Tax Table Update for STSL (24 September 2025) - Reckon Accounts Desktop v34

Hi everyone,

On 2 August 2025, the Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Percent) Bill 2025 passed into legislation. The ATO has subsequently published new tax tables for employees with Study and Training Support Loans (STSL), effective from 24 September 2025.

Key info

👉 Applies to employees with an STSL (Study and Training Support Loans).

👉 Compulsory repayments for STSL are reduced.

👉 Updated formulas in Schedule 8 (NAT 3539) and PAYG tax tables.

👉 Effective from 24 September 2025 for all payments made on or after that date.

👉 No changes apply to past payments.

Tax Table Update for Reckon Accounts Desktop v34

A new tax table update will soon be available to download and install for Reckon Accounts Desktop v34.

The tax table update will be available for download on 24 September.

How to download the new tax table update

To update to the latest tax tables once available on 24 September, go to Employees ➡️ Get Latest Tax Tables ➡️ Review the information that appears which will show your tax table version will be updated ➡️ Click OK and the new tax table will be applied.

Important info

After the new tax update is applied, it will apply to all pay runs dated 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026. Please check out our help guide linked below for details on how to handle pay runs dated before and after 24 September 2025.

STSL Tax Table Update - September 2025

Comments

Eric Murphy

Thanks for this @Rav

This seems like a different way to do tax tables than before? Is this new?

Rav

Sure is @Eric Murphy!

The latest release of Reckon Accounts Desktop v34 includes a new, more streamlined method for updating tax tables (and super guarantee rates). Now, its all handled within your install of Reckon Accounts Desktop, you simply have to select the option to get the latest tables outlined above and it'll pull the latest tax update from our server.

Note: As mentioned above the latest tax table update for STSL will only be available from 24 September.

Acctd4

Awesome work @Rav & the Reckon Team ! 👌🏻👏🏻🥰

Jody

Hi,

I do not have direct access to the internet from my Reckon Desktop. Is there another way I can get the tax table update please?

I did try the 'Get latest tax tables' just incase but only get an error:

Rav

Hi @Jody

You will need an internet connection in order to grab the latest tax table update as it will pull this update down from our server.

Are you able to temporarily connect your PC/laptop to the internet just for this update? Its a very small update in terms of file size so won't require much data.

Jody

I will need to check with our IT department but I do not think so as we have to manually login to Reckon connect via Google Chrome. Will this be the way we have to access tax tables for EOY from now on also? Not by the system update?

Jody

IT have asked me to ask:

Our Reckon accounts is connected through a fire wall. Is there a list of web addresses and port numbers we need to enable on the firewall to get access to the updates?

Rav

That's correct, this is the new automatic method in which to update tax tables so you won't have to manually download and update files anymore.

I'd recommend providing this article to your IT team, it contains the port numbers and exceptions if you're running your own firewall and/or server - https://help.reckon.com/article/kw3lf4excb-kba-4013-quick-books-is-unable-to-communicate-with-the-company-file-on-another-computer

Paladin

I cannot update tax tables. The program asks to "Run in Elevated Privileges" Please, how do I do this?

Trevor Chivell

Rav

Hi @Paladin

You can run the Reckon Accounts software with administrator privileges by selecting the Run as Administrator option in the start menu, or right clicking the shortcut icon and selecting the option. Example below

Paladin

Thank you RAV. Worked perfectly. Never knew about the "right click on on shortcut icon.

Much appreciated. Trevor Chivell

Jody

Hi Rav

I sent IT the link you suggested with the Port numbers ect and they have finally looked at it.

IT response:

This is not about the giving Reckon Accounts access for the Tax table download.

This link is about opening a Reckon company file on another computer.

Any further suggestions please or is there a contact email or phone number the IT department could contact to help me get internet access?

Rav

Hi @Jody

The information in the above link isn't specifically related to the tax table update, but rather specific info on configuration for accessing Reckon Accounts from another PC on a server environment.

I think it might be best for your IT team to get in touch with our technical support team so one of our technicians can have a chat with them and answer any specific questions they may have. They can shoot our support team a ticket by clicking here or give us a call.