Three returns Xero Payroll leaves to you
Payroll tax by state
monthly and annual worksheets, with wages split by state and the threshold apportioned.
Portable long service leave returns
per-worker wages and service for your scheme, in the scheme's upload format where it has one, and as a keying worksheet where it doesn't.
Workers' comp wage declarations
an annual wages worksheet that follows your state scheme's definition of wages.
Each scheme counts different pay items. For example, NSW community services leaves out travel and meal allowances, while Victorian contract cleaning includes most allowances. You map your Xero pay items once and we apply each scheme's rules.
Quarterday prepares worksheets from your data using published rules. You review and lodge them yourself. It isn't tax or legal advice.
From pay run to return
- 1
Connect Xero, read-only
Quarterday will connect to Xero (read-only).
- 2
Map your pay items once
Each scheme counts different pay items. You map your Xero pay items once and we apply each scheme's rules.
- 3
Check and lodge
You review and lodge them yourself.
Built for the people who run the pay runs
Bookkeepers, BAS agents and payroll staff who run Xero Payroll for Australian employers that:
- are registered with a portable long service leave scheme (construction, community services, contract cleaning or security), or
- pay payroll tax, especially in more than one state.
| Worker | Ordinary wages | Excluded |
|---|---|---|
| Worker A | $14,820.00 | $612.40 |
| Worker B | $11,306.25 | $0.00 |
| Worker C | $9,744.10 | $1,180.00 |
| Worker D | $6,032.80 | $95.00 check |
| Total | $41,903.15 | $1,887.40 |
How the estimate works
Rules used: NSW $1.2m threshold, 5.45%. VIC $1m threshold (reduced between $3m and $5m of Australian wages), 4.85%. QLD $1.3m deduction (reduced by $1 for every $7 above $1.3m), 4.75%, or 4.95% above $6.5m. WA $1m threshold (reduced by $2 for every $13 above $1m), 5.5%. TAS 4% from $1.25m to $2m, then 6.1%. ACT $1.75m threshold, 6.75%. Thresholds are apportioned by each state's share of Australian wages. Check your figures with the revenue office before you lodge.
| State | Threshold or deduction | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | $1.2m threshold | 5.45% |
| VIC | $1m threshold (reduced between $3m and $5m of Australian wages) | 4.85% |
| QLD | $1.3m deduction (reduced by $1 for every $7 above $1.3m) | 4.75%, or 4.95% above $6.5m |
| WA | $1m threshold (reduced by $2 for every $13 above $1m) | 5.5% |
| TAS | 4% from $1.25m to $2m | then 6.1% |
| ACT | $1.75m threshold | 6.75% |
Which portable long service leave scheme applies?
If your business employs people in these industries, it may need to register and lodge returns. Check each scheme's own rules on who's covered.
| State | Industry | Scheme | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIC | Construction | LeavePlus | Quarterly |
| VIC | Community services, contract cleaning, security | Portable Long Service Authority | Quarterly |
| NSW | Contract cleaning | Long Service Corporation (CCI scheme) | Quarterly |
| NSW | Community services | Long Service Corporation (CSI scheme) | Quarterly |
| QLD | Community services, contract cleaning | QLeave | Quarterly |
| QLD | Building and construction | QLeave | Annual |
| WA | Construction | MyLeave | Quarterly |
| SA | Building and construction | Construction Industry Long Service Leave Board | Every two months |
| SA | Community services | Community services scheme (since 1 Oct 2025) | Quarterly |
| TAS | Construction | TasBuild | Monthly (quarterly by approval for 5 or fewer staff) |
| ACT | Construction, community sector, security, cleaning and other services | ACT Leave | Quarterly |
| NT | Construction | NT Build | Returns of service |
Summary as at October 2026. Black coal mining has a separate national scheme.
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When Quarterday connects to Xero, it will read payroll data only when you ask for a return, use it to build the file, and then discard it. It keeps only the connection key, which you can revoke at any time from Xero.