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Attaché Payroll (Australia): Withholding tax variation

Updated over 3 months ago

In Attaché, tax is calculated automatically according to the tax scale selected for the employee in the Employee Masterfile. There may be occasions where you will need to adjust the tax calculated for a pay period. You can do this in from within a timesheet, or from the Employee Masterfile.


To adjust the tax calculated in a timesheet:

  1. Choose Transactions, Payroll, Time Sheets, Create or Modify.

  2. Enter the employee code or choose Find (F2) to search for the employee.
    The employee's name and pay frequency are displayed.

  3. In the Function field, choose to add a pay starting with an Empty, Standard, or Other pay.

  4. Choose Accept (F9) to proceed to the timesheet screen.

  5. In the New Line Type field, select Fixed Tax.

  6. Enter the required amount in the Tax field.

  7. Choose Accept (F9). The Tax field changes to Fixed Tax.


To adjust the tax from the Employee Masterfile

  1. Choose Payroll, Masterfile, Employee Details, Maintain.

  2. Select the Employee code.

  3. Select the Tax tab.

  4. Enter the extra tax amount in the Voluntary Tax field.


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