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Tax Calendar 2004/2005

Personal Tax Rates (Residents)
Taxable Income Tax Payable 2004/2005

0 - 6,000

Nil

6,001 - 21,600

17c for each $1 in excess of $6,000

21,601 - 58,000 $2,652 + 30c for each $1 in excess of $21,600

58,001 - 70,000

$13,572+ 42c for each $1 in excess of $58,000

over 70,000 $18,612 + 47c for each $1 in excess of $70,000

A medicare levy of 1.5% of taxable income applies to most residents. A 1% surcharge may apply if private health cover is not carried where an unmarried person's taxable income and reportable fringe benefits exceeds $50,000 or $100,000 for couples. Non-residents pay tax at 29% rate from $1 to $21,600 and thereafter at the same marginal rates as residents.


Franking Credit 2001/2002 Onwards
The franking credit on dividends is now calculated at dividend times 30 divided by 70.

PAYG Withholding

Payments where no ABN is quoted is 48.5%


Lump Sum and Pension RBL's
The lump sum and pension reasonable benefit limits (RBLs) for 2004/05 are $619,223 ($588,056 for 2003/2004) and $1,238,440 ($1,176,106 for 2003/2004) respectively. The upper limit for post June 1983 components is $123,808 (formerly $117,576).

Motor Vehicles - Cents per Kilometre Rates
Non Rotary
Engine Size
Rotary
Engine Size
2003/2004
Cents per Km

Up to 1600cc

Up to 800cc

51.0

1601 to 2600cc

801 to 1300cc

61.0

over 2600cc
over 1300cc
62.0

Car Depreciation limit and luxury car threshold for 2004/2005 is $57,009. The diminishing value depreciation rate for cars acquired on or after 1 July 2002 is 18.75%

Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) is tax deductible. The gross up factor is 2.1292 where input tax credits are derived on GST applicable benefits or 1.9417 where benefit is not GST applicable.


FBT 2004/2005 tax rate - 48.5% . Benchmark 2004/2005 interest rate - 7.05%.

FBT Statutory Fraction - Motor Vehicles
Rate - 2004/2005

Up to 15,000 km per annum

0.26

15,000 - 24,999 km per annum

0.20

25,000 - 40,000 km per annum

0.11

Over 40,000 km per annum
0.07

Company Tax Rate 30%

Superannuation Employer Contributions - Superannuation Guarantee Charge

Year
Salary %
Salary Threshold per Quarter

2003/2004

9

$30,560

2004/2005
9
$32,180

Superannuation Age Based Deductible Contribution Limit - 2004/2005

Age
$

Under 35

13,934

35 to 49

38,702

50 and over
95,980

Superannuation Contribution Surcharge - 2004/2005

Individual's adjusted taxable income
$

Lower Threshold

99,710

Threshold at which 13.5% applies

121,075

Surchargeable Contributions Threshold (no TFN)
4,273

Tax free amounts of bona-fide redundancy and approved early retirement payments

Tax free amount is so much of the payment as does not exceed $6,194.
($5,882 for 2003/2004) plus $3097 ($2,941 for 2003/2004) multiplied by whole years of service ie $6,194 + ($3,097 x years of service).

Land Tax - NSW

Exempt Land Includes:

  • Land used as the owners principal place of residence;
  • Primary production land.

Land tax will be assessed at the following rates for land held 31/12/2004 :

Taxable value of land owned Rates of land tax payable
Not more than $400,000 0.4 cents for each $1
More than $400,000
but not more than $500,000

$1,600 plus 0.6 cents for each $ over $400,000

More than $500,000 $2,200 plus 1.4 cents for each $ over $500,000
Land owned by a special trust or company will be taxed at the rate of 1.4 cents for each dollar of taxable value.

Vendor Duty

Vendors or transferors of property are now liable to pay 2.25% of the value of the property as vendor duty unless the land is exempt, or the value of the property has not increased by at least 12% from the time of acquisition
Exempt Land Includes as above with land tax and:

  • The first sale of new buildings;
  • Certain property owned by deceased estates.

Pay-roll Tax 2005 - NSW

Rate Annual Threshold Weekly Threshold
6% $600,000 $11,538

 

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