Pay Rates Overview - e-PayDay Legacy Payroll User Guide

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The Pay Rate Window contains the following options;

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- Pay Type Details
  - Details
    - Active: Denotes whether the Pay Rate is Active (ticked) or Inactive (unticked).
    - Type: Pay Rate.
    - Description: Name of the Pay Rate.
    - Paid By
      - Per Day
      - Per GST Hour
      - Per GST Lump Sum
      - Per Hour
      - Per Kilometre
      - Per Lump Sum
      - Per Month
      - Per Pay Period
      - Per Unit*
      - Per Unit – Punnet*
      - Per Week
    - Amount ( $ or % ): Set $ or % the employees will receive for this Pay Rate.
    - Using Super as set in the employees file instead of X.XX%: Set Super entitlement which is more than the employees base.
    - Tax Treatment
      - Annual Leave
      - Annual Leave Cashed Out – Schedule 5, Method A
      - Annual Leave Cashed Out – Schedule 5, Method B (ii)
      - Back Payment for a Prior Financial Year, Over $1200 (Schedule 5 – Method B (ii) – Lump Sum E)
      - Back Payment, Commission, Bonus or similar payment (Schedule 5 – Method A)
      - Back Payment, Commission, Bonus or similar payment (Schedule 5 – Method B (i))
      - Back Payment, Commission, Bonus or similar payment (Schedule 5 – Method B (ii))
      - CDEP Annual Leave (Taxed at 0% for 100% CDEP) (CDEP)
      - CDEP Long Service Leave (Taxed at 0% for 100% CDEP) (CDEP)
      - CDEP Public Holidays (Taxed at 0% for 100% CDEP) (CDEP)
      - CDEP Sick Leave (Taxed at 0% for 100% CDEP) (CDEP)
      - Community Development Employment Program Scheme Participant Supplement (Taxed at 0% for 100% CDEP) (CDEP)
      - Community Development Employment Program Wages (Taxed at 0% for 100% CDEP) (CDEP)
      - Education
      - Employment Termination Payment, Death benefit dependants ETP (Taxed at 0%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Death benefit dependants ETP (Taxed at 47%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Death benefit non-dependants ETP (Taxed at 32%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Death benefit non-dependants ETP (Taxed at 47%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Life benefit (Taxed at 17%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Life benefit (Taxed at 32%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Life benefit (Taxed at 47%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Post-June 94 Invalidity (Taxed at 0%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Pre-July 83 Invalidity (Taxed at 0%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Foreign resident No TFN (Taxed at 45%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, No TFN (Taxed at 47%) (ETP)
      - Employment Termination Payment, Rolled over (Taxed at 0%) (ETP)
      - Exempt foreign employment income (Not Taxed, Reportable to ATO)
      - GST (Taxed at 0%)
      - Long Service Leave
      - Long Service Leave Cashed Out – Schedule 5, Method A
      - Long Service Leave Cashed Out – Schedule 5, Method B (ii)
      - Ordinary Pay
      - Overtime
      - Paid Parental Leave
      - Personal Leave
      - Public Holidays
      - RDO’s
      - Return to Work Payments (Taxed at 34.5%)
      - Redundancy / Invalidity / Retirement payments (Taxed at 0%) (Lump Sum D)
      - Unused Annual Leave accrued before 18/8/1993 (Taxed at 32% – Lump Sum A)
      - Unused Annual Leave accrued after 17/8/1993 (Taxed at Marginal rates)
      - Unused Annual Leave, Genuine Redundancy (Taxed at 32% – Lump Sum A)
      - Unused Long Service accrued before 16/8/78 (5% of the total taxed at marginal rates – Lump Sum B)
      - Unused Long Service accrued between 16/8/78 and 17/8/93 (Taxed at 32% – Lump Sum A)
      - Unused Long Service accrued after 17/8/1993 (Taxed at Marginal rates)
      - Unused Long Service, Genuine Redundancy (Taxed at 32% – Lump Sum A)
      - TIL
      - Variable Tax
    - Tax
      - Taxable: Depending on the Pay Rate Type chosen, Taxable will remain ticked or require user input (enter the % for Tax)
      - Payroll Tax: Denotes whether this Pay Rate contributes to Payroll Tax
    - Reporting
      - Report to: Depending on the Pay Rate Type chosen, Report to will prefill. This field is used when generating reports such as the Pay Rates Report and also allows user input.
        
        Commission
        
        Education
        
        EDP
        
        GST
        
        Holidays
        
        Normal
        
        Other
        
        Overtime 1.5
        
        Overtime Double
        
        Overtime Other
        
        Paid Parental Leave
        
        RDO
        
        Return to Work
        
        Sick (Personal)
        
        WorkCover
    - Accruals
      - Long Service Leave: Long Service Leave will accumulate if set in the Award & Agreement.
      - Annual Leave: Annual Leave will accumulate if set in the Award & Agreement.
      - Superannuation (OTE): Superannuation will calculate on Ordinary Time Earnings.
      - RDO’s: RDO’s will accumulate if set in the Award & Agreement.
      - % of OTE : Set % the Employee will receive.
      - TIL (Time in Lieu): TIL (Time in Lieu) will accumulate when used in the Pay Run
      - Personal Leave: Personal Leave will accumulate if set in the Award & Agreement.
      - Contributes to the $450.00 Rule: This Pay Type will add to the employee monthly gross wages for super calculations.
      - Union/Professional association: Union or Professional Association fees.
      - Super Deducted before tax is calculated: Super will be deducted from this pay rate, at the rate of 10.50% before tax is calculated.
      - Workplace Giving: A donation from the pre-tax income.
      - Banked Hours: Banked Hours (RDO’s) will accumulate when used in the Pay Run

Revision: 24

Last modified: Jul 25, 2022

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