OPS 2008/1


AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

This Legislative Instrument has been repealed by Treasury (Spent and Redundant Instruments) Repeal Regulation 2013.

Taxation Administration Act 1953

Legislative Instrument

I, Michael D'Ascenzo, Commissioner of Taxation, make this instrument under section 15-25 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953.

Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 July 2008.

Purpose

(1) Withholding schedules specify the amounts, formulas and procedures to be used for working out the amount required to be withheld by an entity from a withholding payment covered by Subdivision 12-B, 12-C or 12-D of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953.

(2) The withholding schedules in this instrument are made for the purposes of collecting income tax, Medicare levy and amounts of liabilities to the Commonwealth under the Higher Education Funding Act 1988, the Higher Education Support Act 2003, the Social Security Act 1991 and the Student Assistance Act 1973.

Withholding Schedules

Each of the withholding schedules listed in the following table, has effect:

Schedule number NAT number Title
1 1004-05.2008 Statement of formulas for calculating amounts to be withheld
2 1005-05.2008 Weekly tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading
3 1006-05.2008 Fortnightly tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading
4 1007-05.2008 Monthly tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading
5 1008-05.2008 Weekly tax table with no and half Medicare levy
Including weekly table for Medicare levy adjustment - half levy
6 1010-05.2008 Medicare levy adjustment weekly tax table
7 1011-05.2008 Medicare levy adjustment fortnightly tax table
8 1012-05.2008 Medicare levy adjustment monthly tax table
9 1023-05.2008 Special tax table for actors, variety artists and other entertainers
10 1024-05.2008 Special daily rates tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy, including statement of formulas
11 2173-05.2008 Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) weekly tax table
Including statement of formulas
12 2185-05.2008 Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) fortnightly tax table
Including statement of formulas
13 2186-05.2008 Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) monthly tax table
Including statement of formulas
14 2335-05.2008 Statement of formulas for calculating Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) component
Including coefficients for calculating weekly withholding amounts incorporating HELP component
15 2446-05.2008 Statement of formulas for calculating withholding amounts for members of the Defence Force
16 3305-05.2008 Statement of formulas for calculating Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) component
Including coefficients for calculating weekly withholding amounts incorporating SFSS component
17 3306-05.2008 Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) weekly tax table
Including statement of formulas
18 3307-05.2008 Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) fortnightly tax table
Including statement of formulas
19 3308-05.2008 Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) monthly tax table
Including statement of formulas
20 3479-05.2008 Quarterly tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading
21 3539-05.2008 Coefficients for calculating weekly withholding amounts
Incorporating Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) component and Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) component
22 4466-05.2008 Special tax table for aged pensioners and low income aged persons (senior Australians)
28 3351-05.2008 Tax table for unused leave payments on termination of employment
30 3348-05.2008 Tax table for back payments including lump sum payments in arrears
31 3350-05.2008 Tax table for annuities
32 70980-05.2008 Tax table for employment termination payments
33 70981-05.2008 Tax table for superannuation lump sums
Revocation of current withholding schedules The following withholding schedules are to be withdrawn:
Schedule number NAT number Title
1 1004-05.2007 Statement of formulas for calculating amounts to be withheld
2 1005-05.2007 Weekly tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading
3 1006-05.2007 Fortnightly tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading
4 1007-05.2007 Monthly tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading
5 1008-05.2007 Weekly tax table with no and half Medicare levy
Including weekly table for Medicare levy adjustment - half levy
6 1010-05.2007 Medicare levy adjustment weekly tax table
7 1011-05.2007 Medicare levy adjustment fortnightly tax table
8 1012-05.2007 Medicare levy adjustment monthly tax table
9 1023-05.2007 Special tax table for actors, variety artists and other entertainers
10 1024-05.2007 Special daily rates tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy, including statement of formulas
11 2173-05.2007 Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) weekly tax table
Including statement of formulas
12 2185-05.2007 Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) fortnightly tax table
Including statement of formulas
13 2186-05.2007 Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) monthly tax table
Including statement of formulas
14 2335-05.2007 Statement of formulas for calculating Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) component
Including coefficients for calculating weekly withholding amounts incorporating HELP component
15 2446-05.2007 Statement of formulas for calculating withholding amounts for members of the Defence Force
16 3305-05.2007 Statement of formulas for calculating Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) component
Including coefficients for calculating weekly withholding amounts incorporating SFSS component
17 3306-05.2007 Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) weekly tax table
Including statement of formulas
18 3307-05.2007 Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) fortnightly tax table
Including statement of formulas
19 3308-05.2007 Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) monthly tax table
Including statement of formulas
20 3479-05.2007 Quarterly tax table
Incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading
21 3539-05.2007 Coefficients for calculating weekly withholding amounts
Incorporating Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) component and Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) component
22 4466-05.2007 Special tax table for aged pensioners and low income aged persons (senior Australians)
28 3351-05.2007 Tax table for unused leave payments on termination of employment
30 3348-05.2007 Tax table for back payments including lump sum payments in arrears
31 3350-05.2007 Tax table for non-superannuation income streams
32 70980-05.2007 Tax table for employment termination payments
33 70981-05.2007 Tax table for superannuation lump sums



Signed on the 23rd day of May 2008

Michael D'Ascenzo
Commissioner of Taxation


Registration Number: F2008L01698

Registration Date: 28 May 2008

Related Explanatory Statements:

OPS 2008/1 - Explanatory statement



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