Monthly calculator
Frequently asked questions
Login requirements
- How do I login?
To access the 2009-10 monthly calculator online form, enter your client ID and correspondence ID from your 2009 return booklet/letter or any other recent OSR correspondence.
Monthly calculator
- How do I save the information I have entered?
By selecting the 'save calculation' button your information will be automatically saved and can be viewed by selecting ‘Return History Summary’.
- Can I print a copy of my monthly calculation?
Yes, you can print a copy of all your monthly calculations by selecting 'return history summary' and then 'view return details'.
Do not send this print summary to OSR.
- What if I need to amend my monthly calculation?
You can access and amend your monthly calculation at any time via the 'return history summary' screen using your client ID and correspondence ID.
- Can I use the online payment (direct debit) facility to make my monthly payment?
Yes. The facility to pay online is incorporated in the 2009-10 monthly calculator online form. To make your payment access the online payment option from the 'view a saved monthly calculation' page which is displayed after you have saved your calculation.
You can schedule a future dated payment once you have calculated your tax liability. When the future dated payment option is used the payment will be automatically made via the online system on the date requested. The future payment date selected must be on or before the due date for payroll tax.
Note: you must be registered to use this facility. You can register during the payment process.
Before registering to pay online, please read OSR's terms and conditions first.
- What are the overnight accommodation and motor vehicle allowance rates for 2009-10?
From 1 July 2009 the exempt rates are:
75 cents per business kilometre travelled for the use of an employee's own motor vehicle
$223.80 per night for overnight accommodation allowances, where an employee is required to stay away from his or her usual place of residence
Technical questions
- Can I access the online forms using an Apple Macintosh computer?
Yes. Providing that you have a minimum system capacity of Mac OS 10 with Internet Explorer 5.2. Mac users with Mac OS 9.2.2 and Internet Explorer 5.1.7, or earlier, don't have the required capacity to use our online forms.
- What do I do if I get the error message: the page cannot be displayed try again in 5 minutes?
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the page cannot be displayed
try again in 5 minutes.
Select the 'refresh' button of your browser, or use Ctrl + F5, to refresh the page.
If the problem still exists, please read our technical help.
- What do I do if I get the error message: Proxy reports: 12204 SSL port specified is not allowed?
Please contact your IT helpdesk.
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