WA Parliamentary Question on Notice requesting a breakdown of payroll tax revenue and the number of liable employers for the 2018-19 financial year, categorized by taxable payroll bands. The Treasurer provided the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 2603Legislative Council
Asked
24 October 2019
Portfolio
Treasurer

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to question on notice 2364 answered on 3 September 2019 on payroll tax receipts, and I ask again in hope of getting an answer, how many employers were
liable for payroll tax and what was the payroll tax revenue collected in the
2018-19 financial year for taxable payrolls between: (a) $850,000 and $1,000,000; (b) $1,000,001 and
$1,100,000; (c) $1,100,001 and
$1,200,000; (d) $1,200,001 and $1,300,000; (e) $1,300,001 and
$1,400,000; (f) 1,400,001 and
$1,500,000; (g) $1,500,001 and
$1,600,000; (h) $1,600,001 and
$1,700,000; (i) $1,700,001 and
$1,800,000; (j) $1,800,001 and
$1,900,000; (k) $1,900,001 and
$2,000,000; (l) $2,000,001 and
$2,500,000; (m) $2,500,001 and
$3,000,000; and (n) $3,000,001 and
$4,000,000?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
28 November 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Treasurer
Response time
10 days
(a) – (n)
Number of Employers Liable for Payroll Tax
Payroll Tax Revenue Collected 2018-19 $
$850,000 - $1,000,000
1,144
21,914,480
$1,000,001 - $1,100,000
667
17,603,499
$1,100,001 - $1,200,000
602
17,945,952
$1,200,001 - $1,300,000
467
18,234,925
$1,300,001 - $1,400,000
463
20,100,243
$1,400,001 - $1,500,000
408
21,288,721
$1,500,001 - $1,600,000
361
20,590,809
$1,600,001 - $1,700,000
322
20,751,443
$1,700,001 - $1,800,000
261
18,342,434
$1,800,001 - $1,900,000
235
17,771,791
$1,900,001 - $2,000,000
203
15,980,890
$2,000,001 - $2,500,000
909
91,893,182
$2,500,001 - $3,000,000
594
78,230,016
$3,000,001 - $4,000,000
761
133,455,753

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