MYOB Ace Payroll 3.53A - March 2025
The 3.53A release updates MYOB Ace Payroll to comply with legislative changes that take effect from 1 April 2025.
You can install this release before 1 April 2025. The legislative changes aren’t activated in MYOB Ace payroll until the relevant date, e.g. changes to tax codes are applied when you run a pay ending on or after 1 April 2025.
Installing your upgrade
To download and install the latest version from within MYOB Ace Payroll:
Back up your payroll data to an external drive or Ace Payroll online.
You may need to be a windows administrator to do this.Go to Utilities > Ace Payroll Online > Download an Upgrade.
Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
When the upgrade is complete, MYOB Ace Payroll will restart automatically.After Ace Payroll has restarted, press F5 and to confirm that you've successfully upgraded to version 3.53A.
If you need to download the latest installer, go to MYOB Software Downloads.
What’s new
ACC rates and thresholds
MYOB Ace Payroll will apply the following ACC changes from your first pay period with an end date on or after 1 April 2025:
| 2024-25 tax year value | 2025-26 tax year value |
|---|---|---|
ACC earner levy rate | 1.6% | 1.67% |
ACC income maximum | $142,283 | $152,790 |
Maximum ACC earner levy | $2,276.52 | $2,551.59 |
ESCT rate thresholds
2024-25 tax year | 2025-26 tax year | Tax rate |
|---|---|---|
$1 - $16,800 | $0 - $18,720 | 10.5% |
$16,801 - $57,600 | $18,721 - $64,200 | 17.5% |
$57,601 - $84,000 | $64,201 - $93,720 | 30% |
$84,001 - $216,000 | $93,721 - $216,000 | 33% |
$216,001 upwards | $216,001 upwards | 39% |
Extra pay thresholds
2024-25 tax year | 2025-26 tax year | Tax rate |
|---|---|---|
$0 - $14,000 | $0 - $15,600 | 10.5% |
$14,001 - $48,000 | $15,601 - $53,500 | 17.5% |
$48,001 - $70,000 | $53,501 - $78,100 | 30% |
$70,001 - $180,000 | $78,101 - $180,000 | 33% |
$180,001 upwards | $180,001 upwards | 39% |
Public holidays update
Public holidays for 2025 have been added to MYOB Ace payroll’s public holidays calendar.
Minimum wage changes
Increase from 1 April 2025.
2024-25 tax year value | 2025-26 tax year value | |
|---|---|---|
Adult | $23.15 | $23.50 |
Starting and training | $18.52 | $18.80 |
Taxation of extra pay when employment ends
From 1 April 2025, the annualised amount will now be based on the PAYE income payments for the last two paid pay periods preceding the pay period the extra pay is paid in.
Previously, the annualised amount was based on the PAYE income payments received over the last four weeks.