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Public Ruling PTAQ014A.2.2 Exemption for parental, adoption or surrogacy leave pay—maximum entitlement

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Updated
26 June 2013
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What this ruling is about

  1. Section 14A of the Payroll Tax Act 1971 (the Payroll Tax Act) exempts from payroll tax, wages paid or payable to employees on parental, adoption or surrogacy leave. The exemption:
    1. applies to wages paid or payable to employees taking parental, adoption or surrogacy leave
    2. applies to all wages other than fringe benefits
    3. is limited to a maximum of 14 weeks’ pay
    4. applies irrespective of whether leave is taken
      1. before or after the birth
      2. before or after the adoption

      or

      1. before or after the child starts residing with the employee under a surrogacy arrangement

      and

    5. must be supported by keeping relevant records.1
  2. For any one pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy arrangement, the exemption is limited to wages for a maximum of 14 weeks’ full-time leave for both full-time and part-time employees or the equivalent amount if taken over a longer period (maximum entitlement).2
  3. This Ruling explains how the maximum entitlement is calculated and provides examples.

Ruling and explanation

  1. The exemption applies to a maximum amount equivalent to 14 weeks’ pay at each employee’s normal rate of pay, regardless of whether the employee is a full-time or part-time employee. The leave may also be taken over more than 14 weeks at a reduced rate of pay per week.

Example 1
Stella is a full-time employee and elects to take adoption leave at half pay over a period of 28 weeks. Wages relating to the 28-week period are exempt.

Example 2
John is a part-time employee and elects to take parental leave at half pay over a period of 28 weeks. Wages relating to the 28-week period are exempt.

Date of effect

  1. This Public Ruling takes effect from the date of issue.

 

David Smith
Commissioner of State Revenue
Date of issue: 26 June 2013

References

 Public Ruling Issued  Dates of effect
From To
PTAQ014A.2.2 26 June 2013 26 June 2013 Current
PTAQ014A.2.1 12 December 2012 16 April 2011 25 June 2013

Footnotes

  1. See Public Ruling PTA012—Exemption for parental and adoption leave pay and Public Ruling PTAQ014A.1—Exemption for surrogacy leave pay. Public Ruling PTA012 is under review to reflect the amendments made to section 14A(4)(b) by the Revenue Amendment and Trade and Investment Queensland Act 2013.
  2. Sections 14A(4)(a) and 14A(4)(b) of the Payroll Tax Act. Section 14A(4)(b), as amended by the Revenue Amendment and Trade and Investment Queensland Act 2013 is taken to have had effect on and from 16 April 2011; see s.143 of the Payroll Tax Act as inserted by section 45 of the amending Act.