Version:
2017
Original Published Date:
21/11/2016 - 09:15am
Status:
- Current
Tax Category:
- Payroll
Resource Type:
- Statement of formula / rates and thresholds
- Guides and instructions
Description:
On 1 January each year, the Department of Human Services (DHS) Protected Earnings Amount (PEA) is adjusted to allow for increases in the cost of living. The PEA is a set minimum amount that must be left after tax and child support is deducted from a persons wage.
The 2017 PEA amounts applies to pay dates from 1 January 2017.