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How Much Tax Should Come Out of Weekly Employee Wages? A Practical Guide for Small Employers is a common question because weekly tax is based on each employee’s gross income, Tax File Number declaration, tax-free threshold choice, tax rates, and personal circumstances. The amount of tax withheld is not a flat dollar amount for every…

How much percent is tax is one of the first questions Australian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) ask when business income starts to grow. As a simple planning rule, many SMEs should consider setting aside 25% to 35% of estimated taxable profit for income tax, plus a separate amount for net Goods and Services Tax…

Who Has to Pay the Medicare Levy? Updating Employee Tax Settings In Payroll When Circumstances Change matters because Australian residents for tax purposes are generally subject to the Medicare levy through the tax system unless they qualify for a Medicare levy reduction, Medicare levy exemption, or partial exemption. For employers, the practical risk is using…

When is salary sacrifice not worth it for your staff? It is usually not worth it when the salary sacrifice arrangement leaves an employee with too little take home pay, creates unexpected tax implications, affects government benefits, or pushes super contributions too close to the concessional contributions cap. For bookkeepers, the warning signs often appear…