When you complete your return the amount of income tax the ATO calculates you need to pay is assessed against the total
PAYG withholding amount your employer has taken out of your pay throughout the year.
Businesses are liable for a penalty for failing to withhold or pay
a PAYG withholding amount when required.
Not exact matches
The director of a company that fails to meet a
PAYG withholding obligation in full by the due date automatically becomes personally liable for a penalty equal to the unpaid
amount.
If you want to vary your
withholding amount downwards, you need to lodge a
PAYG withholding variation application form with us.
You must make sure that you
withhold the correct
amount for
PAYG purposes when you pay the benefit — refer to
PAYG withholding obligations
You must report any
withheld amounts in the
PAYG tax
withheld section of your business activity statement (BAS) and pay all
withheld amounts to us.
If a TFN has been advised for ESS reporting and the employee has requested their employer
withhold tax from the discount
amount, then the
withholding amount can be offset against
PAYG withholding.