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Tax Year

Financial Year ending 30th June

2012

Financial Year Start Date

01/07/2011

Financial Year End Date

30/06/2012

Resident Adult Income Tax Rates

Taxable Income

Tax Payable

$0 - $6,000

Nil

$6,001 - $37,000

$0 + 15c for each $1 in excess of $6,000

$37,001 - $80,000

$4,650 + 30c for each $1 in excess of $37,000

$80,001 - $180,000

$17,550 + 37c for each $1 in excess of $80,000

Over $180,000

$54,550 + 45c for each $1 in excess of $180,000

Resident Minors Income Tax Rates

Taxable Income

Tax Payable

$0 - $416

Nil

$417 - $1,307

66c for each $1 in excess of $416

Over $1,307

45% of the total income that is not excepted income

Non Residents Income Tax Rates

Taxable Income

Tax Payable

$0 - $37,000

29c for each $1

$37,001 - $80,000

$10,730 + 30c for each $1 in excess of $37,000

$80,001 - $180,000

$23,630 + 37c for each $1 in excess of $80,000

Over $180,000

$60,630 + 45c for each $1 in excess of $180,000

Non Individual Tax Rates

GST Rate

10.00 %

Company Tax Rate

30.00 %

Superannuation Fund Tax Rate

15.00 %

Trust Tax Rate

30.00 %

Employer Lump Sum Payments

Lump sum payments for unused annual leave or unused long service leave is subject to tax depending on accrual dates, type of and reason for payment.

Normal termination is voluntary resignation, employment terminated due to inefficacy, retirement.

Other termination is genuine redundancy, invalidity or early retirement scheme.

Lump Sum A

Long service leave

Normal termination accrual date 16 Aug 1978 to 17 Aug 1993.

Other termination accrual date post 16 Aug 1978.

Annual leave

Normal termination accrual date pre 18 Aug 1993.

Other termination any accrual date.

Lump Sum A Rate

31.50 %

Lump Sum B

All types of long service leave payments with accrual date pre 16 Aug 1978.

Lump Sum B Rate

5.00 %

Marginal Tax Rates

All Normal Termination payments accrual date post 17 Aug 1993 are subject to tax at the marginal rate and are included as part of salary/wages income.

Employment Termination Payments

Rates and threshold below only relate to the Taxable component of an ETP. Excludes Medicare Levy.

ETP Cap Amount

$ 160,000

Life Benefit

Invalidity or pre-July 1983 amounts are tax free. Tax rates on remaining taxable component amounts are :

Amt within ETP Cap - under Pres Age

30.00 %

Amt within ETP Cap - over Pres Age

15.00 %

Amt over ETP Cap - any age

45.00 %

Death Benefit

Non-dependent

Tax Rate for Amount within ETP Cap

30.00 %

Tax Rate for Amount over ETP Cap

45.00 %

Dependent

Tax Rate for Amount within ETP Cap

0.00 %

Tax Rate for Amount over ETP Cap

45.00 %

Transitional

Lower Cap Amount

$ 160,000

Upper Cap Amount

$ 1,000,000

Under preservation age max tax rates

Payment within Upper Cap

30.00 %

Payment over Upper Cap

45.00 %

At preservation age or over max tax rates

Payment within Lower Cap

15.00 %

Payment over Lower Cap to Upper Cap

30.00 %

Payment over Upper Cap

45.00 %

Bona Fide Redundancy/Early Retirement Scheme Payments

Base Limit

$ 8,126

For each year of service

$ 4,064

All Other ETPs

Amt within ETP Cap - under Pres Age

30.00 %

Amt within ETP Cap - over Pres Age

15.00 %

Amt over ETP Cap

45.00 %