The PNG government removed the dependent rebate option from the tax tables in the 2024 recent budget. (Read more on the IRC website.)
In Attaché Payroll, you will need to check that all employees are on a Residents 0 Dependents tax table and if not, update them. There are two ways to do this, described below.
Option 1: Update tax codes that are not Residents 0 Dependents
Go to Setups, Payroll, Tax Scales, Replace Employees' Tax Code.
On the Selection tab, under Old Tax Code enter the tax codes that you need to change.
In the New Tax Code column, select 0. (The tax code 0 is equal to Residents 0 Dependents.)
On the Ranges tab, select Employees Code Range if required.
Choose Accept (F9) to save your changes.
Option 2: Update individual employees
Go to Payroll, Masterfile, Employee Details, Maintain.
Select the employee.
On the Tax tab, in the Tax Scale field, click the magnifying glass to see the list of tax codes and select 0 = Residents 0 Dependents.
Choose Accept (F9) to save your changes.
Repeat the above steps for each employee.
Check that you have updated all employees
To check that you have correctly updated your data:
Run the Employee Details report (Payroll, Reports, Employee Details/Labels, Employee Masterfile Details) and check that the Tax Code for each employee is correct or;
Use the List Wizard to report on employee Masterfile details to create your own report. To do so, select Enquire, Find (F2) and then Output (F11) and add the Tax Scale column. For more detailed instructions, see
