Key dates for payroll tax

Overview

We want to assist you to meet your payroll tax obligations and ensure you do not miss payments when there is leave, financial difficulty or unexpected changes in your business.

Payroll tax lodgement dates are set by legislation. You must pay payroll tax by the due date to avoid interest and penalty being applied to late payments.

Key payment and lodgement dates

Use the table below to add payroll tax lodgement dates to your calendar.

Other important payroll tax dates

Paying on time with the estimate method

The estimate method is available to monthly lodgers and involves entering an estimate of your taxable wages in Payroll Tax Online. It makes lodging your payroll tax easy and means you will not miss a payment.

You may use the estimate wages method for a one-off calculation, or you can set this amount for future months.

For more information on the estimate method.

Not paying by the due date

If you cannot pay your payroll tax, it is important that you contact us before the due date so we can discuss with your options and work with you to meet your obligations.

If you don’t pay by the due date interest and/or a penalty may be applied.

If your debt is already overdue we can help

If you already have outstanding debt and are unable to pay, contact our tax debt team on 1300 368 710 or +61 2 3814 0266.

Or complete an Online Tax debt enquiry.

Contact the payroll tax team

For general enquiries, or questions about instalment plans or deferred payments, call 1300 139 815 or +61 2 7808 6904 for international callers.

You can also email payrolltax@revenue.nsw.gov.au