekly payments made to a prescribed person entitled to a full or half Medicare levy exemption. For payments made on or after 13 October 2020.
Withholding declaration: A withholding declaration authorises your payer to adjust the amount of tax withheld from your payments.