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Payroll tax
Register for payroll tax and learn how to meet your obligations. Find out about exemptions and taxable wages, how to calculate the tax and how to lodge returns.
Use OSR Online to lodge your 2020 payroll tax annual return - due Tuesday 21 July.
Find out about COVID-19 payroll tax relief - refunds and deferring payments for 2020.
JobKeeper payments are exempt from payroll tax.
- Last reviewed: 21 Nov 2019
- Last updated: 10 Sep 2020
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Events
- Payroll tax: Introduction to payroll tax in Queensland 28/10/2020
- Mentoring for Growth day - Logan 29/10/2020
Contact
Office of State Revenue
- Call 1300 300 734 (Australia) or
+61 7 3179 2500 (overseas) - Send an email using our online enquiry form.