Employer Payroll Tax Details

This activity allows you to record the payroll tax of the employer. Payroll tax is payable by employer to the state / territory based on total wages paid to employees in the state. Wages include salary, allowances, superannuation contributions, fringe benefits, shares and options, certain payments to contractors. Applicable tax rates, threshold values and computation methodologies are defined by each state. Payroll tax computation need to consider certain information about employer such as whether the employer is part of a group of employers, if so, whether the employer is a designated group employer (DGE) and whether employer operates fully in a state or more than one state.

You can modify existing payroll tax details and print payroll tax returns for the employer.

Objective

This activity allows you to do the following

• Record new employer payroll tax details

• Modify the employer payroll tax details

• Print the employer payroll tax details

Prerequisites

• Employee Code should have been defined through Employee Code Setup component.

• Employee details should have been defined through Employee Personal Information component.

• Employment details should have been defined through the Employment Information component.

• All user defined values should have been defined through the HR General Information component.

• Employer details should have been furnished through Employer Details activity.

Procedure

To record new employer payroll tax details

1. To record employer payroll tax details select Statutory → Australia Statutory Administration → Employer Payroll Tax Details from the Business Process menu.

2. Choose the option from the Australia Statutory Setup Unit combo. The system displays the currency of the selected OU.

3. In the Employer Details section, the system displays the employer details such as employer type, business / trading name, employer name, branch number, address, tax file number, Australian business number, withholding payer number, employer category and employer group status.

4. In the Return Lodgement Details section, choose an option to specify the state in which the organization exists. A list of user defined states is displayed as options.

5. Choose Yes or No option to specify whether threshold is claimed or not.

6. Choose an option to specify whether the frequency of return lodgement is monthly or yearly.

7. Choose an option that indicates the code of the payroll calendar. A list of user defined codes is displayed as options.

8. Choose an option that indicates the pay period for the selected payroll calendar from a list of options.

9. Choose an option to specify the type of return lodgement.

Note: If Employer Group Status is Designated Group Employer, the system lists DGE Individual Return, DGE Joint Return and Individual Return as options.

If the Employer Group Status is Non-Designated Group Employer or Individual Employer or None, the system lists Individual Returns as option.

10. In the Payroll Exclusive Wages multiline, choose an option to specify the type of wages for the purpose of computing payroll tax. The system lists Allowance, Bonus, Commission, Directors Fees and Gross Salary as options.

11. Enter the amount for the specified wage type.

12. Choose an option from the wage scope to specify the scope of the wage from a list of user defined options.

13. In the Payroll Processed Wages multiline, enter the override amount of the payroll for the specified wage type and payroll amount if required.

14. Click Save Draft to compute the payroll tax details of the employer.

Note: On Save Drafts, the system displays the Employer Gross Wages for State, Employer Australia wide Gross Wages (other than selected state), Group Gross Wages for State, Group Australia wide Gross Wages (other than selected state), Total Wages, Threshold Amount, Taxable Wages, Tax Payable and Payroll Tax Rate details.

15. Click Submit to save the employer payroll tax details.

Note: The system saves the employer payroll tax details.

To edit the details of employer payroll tax

1. To edit or update an existing employer payroll tax details, Statutory → Australia Statutory Administration → Employer Payroll Tax Details from the Business Process menu.

2. Choose the option from the Australia Statutory Setup Unit combo.

3. Choose the return lodgement details and click Get to retrieve the existing payroll tax details.

The system retrieves and displays entire details of the specified details. Make required modifications to the data displayed. Refer Fields in this Screen topic for an explanation of the fields displayed.

4. Click Submit to save the modified employer payroll tax details.

To print the details of employer payroll tax

1. To print the details of employer payroll tax details, Statutory → Australia Statutory Administration → Employer Payroll Tax Details from the Business Process menu.

2. Choose the option from the Australia Statutory Setup Unit combo.

3. Choose the return lodgement details and click Get to retrieve the existing payroll tax details.

The system retrieves and displays entire details of the specified details. Make required modifications to the data displayed. Refer Fields in this Screen topic for an explanation of the fields displayed.

4. Click Print Payroll Tax Return to print the employer payroll tax details.

Fields in this screen (Employer Payroll Tax Details)