Calculators and tools

You can find our most popular calculators and tools listed here, or refine your search options below. Make sure you click the ‘apply filter’ or ‘search’ buttons after selecting your refinement options to find the specific calculator or tool you need.

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Capital gains tax

Capital gains tax discount for individuals calculatorThis calculator has been decommissioned, however you can access a different tool for calculating CGT discounts.
Capital gains tax property exemption toolIf you sold or are going to sell property (or otherwise dispose of it) this tool helps you work out how much your capital gains tax exemption is.
Capital gains tax record keeping toolWork out your capital gains or losses and keep records of your CGT assets and CGT event details.

Contractors

Personal services income toolUse this tool to work out if your income is personal services income (PSI) and if the PSI rules apply to that income.

Deductions you can claim

Home office expenses calculatorUse our home office expenses calculators to work out your claim for work-related expenses you incur as a result of work you do from home as an employee.
Self-education expensesThis calculator helps you to estimate the deduction you can claim for work related self-education expenses on your tax return.
Work related car expensesThis calculator helps you to calculate the deduction you can claim for work-related car expenses on your tax return.

Depreciation and capital allowances

Depreciation and capital allowances toolWork out the deduction you can claim from a depreciating asset for capital allowances and capital works purposes.

Educators zone

Income tax estimatorThis calculator will help you work out your tax refund or debt estimate. It can be used for the 2015–16 to 2021–22 income years.
Study and training loan repayment calculatorThis calculator will help you determine an estimate of the compulsory repayment amount required towards your study or training loan.
Super co-contribution calculatorThe super co-contribution calculator is a tool to help individuals and the self-employed estimate their co-contribution entitlement and eligibility.
Tax withheld calculatorOur tax withheld calculators can help you work out the tax you need to withhold from payments you make to employees and other workers including working holiday makers.

Employee share schemes

Employee share schemes calculatorThis calculator will help you to calculate the discount amount of the unlisted rights and underlying shares acquired under an employee share scheme.

Families

Beneficiary tax offset and seniors and pensioner tax offset calculatorThis calculator helps you determine your eligibility for the beneficiary tax offset or seniors and pensioners tax offset. It also calculates the amount you are entitled to.
Invalid and invalid carer tax offsetWork out the amount of the invalid or invalid carer tax offset you can claim from the 2015 income year and onwards.
Net medical expenses tax offset calculatorThis calculator will help you work out the amount of medical expenses offset you can claim for the 2015-16 to 2018-19 income years.
Spouse (without dependent child or student) tax offset calculatorThis calculator has been decommissioned, however using item T1 of the 2014 tax return you can determine the eligibility for this offset.

Higher education loan schemes

Study and training loan repayment calculatorThis calculator will help you determine an estimate of the compulsory repayment amount required towards your study or training loan.

How much income tax you pay

Do I need to lodge a tax returnUse these tools and instructions to help you work out if you need to lodge a tax return.
Income tax estimatorThis calculator will help you work out your tax refund or debt estimate. It can be used for the 2015–16 to 2021–22 income years.
Tax withheld calculatorOur tax withheld calculators can help you work out the tax you need to withhold from payments you make to employees and other workers including working holiday makers.

Income tax

ATO online services simulatorOur simulator helps you interact with and learn about the functions and services available in ATO online services for individuals.
Calculate daysUse this calculator to help you to work out the number of days from one date to another date.
Defined benefit income cap toolWork out if the defined benefit income cap applies to your superannuation income stream.
Do I need to lodge a tax returnUse these tools and instructions to help you work out if you need to lodge a tax return.
Income tax estimatorThis calculator will help you work out your tax refund or debt estimate. It can be used for the 2015–16 to 2021–22 income years.
Personal services income toolUse this tool to work out if your income is personal services income (PSI) and if the PSI rules apply to that income.
Simple tax calculatorThis calculator helps you to calculate the tax you owe on your taxable income. It can be used for the 2013–14 to 2021–22 income years.

Income tests

Income tests calculatorThis calculator will help you work out your adjusted taxable income (ATI), rebate income and income for Medicare levy surcharge purposes.
Private health insurance rebate calculatorThis calculator helps you work out your private health insurance rebate percentage.

Income you must declare

Defined benefit income cap toolWork out if the defined benefit income cap applies to your superannuation income stream.
Income tax estimatorThis calculator will help you work out your tax refund or debt estimate. It can be used for the 2015–16 to 2021–22 income years.
Income tests calculatorThis calculator will help you work out your adjusted taxable income (ATI), rebate income and income for Medicare levy surcharge purposes.
Is my scholarship taxableThis is an interactive decision tool that will assist you to determine if your non-government scholarship is taxable.
Simple tax calculatorThis calculator helps you to calculate the tax you owe on your taxable income. It can be used for the 2013–14 to 2021–22 income years.

Individual tax return

Do I need to lodge a tax returnUse these tools and instructions to help you work out if you need to lodge a tax return.
Employee share schemes calculatorThis calculator will help you to calculate the discount amount of the unlisted rights and underlying shares acquired under an employee share scheme.
Foreign income conversion calculatorThis calculator will help you to convert foreign income into Australian dollars. It can be used for the 2013–14 to 2021–22 income years.
Home office expenses calculatorUse our home office expenses calculators to work out your claim for work-related expenses you incur as a result of work you do from home as an employee.
Income tax estimatorThis calculator will help you work out your tax refund or debt estimate. It can be used for the 2015–16 to 2021–22 income years.
Income tests calculatorThis calculator will help you work out your adjusted taxable income (ATI), rebate income and income for Medicare levy surcharge purposes.
Net medical expenses tax offset calculatorThis calculator will help you work out the amount of medical expenses offset you can claim for the 2015-16 to 2018-19 income years.
Self-education expensesThis calculator helps you to estimate the deduction you can claim for work related self-education expenses on your tax return.
Work related car expensesThis calculator helps you to calculate the deduction you can claim for work-related car expenses on your tax return.
Zone or overseas forces tax offsetThis calculator will help you work out your eligibility for a zone or overseas forces tax offset and the tax offset amount that you can claim.

International

Foreign income conversion calculatorThis calculator will help you to convert foreign income into Australian dollars. It can be used for the 2013–14 to 2021–22 income years.

Lodging your tax return

Do I need to lodge a tax returnUse these tools and instructions to help you work out if you need to lodge a tax return.
Gross pay estimatorThis calculator will give you an estimate of your gross pay based on your net pay for a particular pay period (weekly, fortnightly or monthly).

Managing your tax debt

Debt release toolUse the Debt Release Tool to determine if you are eligible for release and to access the application form from within the tool.
Payment plan estimatorYou can use the ATO online payment plan estimator to work out a payment plan you can afford.

Medical

Net medical expenses tax offset calculatorThis calculator will help you work out the amount of medical expenses offset you can claim for the 2015-16 to 2018-19 income years.
Private health insurance rebate calculatorThis calculator helps you work out your private health insurance rebate percentage.

Medicare levy

Medicare levyThis calculator will help you work out your Medicare levy, including exemptions and reductions based on family income.

Offsets you can claim

Australian zone listThis list can be used to find out whether an Australian place is located in a zone for the purposes of the zone tax offset.
Beneficiary tax offset and seniors and pensioner tax offset calculatorThis calculator helps you determine your eligibility for the beneficiary tax offset or seniors and pensioners tax offset. It also calculates the amount you are entitled to.
Invalid and invalid carer tax offsetWork out the amount of the invalid or invalid carer tax offset you can claim from the 2015 income year and onwards.
Net medical expenses tax offset calculatorThis calculator will help you work out the amount of medical expenses offset you can claim for the 2015-16 to 2018-19 income years.
Private health insurance rebate calculatorThis calculator helps you work out your private health insurance rebate percentage.
Spouse (without dependent child or student) tax offset calculatorThis calculator has been decommissioned, however using item T1 of the 2014 tax return you can determine the eligibility for this offset.
Zone or overseas forces tax offsetThis calculator will help you work out your eligibility for a zone or overseas forces tax offset and the tax offset amount that you can claim.

Offsets you can claim - Families and dependants

Invalid and invalid carer tax offsetWork out the amount of the invalid or invalid carer tax offset you can claim from the 2015 income year and onwards.
Spouse (without dependent child or student) tax offset calculatorThis calculator has been decommissioned, however using item T1 of the 2014 tax return you can determine the eligibility for this offset.

Offsets you can claim - Seniors, pensioners and mature age workers

Beneficiary tax offset and seniors and pensioner tax offset calculatorThis calculator helps you determine your eligibility for the beneficiary tax offset or seniors and pensioners tax offset. It also calculates the amount you are entitled to.

Offsets you can claim - Zone offsets, overseas forces and foreign income

Australian zone listThis list can be used to find out whether an Australian place is located in a zone for the purposes of the zone tax offset.
Zone or overseas forces tax offsetThis calculator will help you work out your eligibility for a zone or overseas forces tax offset and the tax offset amount that you can claim.

PAYG instalments

PAYG instalments calculatorThis calculator will help you work out your PAYG instalments for the current financial year. The calculator provides an instalment amount or rate based on your estimates.

PAYG withholding

Gross pay estimatorThis calculator will give you an estimate of your gross pay based on your net pay for a particular pay period (weekly, fortnightly or monthly).
Tax withheld calculatorOur tax withheld calculators can help you work out the tax you need to withhold from payments you make to employees and other workers including working holiday makers.

Payments and refunds

Credit for interest on early paymentsThis calculator will help you work out your entitlement to a credit for interest on early payments of tax made from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2023.
Gross pay estimatorThis calculator will give you an estimate of your gross pay based on your net pay for a particular pay period (weekly, fortnightly or monthly).
Payment plan estimatorYou can use the ATO online payment plan estimator to work out a payment plan you can afford.

People with disabilities

Invalid and invalid carer tax offsetWork out the amount of the invalid or invalid carer tax offset you can claim from the 2015 income year and onwards.
Net medical expenses tax offset calculatorThis calculator will help you work out the amount of medical expenses offset you can claim for the 2015-16 to 2018-19 income years.

Private health insurance

Private health insurance rebate calculatorThis calculator helps you work out your private health insurance rebate percentage.

Residency

Work out your tax residencyYou will need to work out if you are an Australian or foreign resident for tax purposes. This may be different to your residency status for other purposes.

Seniors and retirees

Beneficiary tax offset and seniors and pensioner tax offset calculatorThis calculator helps you determine your eligibility for the beneficiary tax offset or seniors and pensioners tax offset. It also calculates the amount you are entitled to.
Undeducted purchase price calculatorThe undeducted purchase price calculator will calculate the amount of the annual tax exclusion associated with the payment of a pension or annuity.

Studying

Is my scholarship taxableThis is an interactive decision tool that will assist you to determine if your non-government scholarship is taxable.
Self-education expensesThis calculator helps you to estimate the deduction you can claim for work related self-education expenses on your tax return.
Study and training loan repayment calculatorThis calculator will help you determine an estimate of the compulsory repayment amount required towards your study or training loan.

Superannuation

Am I entitled to superUse this tool to check if you are entitled to super guarantee contributions from your employer.
Defined benefit income cap toolWork out if the defined benefit income cap applies to your superannuation income stream.
Estimate my superUse this tool to calculate how much super guarantee your employer should have paid for you.
Item A3 Government super contributions calculatorThis tool will help you calculate the correct amounts for the A3 labels on the individual tax return.
Low income superannuation tax offset calculatorThe low income superannuation tax offset calculator is a tool to help individuals estimate their entitlement and eligibility for the low income superannuation tax offset (LISTO).
Report unpaid super contributions from my employerUse the online tool to tell us if your employer hasn't paid your superannuation, paid late or to the wrong fund.
Super co-contribution calculatorThe super co-contribution calculator is a tool to help individuals and the self-employed estimate their co-contribution entitlement and eligibility.
Undeducted purchase price calculatorThe undeducted purchase price calculator will calculate the amount of the annual tax exclusion associated with the payment of a pension or annuity.

Tax return for individuals

Do I need to lodge a tax returnUse these tools and instructions to help you work out if you need to lodge a tax return.

Work related expenses

Home office expenses calculatorUse our home office expenses calculators to work out your claim for work-related expenses you incur as a result of work you do from home as an employee.
Self-education expensesThis calculator helps you to estimate the deduction you can claim for work related self-education expenses on your tax return.
Work related car expensesThis calculator helps you to calculate the deduction you can claim for work-related car expenses on your tax return.