You will receive some basic instructions to follow - if they are not clear, email me with any query.
Basically you need to rename your current tax table file, and copy ours into its place.
Yes, the same tables will work correctly for weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payments.
The files with the pdf extension can be opened by Acrobat Reader which is freely available from Adobe's website.
You don't open the file called taxtbl.oz. You need to copy this file to a specific location where QuickBooks® will use it when processing payroll. The installation process is outlined in the instructions you should have received.
No. Whenever you process payroll, the program uses these tax tables for the PAYG calculations.
When you receive our updated tax tables, you will need to copy them to a specific location as per the instructions which you will receive. The new tax tables will not change any data, or any payroll transactions that have already been processed.
The process can easily be reversed by putting your old tax table file back where it was.
Open your data file, go to the Employee Centre and double-click on the employee. Change the tab to the Payroll and Compensation tab. This tab shows Pay Frequency as well as Additions, Deductions and Company Contributions. Click on the Taxes button. This shows the tax code used, as well as things like Flood Levy Exempt (version 2011-12 SP1 only) HELP, SFSS and CDEP Adjustment. It also has a setting for Extra Tax and Tax Rebates.
The 2010 and later payment summaries have a new field (Reportable Employer Superannuation Contributions). The ATO will not accept an electronic payment summary (EMPDUPE file) without the extra field.
Only the more recent versions of QuickBooks® have the correct payment summaries.
A recommended solution is to use a program called EMPDUPE Maker available from
www.namich.com.au. This program allows you to load the non-compliant EMPDUPE file created by earlier versions of QuickBooks, and upgrade both the EMPDUPE file and the Payment Summaries.
Yes we will continue to update and provide tax tables on an ongoing basis. Note however that Reckon have now changed their software to ensure 3rd party tax tables will not work. Our table will not work with QuickBooks version 2012-13 or later. They will work with all versions up to and including QuickBooks 2011-12.
Yes and No. Our tax tables are constructed in a similar way to Reckon's tax tables. Importantly they give you the same result.
Our tables have minor changes made to distinguish them from tax tables made by Reckon. See the 'Spot the diff' page for more information.
You can make a deposit directly to our bank account. Use the Buy Now link on the right hand side at the bottom of our home page. Fill in the order form and in the Comments section, leave a message saying you want to pay by bank deposit. On the next screen, below the Paypal link you will find the bank details (BSB and Account Number) for you to make the deposit into our account.
Our tax tables work in the exact same way as Reckon's tax tables and they will definitely not corrupt your data file.
However as with any procedure, we recommend you do a backup before you install the new tax tables just in case there is a power failure or any other mishap.
Well they are certainly not illegal! We have complied with all the relevant laws (copyright, trademark etc) particularly in relation to making something to operate or intergrate with someone else's software, ie our tax tables working with Reckon's program.
From a user's point of view, there is no requirement or restriction in your licence agreement with Reckon for you to use only their tax tables.
Yes. Our ABN is 68 360 237 629 and we are now registered for GST.
Prices shown are GST inclusive (unless stated otherwise). You will receive a tax invoice with your purchase.
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Open your data file, go to the Employee Centre and double-click on an employee. Change the tab to the Payroll and Compensation tab. Click on the Taxes button.
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Subject To section, 2011-12 shows only Help Debt, SFSS and CDEP Adjustment. 2011-12 SP1 or (R2) includes Flood Levy Exempt as well. If your version shows Flood Levy Exempt, you will need the 2011-12 SP1 Tax Tables.
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Once they realised we worked out how to make tax tables for QuickBooks®, Reckon responded by changing their software to ensure 3rd party tax tables will not work. Our table will not work with QuickBooks 2012-13 or Reckon Accounts 2013 (or later) unless you modify their software - which may be a breach of your licence. Our tables will work with all versions up to and including QuickBooks® 2011-12 without any modification to the software.
Updated - Note users can now download the package as an exe or a zip, comments below relate to the exe file only.
The exe file is a "self-extracting archive file" made using WinZip. The archive file contains the 4 files that form the tax table package. There is one taxtbl.oz file and 3 pdf's.
Winzip makes zip archives. Zip or Rar archives are the most common way of distributing multiple file in one package. Initially the package we made available for download was a zip file. However we found numerous clients did not know what to do with the zip file and some did not have software installed to unzip the archive. We therefore changed our package to self-extracting archives (exe files) to make the process easier.
Save the downloaded exe file to your harddrive. Run the exe file by double clicking on it. (Windows 7 users see extra notes below). You may get a warning screen alerting you to the possible dangers of exe files. The exe file is virus and malware free but you can abort and run a virus scanner on the exe file if you want. Otherwise proceed to run the application.
A screen will appear with a default extraction location (C:\temptaxtableunzip). Either accept or browse to a more suitable location, then press Unzip. You should get a popup advising 4 files have been unzipped.
Use My Computer or an Explorer window to locate the files in the extraction location. Open the ReadMe 1st pdf.
Note: If you need to transfer these files to another computer, we suggest you transfer (via usb or email) the 4 unzipped files rather than the exe file.
Windows 7 users - right click on the exe file and choose "Run as Administrator". See the FAQ on Windows 7 Permissions Issues if you have difficulties saving or writing the files to the desired location.
There is a permission issue with Windows 7 (and Vista) that many users find annoying. Windows 7 no longer gives local administrators full access to the system, so even if you've set yourself as a local administrator, it may not allow you to save to any system protected directories.
There are many forum posts for how to solve this problem, Google Windows 7 and "you don't have permissions to save in this folder" or something similar.
Here is an extract from one of those posts and a possible solution for you:
'The "You don't have permissions to save in this folder" message appears when you do not have enough permissions to write to this folder with your administrative credentials (given to you by UAC). You can right-click on that folder and select Permissions. Then go to Security tab. Once you are there, you will see you do not have write permission for this folder. Change that to Full access and Windows 7 will not complain anymore.'
The current tax tables used by QuickBooks are in a file called taxtbl.oz.
To find out if you have the correct tax tables, run QuickBooks and open your company file. On the menu bar choose Employees, then Tax Table Information. The next screen will have an entry showing "Calculations are updated for:". For the 2012-13 financial year, the date needs to be 1/7/2012.
Update - this measure has been abandoned by the government and will not apply! See previous response below.
Software providers love it when even minor changes are made to reporting requirements. They often use these changes to try to 'encourage' users to upgrade.
The requirement to report additional superannuation contribution details on payslips has been deferred twice and is now scheduled to commence 1 July 2013. Although the details are still not finalised, the ATO has stated that in addition to showing the superannuation contribution amount, employers will have to show the date they expect to pay the contribution.
Some commentators see no value in having the 'expected' payment date on payslips. The ATO is currently working on having the superannuation funds provide more information to members about payments made.
Don't be fooled by the marketing campaigns of software providers. Once the requirements are finalised and in place, the ATO will clearly advise employers directly of the changes.
For QuickBooks users, showing the contribution amount and the expected date of the payment can be quite easily achieved using existing features in your current version. Please see
www.namich.com.au for detailed instructions. You will not need to upgrade as a result of this proposed change.
Yes. Although tax rates don't change on 1 July 2013, there are a number of thresholds that change based on the CPI increase each year. CPI-indexed thresholds included Medicare, HECS/HELP and SFSS. As soon as the ATO releases the updated tax tables we will format them for QuickBooks and have them available (expected by early June 2013).
If you are on our mailing list (includes all existing clients), we will email you once the new tables are available.
No. According to the ATO, the increased has been announced but has not yet become law. The increase is not expected to start until 1 July 2014.
