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Item 14 - Personal Services Income (Individual Return)

See Item 14 - Personal Services Income and Personal services income on the ATO website for further information.

You should only complete item 14 if you are a sole trader conducting a personal services business.

If you complete item 14, then item P1 is mandatory and must be answered.

If you work for such a company and receive Personal services income as an employee, then you should enter that income at item 9.

Click the relevant label at G, H or J or press Enter at the field to open the Payment summary schedule (PS).

You cannot enter information directly at these labels . Both the income amounts and any tax withheld amounts will filter through to the relevant labels in the return:

  • G, H, J and A at item 14, and
  • M, N, O at item P1

Label G - Tax withheld - voluntary agreement

Did the taxpayer receive personal services income from which tax was withheld under a voluntary agreement?

Click label G to open the Payment summary schedule (PS)

Select:

  • Income type P, and
  • Payment type V.

If you use the Business income and deductions worksheet (Schedule B), you must enter again in Schedule B the same amounts as entered in the PS.

Label H - Tax withheld where ABN not quoted (PSI)

Did the taxpayer receive personal services income from which tax was withheld where no ABN was quoted?

Click label H to open the Payment summary schedule (PS)

Select:

  • Income type P, and
  • Payment type N

If you use the Business income and deductions worksheet (Schedule B), you must enter again in Schedule B the same amounts as entered in the PS.

Label J - Tax withheld - labour hire or other specified payments (PSI)

Did the taxpayer receive personal services income from which tax was withheld under a labour hire arrangement or other specified payments?

Click label J to open the Payment summary schedule (PS)

Select:

  • Income type P, and
  • Payment type S.

 

If you use the Business income and deductions worksheet (Schedule B), you must enter again in Schedule B the same amounts as entered in the PS.

CCH References

26-100 PAYG withholding: introduction

26-120 Payments from which amounts must be withheld

30-600 Summary of PSI regime

30-610 Assessment of personal services income

30-620 Deductions relating to personal services income

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