2025 FBT
Roadshow

The FBT Ferris wheel keeps turning

The most informative and engaging FBT seminar,
tailored to the Governments and Not-For-Profits sectors.

Brisbane

Tuesday 18 March 2025

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Darwin

Thursday 20 March 2025

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Melbourne

Tuesday 25 March 2025

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Online

Tuesday 3 April 2025

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What will the Session Cover?

To keep up with the ever changing FBT landscape, the devil is often in the details. Make sure you and your organisation is across all the FBT changes big and small, including electric vehicles, business and private travel, and various exemptions. Make sure your organisation is fully across its ever-changing FBT obligations by joining us for our 2025 FBT Roadshow. In our interactive full-day session, we will cover key FBT developments, and all issues relevant to Government and NFP employers when correctly preparing the 2025 FBT return.

Our knowledgeable Tax Experts will guide you through real life examples, based on a selection of the best of the FBT issues from our “treasure trove” that is the TaxEd Q&A service. This allows you to gain an insight into the best solutions for your FBT problems.

Questions related to the treatment of benefits are actively encouraged during the session.

Why Should you Attend?

  • A practical and interactive session focused solely on FBT issues faced by Government and NFPs
  • Comprehensive training materials
  • Network with fellow not-for-profit and Government tax and finance professionals, along with the presenters
  • Morning and afternoon teas, along with lunch

All materials will be provided electronically prior to the session. Hard copy of the PowerPoint presentation will be provided at each face-to-face session.

Session Agenda

Annual FBT update
  • What’s changed or changing in the FBT world?
  • What are the key FBT issues for Government and Not-for-Profit employers and how to get them right?
  • ATO areas of focus?
A reminder of the key FBT principles
  • Who is an employee?
  • Types of employers
  • Understanding the ‘otherwise deductible rule’ and how it applies to commonly provided benefits
  • Dealing with employee contributions and recipient payments
  • Type 1 vs Type 2 benefits – why does it matter?
  • Understanding the scope of the minor benefits exemption
  • Salary packaging issues
Cars and motor vehicles

We will explore all the perennial FBT issues:

  • What rules to apply based on the type of vehicle
  • Business vs private travel
  • Transporting bulky equipment
  • On-call employees
  • Vehicles eligible for ‘workhorse’ exemption
  • Novated leases and more
  • Log books and other record keeping issues.
FBT exemption for electric vehicles

Issues with electric vehicles?

  • When does exemption end and what are transitional rules?

A refresher on the rules, including:

  • Eligible electric vehicle types
  • Usage requirements
  • Associated car expenses
    • Road user charges
    • Home charging costs
  • Reportable Fringe Benefit requirements
Entertainment

Using a variety of common examples, we will explore the FBT rules for entertainment type scenarios to make sure you are getting it right including the GST credit entitlements for entertainment expenditure.

Car Parking: is your employee parking subject to FBT?

Taxation Ruling TR 2021/2 contained the Commissioner’s revised view of what is a commercial parking station – has it cast the net too wide? Does your organisation now have a car parking fringe benefit exposure? If you do what is your best option for valuing the benefit?

Employee Travel
  • Transporting bulky equipment – Hudson’s case
  • The Travel vs living away from home conundrum
  • Travelling to work or on work? Where are at?
Exempt work-related items and other common exemptions

Make sure you are identifying and correctly dealing with common benefits including:

  • Electronic devices
  • E-scooter and E-bikes
  • On-site recreational facilities and child-care
Remote area and relocation issues?

A summary of common exemptions and concessions for remote area-based employees and relocation scenarios.

Uniforms and protective clothing & other equipment provided to employees

We will discuss:

  • Compulsory v non-compulsory uniforms
  • Protective clothing/equipment
  • Sunscreen, sunglasses, hats etc for outdoor workers
Reportable Fringe Benefits

Getting disclosures right including dealing with the ‘pooled car’ exclusion and reporting FBT exempt EV’s?

Changes to FBT record keeping requirements

Where are we at?

Testimonials

Rob and Michael excel at delivering FBT information with expertise, turning it into an enjoyable day.
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Wayne O
Brisbane
2024
Good and knowledgeable presenters.
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Pin Sinn P
Online
2024
Very informative and clear. It is great to be able to interact with the presenters that answer questions. Everything was explained very well. I feel I came away from the day with increased knowledge and clarity of FBT.
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Helen A
Melbourne
2023
Michael and Rob were fantastic presenters. Their way of presenting keeps their audience engaged and was not mundane or too overwhelming despite the topic. Very helpful and open to questions during the presentation and breaks as well as after the session.
S
Sally P
Darwin
2023

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