Payroll Q&A – Super Guarantee
Payroll Question We have a question in regards to when we need to increase the superannuation guarantee charge from …
Salary packaging Q&A – relocation costs
Salary Packaging Question An employee who started with Council 12 months ago, wants to salary sacrifice her relocati…
FBT Q&A – long service leave prepaid credit card
FBT Question Long service leave awards ar…
FBT Bombshell ‘ proposed annihilation of the statutory formula method to calculate the taxable value of car benefits
The latest on the axing of the Statutory Formula, what it means and the impact now we have an election date set.
Proposed FBT changes to car benefit ‘ salary packaging effect
The Australian government has announced with effect from 1 July 2014 it proposes to abolish the statutory formula as a methodology to calculate taxable value of a car benefit for FBT purposes.
The current tax treatment of employment termination payments
An employment termination payment (ETP) is a lump sum payment made in consequence of the termination of a person’s employment or office (including the cessation of employment because of death). It should be noted that employees cannot generally roll over an employer ETP to superannuation.
Abolition of the statutory formula method for cars
The Australian government has announced with effect from 1 July 2014 it will abolish the statutory formula as a methodology to calculate taxable value of a car benefit for FBT purposes.
Outstanding tax support makes life a little easier
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Application of the new LAFHA measures to “fly-in fly-out” and “drive-in and drive-out” employees
If an employee is employed under genuine fly-in fly-out or drive-in drive-out arrangements, and the employee has residential accommodation at or near their usual place of employment, the taxable value of a post-30 September 2013 LAFHA benefit for such an employee is the value of the benefit reduced by any exempt accommodation component and any […]
GST – New Practice Statement on fees and charges
On 13 June 2013, the ATO released Practice Statement PS LA 2013/2 (GA), which the administrative approach that the ATO intends to take after 1 July 2013 in relation to the new self-assessment rules. These are the rules for determining the GST classification of supplies for which Australian fees or charges are received as consideration […]