Budget Impact Calculator
Toggle hypothetical 2026-27 Budget changes — tax cuts, super caps, HECS freezes, rent assistance — and see your household's $$ impact in real time.
Last verified: 5 May 2026What does each Budget line mean for your money?
The headlines tell you what the Treasurer announced. They don’t tell you whether your household is better off. This tool lets you tick the scenarios you think are coming and see the combined annual impact on your specific numbers — built on the actual ATO and Services Australia formulas, not back-of-envelope.
Toggle the Budget changes you want to model
Each toggle is a real policy lever the Treasurer can pull. We costed the household impact for your numbers, not the average voter.
Net annual household impact
+$2,283
If every box you ticked landed on Budget night, you’d be better off by $2,283 a year.
Sourced from
7 primary sources- TR-2025-1Public RulingTR 2025/1 — Income tax: deductions for work-related expenses
What employees can deduct as work-related expenses, the substantiation rules, and the new fixed-rate method for working from home.
- ATO-Tax-Rates-2026ATO GuidanceResident tax rates 2025-26 (Stage 3 in effect)
0–$18,200 nil; $18,201–$45,000 16c; $45,001–$135,000 30c; $135,001–$190,000 37c; $190,001+ 45c. Plus 2% Medicare levy.
- ATO-HECS-Repayment-2026ATO GuidanceCompulsory HELP/HECS repayment thresholds 2025-26
Repayment starts at $54,435 (1%), scaling to 10% at $159,664+. Repayment income includes taxable income plus salary-sacrificed super and reportable fringe benefits.
- ATO-Foreign-Resident-RatesATO GuidanceForeign resident tax rates 2025-26
No tax-free threshold. 30c on first $135,000; 37c $135,001–$190,000; 45c above. No Medicare levy. HELP/HECS repayments still apply if registered.
- ATO-Salary-Sacrifice-EffectiveATO GuidanceEffective salary sacrifice arrangements
Salary sacrifice must be a prospective agreement, in writing, on amounts not yet earned. Can't backdate. Reduces taxable income; sacrificed amounts are taxed at 15% in super (or 30% if Division 293 applies).
- ATO-PSIATO GuidancePersonal Services Income (PSI) rules
If more than 50% of contract income is for your skill/labour, PSI rules may attribute income to you personally and limit deductions. Affects contractor and sole-trader take-home calcs.
- ATO-Working-Holiday-MakerATO GuidanceWorking holiday maker tax rates
Subclass 417/462 visa holders: 15c on first $45,000, then resident rates apply. No tax-free threshold. Employer must register as a working-holiday-maker employer.
General information and estimates only — not financial, tax, or legal advice. Always verify with a licensed adviser or the ATO.
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