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FBT Q&A ‘ Pooled car: use of car by two or more employees

Question: We provide a car to an employee to enable them to commute between home and work. During the day...

FBT Q&A ‘ Are mayors and councillors employees for FBT purposes?

Question: Could benefits provided to local government Mayors and Councillors be subject to fringe benefits tax? Answer: An employee for...

FBT Q&A ‘ Whether the work of Councillors with home office and hot desk in Council Chambers is itinerant

Question: The following question is asked in the general context of whether car logbooks should treat trips from a councillor’s...

FBT Q&A ‘ Council access to minor benefit exemption (s. 58P)

Question: In relation to s. 58P exemption (minor benefit), can you please clarify when a Council can utilise this? Currently,...

FBT Q&A ‘ Application of s. 58X (provision of certain work related items) where supplemental warranty purchased

Question: For each of the following scenarios, can you please advise if FBT would be attracted: A Council pays for...

FBT Q&A ‘ Whether an insurance excess is included in a car expense calculation under s. 10

Question: In relation to Car Fringe Benefits where the taxable value is calculated under Section 10 of the Fringe Benefits...

FBT Q&A ‘ Salary Sacrifice for cost of skin checks

Question: We would like to know that staff can salary sacrifice the payment that they pay for skin checks? Answer:...

Payroll, Public

Payroll – Single Touch Payroll

Further to our articles Payroll – Single Touch Payroll and Payroll – the Advent of Single Touch Payroll in the...

FBT ‘ Prepayment of Novated Lease

As part of a salary sacrifice arrangement an employee will often enter into a novated lease arrangement with their employee...

GST ‘ Countertrade Transactions

In our November 2016 Tax Update we discussed the difficulties caused for GST compliance where consideration is provided in non-monetary...

Eligibility, Payroll, Public

Eligibility ‘ Local Councils and Payroll Tax Exemption

A recent case, Snowy Monaro Regional Council v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2017] NSWCATAD 14, a decision of the...

Eligibility, Public

Eligibility ‘ When will the Employment Agent Rules not apply?

A recent case UNSW Global Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2016] NSWSC 1852 examined what type of...