Find our top tasks, calculators and publications
Quickly pay your liability or fine
Register, manage and pay
Calculate your liability or grant amount
Search our publications, forms, rulings and documents
Our details if you need to reach us
Download information packs and register for upcoming events
Check the availability of our online services
| Ruling number | PTA 014 |
| Date issued | 13 September 2007 |
| Issued by | Tony Newbury Chief Commissioner of State Revenue |
| Effective from | 1 July 2007 |
| Effective to | - |
| Status | Current |
The Payroll Tax Act 2007 (the Act), which commenced on 1 July 2007, rewrites the Pay-roll Tax Act 1971 and harmonises the payroll tax legislation in Victoria and NSW.
Parties to a ‘relevant contract’ are deemed to be employers and employees (sections 33 and 34 of the Act) and payments made under a contract are deemed to be wages (section 35 of the Act). Deemed wages are subject to payroll tax under section 36 of the Act.
While most contracts for the provision of services come within the meaning of ‘relevant contracts’ under section 32 of the Act, certain types of contracts are specifically excluded from the definition of ‘relevant contract’. One exclusion is a contract for services of a kind ordinarily required by the principal for less than 180 days in a financial year (section 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Act). Another exclusion is a contract for the provision of services by a person providing the same or similar services to a principal under the contract for no more than 90 days in a financial year (section 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Act).
The purpose of this Revenue Ruling is to clarify what constitutes a day’s work for the purposes of sections 32(2)(b)(ii) and 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Act.
A calendar day on which work is performed under a contract is counted as a ‘day’ in determining the number of days on which work is performed by a contractor, regardless of the amount of time worked on that day.
| Day | Contractor A (Hours worked) | Contractor B (Hours worked) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1 | 12 |
| Tuesday | 1 | 8 |
| Wednesday | 4 | 10 |
| Thursday | 2 | 9 |
| Friday | 8 | 8 |
| Saturday | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 52 |
For the purposes of determining whether the exemptions provided by sections 32(2)(b)(ii) and 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Act apply, both Contractor A and Contractor B are considered to have worked for six days even though Contractor A has worked for only 18 hours for that period and Contractor B has worked for 52 hours during the same period.
This Revenue Ruling is effective from 1 July 2007.
Please note that rulings do not have the force of law. Each decision made by the Office of State Revenue is made on the merits of each individual case having regard to any relevant ruling.