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A Quick Reference For Australian Tax Rates And Related Information

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New: Budget Summary – 2026

tax rates 2026-27

Tax cut: The first step marginal tax rates falls to 15% from 1 July 2026 – It’s worth up to $268.

Proposed standard deduction of $1,000 to cover work-related expenses starts 1 July 2026.

tax rates 2025-26

Basic tax brackets and marginal rates remain unchanged from the previous year. HECS/HELP repayment rates are inflation adjusted each year.

tax rates 2027-28

The first step marginal tax rates falls to 14% from 1 July 2027.

Fringe Benefits Tax 2026

What’s changed for 2025-26?

FBT exemptions and concessions
A checklist of items which are fringe benefits tax exempt or reduced, updated for new items added to the list

tax rates 2024-25

The first tier tax bracket falls to 16 cents and middle income thresholds expanded.

Super contribution limits

2017-18 to 2025-26 and 2026-27
Substantial changes in the superannuation concessions and limits apply from 1 July 2017 and through subsequent years.

Depreciation
Depreciation categories, rates and calculations, including instant write-off concessions for businesses.

group certificates-payment summaries
The information from payment summaries (also referred to as group certificates) is needed for tax return preparation. Most summaries are now being made available via the single touch payroll processing arrangements.

tax free threshold
For taxpayers on low incomes, the effective tax free threshold is higher than the nominal amount of $18,200 specified by the tax scale.

reasonable travel allowance rates
The ATO provide “reasonable” expense claims for overtime meals, domestic travel, employee truck drivers and overseas travel. These schedules are revised annually.

‘low income tax offset’ or ‘LITO’
The Low Income Tax Offset is a reduction of tax for lower income earners. The LITO and the tax free threshold combine to ensure that the lowest income earners don’t pay any tax.

HECS debt and HELP loans
The student Higher Education Loan Program repayments are recovered by the Tax Office at a percentage rate in your tax assessment, based on your annual income. The repayment rates are adjusted each year in June.

medicare levy and surcharge
For tax residents of Australia, the medicare levy is added to your tax bill once your income reaches a certain level. A medicare surcharge is added if you don’t have basic hospital insurance for yourself and any dependents.

tax rates 2024-25

Stage 3 Tax Cuts Adjusted
27 February 2024

Tax scale amendments reduce the benefit of stage tax 3 cuts for higher income earners, and improve the tax scale for lower income earners. The changes are applicable from 1 July 2024.

See further: Stage 3 Tax Cuts Adjustments

How Much Will The Stage 3 tax Cuts Save You In 2024-25?
(comparison calculator)

This page was last modified 2026-04-20