How to Set the Payroll Tax Rate for a Payroll Tax State

To set the payroll tax rates for a state or territory, follow the procedure below.

Before you attempt to set the payroll tax rate for a payroll tax state or territory ensure that the pay code group, which includes all rateable pay codes for the corresponding payroll tax state or territory, has been created. For more information, see Pay Code Group Maintenance.

1.	Go to Payroll > Maintenance > State & Rate. The Payroll Tax State & Rate Maintenance screen opens.
2.	Click Add. The Payroll Tax Entry screen opens.
3.	In the Payroll Tax State field, select the state or territory for which payroll tax rates will be defined.
4.	In the Pay Code Group field, select the pay code group that group that defines the pay codes against which remuneration, which is rateable for the purposes of payroll tax in the selected payroll tax state, is paid.
5.	At the top of the Payroll Tax Rates table, click Add+. A new row appears in the Payroll Tax Rates table.
6.	Next to the Start Date column of the new row, click the calendar button and use the calendar control to select the date on which the payroll tax rate becomes effective.
7.	Next to the End Date column of the new row, click and the calendar button use the calendar control to select the date on which the payroll tax rate expires. Alternatively, leave the End Date column blank if the rate is to remain effective indefinitely.
8.	In the Rate % column of the new row, key in the rate at which payroll tax will be calculated.
9.	If superannuation contributions are rateable for the purposes of payroll tax, click Include Superannuation. If you select the Include Super option, rateable remuneration will include superannuation contributions paid via superannuation contribution rate rules. That includes superannuation guarantee/award contributions and reportable employer superannuation contributions (RESC). Superannuation contributions resulting from a salary sacrifice (gross) deduction or net deduction will not be included in rateable remuneration.
10.	Click Save. The Payroll Tax Entry screen closes and a confirmation message opens to indicate that the Payroll Tax Rate has been saved.

Payroll Tax State - The Australian state or territory to which the payroll tax rate(s) apply. This field cannot be edited once the payroll tax rate has been applied in a pay batch.

Pay Code Group - The pay code group that defines the pay codes against which remuneration, which is rateable for payroll tax, is paid in the selected state or territory. This field cannot be edited once the payroll tax rate has been applied in a pay batch.

Last Payment Date - Displays the payment date of the latest pay batch in which the payroll tax was applied for the selected state or territory. When adding a new payroll tax rate, the start date on which the new rate becomes effective must be after the date shown in this field.

Import Code - Code that uniquely maps the payroll tax to the corresponding record in a third-party financial system for the purpose of importing the record from a third-party financial system.

Export Code - Code that uniquely maps the payroll tax to a record in a third-party financial system for the purpose of exporting the record to a third-party financial system.

P/L Export Account - If your system is integrated with a third-party financial system, this field specifies the profit/loss account in the financial system to which payroll tax liabilities are exported.

B/S Export Account - If your system is integrated with a third-party financial system, this field specifies the balance sheet account in the financial system to which payroll tax liabilities are exported.

Start Date - The date on which the listed payroll tax rate becomes effective. This field cannot be edited once the payroll tax rate has been applied in a pay batch.

End Date - The date on which the listed payroll tax rate expires. This can be blank for the current period if the current period is to remain effective indefinitely. Once the payroll tax rate has been applied in a pay batch, the end date cannot be set or changed such that it would fall on a date prior to the date displayed in the Last Pay Batch Date field.

Rate % - The rate, as a percentage of rateable remuneration, at which payroll tax is calculated for the corresponding period. This field cannot be edited once the payroll tax rate has been applied in a pay batch.

Include Super - If ticked, employer superannuation contributions paid via a superannuation contribution rule will be included in rateable remuneration. Salary sacrifice superannuation contributions, resulting from deductions from gross earnings, and payee superannuation contributions, resulting from deductions from net earnings, are not included. If un-ticked, no superannuation contributions are included in rateable remuneration. This field cannot be edited once the payroll tax rate has been applied in a pay batch.