# Estimate Australian PAYG withholding

Estimate resident employee PAYG withholding for a selected pay period and tax-free-threshold setting. Other deductions and special tax situations are excluded.

Canonical: https://aroai.com/tools/au_payg_withholding/

## Tool reference

MCP tool ID: `au_payg_withholding`. Availability: Live. Country: Australia.

Credit use: 1 credit.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "tax_year": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "2026-27"
    },
    "gross_pay": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000000
    },
    "frequency": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "weekly",
        "fortnightly",
        "monthly"
      ]
    },
    "tax_free_threshold_claimed": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "tax_year",
    "gross_pay",
    "frequency",
    "tax_free_threshold_claimed"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```