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Purpose

The purpose of this quick reference guide is to step through the process of viewing Withholding Rules which include AU GST, AU PAYG, and AU Super. The intended audience for this document is Payroll Users.

Steps

View Withholding Rules

To View Withholding Rules, the following steps should be followed:
  1. Click on the App Launcher icon (see Figure 1).
Screenshot from QRG View Withholding Rules
  1. Go to the View Withholding Rules tab by using the Search function (see Figure 2).
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  1. The View Withholding Rules page will open. You will see two fields - Record Types and Withholding Rules, as shown in the screenshot below (see Figure 3).
Screenshot from QRG View Withholding Rules
  1. Populate the Record Type field by choosing one of the available Record Types (see Figure 4): The Picklist values available are:
    • AU GST
    • AU PAYG
    • AU Payroll Tax
    • AU SUPER
    • NZ PAYE
Screenshot from QRG View Withholding Rules
  1. Populate the Withholding Year field with the required Period (see Figure 5):
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Some withholding rules can span multiple financial years and as such their Withholding Year may be 2020-2024, for example. Other Withholding Rules are specific to one financial year. Please select your Withholding Year carefully. If you do not see the data you are expecting, please review the Withholding Year you have selected.
  1. Once the Record Type and Withholding Year fields are populated, the page will automatically display the Tax Scale table as shown in the screenshot below (see Figure 6).
  2. The relevant Withholding Rules for the Record Type and Withholding Year will be displayed. The Effective From date and Status will also be displayed below the Tax Scale, and if Inactive, will also include the date it ceased being applied.
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The descriptions for individual Tax Scales will be displayed in the blue-coloured header, which updates automatically when a different Tax Scale is selected.
  1. To view different Tax Scales within the same Withholding Year, select one of the tabs below the picklists, as shown in the screenshot below (see Figure 7).
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  1. To view Tax Scales for other Record Types of Withholding Rules, select a different Record Type as shown below (see Figure 8):
Screenshot from QRG View Withholding Rules
  1. Once a different Record Type is selected, the Tax Scale being displayed will update automatically (see Figure 9):
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  1. When a particular Record Type or Withholding Year doesn’t contain any Withholding Rules, you will see a note saying ‘No Withholding Rules found…’ (see Figure 10):
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