Sch 7– Tax table for unused leave payments on termination of employment

Schedule 7 – Tax table for unused leave payments on termination of employment

This document is a withholding schedule made by the Commissioner of Taxation in accordance with sections 15-25 and 15-30 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (TAA). It applies to withholding payments covered by section 12-90 of Schedule 1 to the TAA.

You should use this table if you pay an amount to an employee for unused leave on the termination of their employment or office.

Unused leave payments on termination of employment or office include:

■ annual leave

■ holiday pay

■ leave loading

■ leave bonuses

■ long service leave.

Before calculating the amount to be withheld, you must work out if the payments are being made as a result of a genuine redundancy, invalidity or an early retirement scheme.

For more information, refer to Withholding from unused leave payments on termination of employment.

When a TFN is provided

The amount to withhold is calculated using the table below.

If the post-17 August 1993 lump sum payment from normal termination is less than $300, you must withhold the lesser of the following:

■ the amount worked out using the table below

■ 32% of the payment.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#b2b2b2"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Payment type</span></p></td><td style="width:109.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#b2b2b2"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Reason</span></p></td><td style="width:95.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#b2b2b2"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Accrual dates</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#b2b2b2"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Withholding rates</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#b2b2b2"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Payment summary label</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6" style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Long service leave</span></p></td><td rowspan="3" style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Normal termination (</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">eg</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> voluntary resignation, employment terminated due to inefficiency, retirement)</span></p></td><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Pre-16 August 1978</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">5% of total at marginal rates</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">B</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">16 August 1978 to 17 August 1993</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">32%</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">A</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Post-17 August 1993</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Marginal rates</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Include in salary/wages</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Termination because of genuine redundancy, invalidity or early retirement scheme</span></p></td><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Pre-16 August 1978</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">5% of total at marginal rates</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">B</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">16 August 1978 to 17 August 1993</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">32%</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">A</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Post-17 August 1993</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">32%</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">A</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Annual leave</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Normal termination (</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">eg</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> voluntary resignation, employment terminated due to inefficiency, retirement)</span></p></td><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Pre-18 August 1993</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">32%</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">A</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Post-17 August 1993</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Marginal rates</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Include in salary/wages</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Termination because of genuine redundancy, invalidity or early retirement scheme</span></p></td><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">32%</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">A</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Annual leave loading</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:109.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Normal termination (</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">eg</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> voluntary resignation, employment terminated due to inefficiency, retirement)</span></p></td><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Pre-18 August 1993</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">32%</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">A</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Post-17 August 1993</span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Marginal rates</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Include in salary/wages</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:109.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Termination because of genuine redundancy, invalidity or early retirement scheme</span></p></td><td style="width:95.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:63.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">32%</span></p></td><td style="width:64.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:10pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">A</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```