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How to work out tax payable with income averaging

Steps to help you to manually work out your tax payable amount with income averaging.

Published 30 May 2024

We calculate tax payable with income averaging

You do not need to work out your tax payable with income averaging. We will work it out from the amount at question 24 – label Z in your supplementary tax return.

If you want to work it out for yourself, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Work out your income

Add your Average taxable professional income (ATPI) (d) to your taxable income that is not subject to income averaging (your taxable non-professional income (e)). The total, called your ‘other income’, is taxed at normal rates (g).

Step 2: Work out your tax payable on special professional income

  • Subtract your ATPI from this year’s TPI to get your above average special professional income.
  • To work out the tax payable on this income:
    • to your ‘other income’, add one-fifth of your above average special professional income
    • work out the tax payable on this amount
    • subtract the tax payable on your ‘other income’
    • multiply the result by 5.

Step 3: Work out your total tax payable

  • Add the tax on your ‘other income’ and the tax on your above-average special professional income.
  • The result is your total tax payable.

Continue to: How to complete your tax return with income averaging

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