Revised stage 3 tax cuts confirmed for 1 July 2024
Liz Gibbs • March 11, 2024

Revised stage 3 tax cuts confirmed for 1 July

The revised stage 3 tax cuts have passed Parliament and will come into effect on 1 July 2024.


Before the new tax rates come into effect, check any salary sacrifice agreements to ensure that they will continue to produce the result you are after.


From 1 July 2024, the proposed tax cuts will:

  • reduce the 19 per cent tax rate to 16 per cent
  • reduce the 32.5 per cent tax rate to 30 per cent
  • increase the threshold above which the 37 per cent tax rate applies from $120,000 to $135,000
  • increase the threshold above which the 45 per cent tax rate applies from $180,000 to $190,000.


Download our newsletter here for the rates for resident individuals, foreign residents and working holiday makers.


For more on the changes, click on the below links from Treasury:

Tax cut calculator

Government Information Sheet


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