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Please add an opening balance for the Working Holiday Maker tax rate

When a Working Holiday Maker (WHM) reaches the earning threshold of $45000 they must be taxed 32.5% (instead of 15% prior to $45K per financial year). When an employee is set up in Xero as a WHM this tax calculation is automatic as along as the full $45K was earned with the current employer. If the employee has earned $45K prior to starting with a new employer Xero will calculate the WHM tax as 15% instead of 32.5% and there is no option to set an opening balance. I can increase the amount of tax withheld each pay period (on the Taxes tab), however since this employee earns bonuses of varying amounts, the only real option is to manually adjust the tax each pay run.