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2026/27 Payroll Tax Scales Update

Written by symlearning Admin 2 | June 24, 2026 at 6:00 AM

The 2026/27 Payroll tax scales will be released Sunday night 28th June - do not apply the tables until after the 1st of July 2026.

To update your Payroll Tax tables, download the software update and follow the steps to apply it in the Tax Formula Maintenance section.  

We've included some Quick Refresher Steps below for experienced users. If you're unfamiliar or would like to view the full lesson, you can access our microlearning lessons on our symlearning platform – find out more below.

Collect Software Updates

Refresher Steps

  • On your sympac home screen click the 'Options' button.
  • Then select 'Updates'
  • Finally select 'Collect Software Updates'

Update Tax Table

Refresher Steps

  • On your sympac home screen select Payroll, then Maintenance followed by Tax Formula Maintenance
  • Select 'Apply Default Rates' then select the tax table (in this instance we are selecting Tax Table 2026/27) and then select OK
  • A pop up message will then let you know that the new tax formulas have been loaded.

Payroll & EOFY Quick Courses

You will find refresher style courses for Payroll Tax Scales lesson within our EOFY Learning Pathway as well as our dedicated Payroll Courses Learning Pathway.


EOFY Payroll




EOFY Courses


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