Imposition of pay-roll tax
5 Imposition of pay-roll tax
Pay‑roll tax on wages paid or payable before 1 January 2005 is imposed at the rate of 6%.
Pay‑roll tax on wages paid or payable during the period that begins on 1 January 2005 and ends on 30 June 2018 is imposed at the rate of 5.5%.
Pay‑roll tax on wages paid or payable during the period that begins on 1 July 2018 and ends on 30 June 2023 (the sliding scale period) is imposed at the rates determined under —
for local non‑group employers — Part 3 Division 1; or
for interstate non‑group employers — Part 3 Division 2; or
for employers who are members of groups — Part 3 Division 3.
Pay‑roll tax on wages paid or payable on or after 1 July 2023 is imposed at the rate of 5.5%.
[Section 5 inserted: No. 41 of 2003 s. 7; amended: No. 83 of 2004 s. 6; No. 19 of 2017 s. 6.]
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