Should I Select Tax Free Threshold?
We Recommend Claiming the Tax-Free Threshold from the Payer Who Usually Pays the Highest Salary or Wage. Your Other Payers Then Withhold Tax from Your Income...
We recommend claiming the tax-free threshold from the payer who usually pays the highest salary or wage. Your other payers then withhold tax from your income at a higher rate. This is the 'no tax-free threshold' rate. This reduces the likelihood of you having a tax debt at the end of the financial year.
Do I say yes or no to tax free threshold?
If you are only going to be receiving one taxable income from a single employer, then you will select 'Yes'. This is because you will want to claim the tax free threshold. Basically, if you only have one employer, you will select 'Yes'.
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Who should claim the tax free threshold?
The ATO says that in the case of people with two or more income sources in the same financial year, “we generally require that you only claim the tax-free threshold from the payer who usually pays the highest salary or wage”.
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