Tax and compliance settings for deductions are defined in the Tax and Compliance tab of the Deductions tab in Payroll Setup > Earnings and Deductions. This tab includes top-level settings and Australia specific settings in the Australia sub-tab.
Before You Begin: For general information about tax and compliance details for earning definitions, see
Note the following about the top-level settings for Australian deductions:
- The Employer Deduction checkbox isn’t applicable for Australian deduction definitions.
- For Australian deduction definitions, select the Contractor Payroll option in the Process for Employment drop-down list to create a dedicated deduction definition for contractors. Note: Pensioner Payroll isn’t applicable for Australian deduction definitions.
- The Superannuation contribution funds checkbox indicates whether the deduction is used for superannuation deductions.
| Parameter | Description |
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| Tax Type |
The following options in the drop-down list affects how the deduction impacts earnings and taxable wages:
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| Tax Method |
Drop-down list containing the following options, depending on the option you select from the Tax Type drop-down list. For the Gross Pay Deduction tax type, the available options are:
For the Net Pay Deduction tax type, the available options are as follows:
For the Memo Deduction tax type, the following tax methods are available in Australia:
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| Superannuation contribution funds | Indicates whether the deduction is used for superannuation deductions. |