{"id":13972,"date":"2017-02-09T07:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T19:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quantiphy.com.au\/oldbackup\/changes-to-the-backpacker-tax\/"},"modified":"2020-11-29T00:18:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T12:48:30","slug":"changes-to-the-backpacker-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantiphy.com.au\/oldbackup\/changes-to-the-backpacker-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to the \u2018backpacker tax\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 1 January 2017, tax rates changed for <strong>working holiday makers<\/strong> who are in Australia on a 417 or 462 visa (these rates are known as \u2018working holiday maker tax rates&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>If a business employs a working holiday maker in Australia on a 417 or 462 visa, from 1 January 2017, they should withhold 15% from every dollar earned up to $37,000, with foreign resident tax rates applying from $37,001.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses must register with the ATO by 31 January 2017 to withhold at the working holiday maker tax rate.<\/p>\n<p>If they don\u2019t register, they will need to withhold at the foreign resident tax rate of 32.5% (and penalties may apply to businesses employing holiday makers that don&#8217;t register).<\/p>\n<p><em>Therefore, if this affects you and you haven&#8217;t registered by the time you read this, please contact us immediately!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Also, note that businesses already employing working holiday makers will need to issue two payment summaries (with different rates) this year \u2013 one for the period to 31 December 2016, and a second for any period from 1 January 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 1 January 2017, tax rates changed for working holiday makers who are in Australia on a 417 or 462 visa (these rates are known as \u2018working holiday maker tax rates&#8217;). 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