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Payroll Tax Act 1971
sec.43EMeaning of primary periodic threshold and additional periodic threshold
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### sec.43E Meaning of primary periodic threshold and additional periodic threshold
The commissioner may, by written notice given to an employer, determine—
the amount of the employer’s primary periodic threshold for a periodic return period; or
the amount of the employer’s additional periodic threshold for a periodic return period.
Subsection (1) does not apply for the last periodic return period of a financial year for the employer.
The primary periodic threshold for an employer for a periodic return period is—
if an amount has been determined under subsection (1) (a) —that amount; or
otherwise—the amount worked out on the most recent calculation day using the following formula—
where—
A means the adjusted primary threshold for the employer for the current financial year.
M means the number of months in the period.
PPT means the primary periodic threshold for the employer for the periodic return period.
The additional periodic threshold for an employer for a periodic return period is—
if an amount has been determined under subsection (1) (b) —that amount; or
otherwise—the amount worked out on the most recent calculation day using the following formula—
where—
A means the adjusted additional threshold for the employer for the current financial year.
APT means the additional periodic threshold for the employer for the periodic return period.
M means the number of months in the periodic return period.
s 43E ins 2022 No. 14 s 85
sub 2022 No. 30 s 37
(sec.43E-ssec.1) The commissioner may, by written notice given to an employer, determine— the amount of the employer’s primary periodic threshold for a periodic return period; or the amount of the employer’s additional periodic threshold for a periodic return period.
(sec.43E-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply for the last periodic return period of a financial year for the employer.
(sec.43E-ssec.3) The primary periodic threshold for an employer for a periodic return period is— if an amount has been determined under subsection (1) (a) —that amount; or otherwise—the amount worked out on the most recent calculation day using the following formula— where— A means the adjusted primary threshold for the employer for the current financial year. M means the number of months in the period. PPT means the primary periodic threshold for the employer for the periodic return period.
(sec.43E-ssec.4) The additional periodic threshold for an employer for a periodic return period is— if an amount has been determined under subsection (1) (b) —that amount; or otherwise—the amount worked out on the most recent calculation day using the following formula— where— A means the adjusted additional threshold for the employer for the current financial year. APT means the additional periodic threshold for the employer for the periodic return period. M means the number of months in the periodic return period.
- (a) the amount of the employer’s primary periodic threshold for a periodic return period; or
- (b) the amount of the employer’s additional periodic threshold for a periodic return period.
- (a) if an amount has been determined under subsection (1) (a) —that amount; or
- (b) otherwise—the amount worked out on the most recent calculation day using the following formula— where— A means the adjusted primary threshold for the employer for the current financial year. M means the number of months in the period. PPT means the primary periodic threshold for the employer for the periodic return period.
- (a) if an amount has been determined under subsection (1) (b) —that amount; or
- (b) otherwise—the amount worked out on the most recent calculation day using the following formula— where— A means the adjusted additional threshold for the employer for the current financial year. APT means the additional periodic threshold for the employer for the periodic return period. M means the number of months in the periodic return period.