Payroll Tax is a state tax on the wages paid by employers. It's calculated on the amount of wages you pay per month and collected in each state or territory that your employees are located in. However, not all businesses will have a tax obligation.
Payroll tax is applied to a business’s New South Wales (NSW) wages that exceed the payroll tax threshold.
New payroll tax customers can use our online registration form to register for payroll tax.
Existing customers can log in to Payroll tax online to:
lodge your annual reconciliation or nil return
calculate your monthly tax payable
change your details, including grouping and banking
register for online payment
cancel your registration and payments
view your payment history, return history summary, payment options and payment codes.
The payroll tax rate is 5.45%.
The payroll tax threshold for 2018-19 (July – June) is $850,000.