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Tax Calendar 2005/2006

Personal Tax Rates (Residents)

Taxable Income

Tax Payable 2005/2006

0 - 6,000

Nil

  6,001 - 21,600

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

21,601 - 63,000

$2,340 + 30c for each $1 in excess of $21,600

63,001 - 95,000

$14,760+ 42c for each $1 in excess  of $63,000

over 95,000

$28,200 + 47c for each $1 in excess of $95,000

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.

Company Tax Rate
30%

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%


CGT Discounts
%

Ind ividuals and trusts

50

Superannuation funds
33 1/ 3

A discount capital gain remaining after applying any capital losses is reduced by the discount percentage when working out a taxpayers net capital gain. To be a discount capital gain the gain must result from a CGT event happening after 11.45am EST on 21 st September 1999 and to an asset owned by the taxpayer for at least 12 months.


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

Up to 1600cc

Up to 800cc

52.0

1601 to 2600cc

801 to 1300cc

62.0

over 2600cc
over 1300cc
63.0

Car Depreciation limit and luxury car threshold for 2005/2006 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 2005/2006 tax rate - 48.5% . Benchmark 2005/2006 interest rate - 7.05%.

FBT Statutory Fraction - Motor Vehicles
Rate - 2005/2006

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

Superannuation Employer Contributions - Superannuation Guarantee Charge

Year
Salary %
Salary Threshold per Quarter

2004/2005

9

$32,180

2005/2006
9
$33,720

Superannuation Age Based Deductible Contribution Limit - 2005/2006

Age
$

Under 35

14,603

35 to 49

40,560

50 and over
100,587

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 $6,491 ($6,194 for 2004/2005) plus $3,246 ($3,097 for 2004/2005) multiplied by whole years of service ie $6,491 + ($3,246 x years of service).

Lump Sum and Pension RBL's

The lump sum and pension reasonable benefit limits (RBLs) for 2005/06 are $648,946 ($619,223 for 2004/2005) and $1,297,886 ($1,238,440 for 2004/2005) respectively. The upper limit for post June 1983 components is $129,751 (formerly $123,808).

Land Tax - NSW

For the 2006 land tax year a $330 000 threshold will apply to owners of liable land. There is no threshold for non-concessional companies and special trusts. The land tax rate for 2006 will be 1.7 per cent (plus $100) on the unimproved value of the land in excess of $330 000. If your land tax liability is less than $100, no land tax will be payable. The land tax liability for 2006 is based on all liable land owned as at midnight on 31 December 2005. Exempt land includes:

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

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 also:

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

Pay-roll Tax 2006 - NSW

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

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