What represents in-house property fringe benefit? Does discount for employees fall under such category? Let us explore this concept in our article.
Member Q&A: FBT and community nursery staff discounts Read More »
As the end of year approaches much food and drink will be consumed at the various end of year functions and celebrations. As an employer, the question of “what valuation option should we utilise to determine the taxable value of our meal entertainment?” comes to mind.
Meal entertainment – employer valuation options Read More »
Following the High Court ruling against the Victorian government on EV road user taxes, we provide some further insight and potential future ramifications.
An update: where to next following High Court Victorian EV tax ruling Read More »
We are getting a lot of questions regarding the scope of the FBT exemption for electric vehicles (EVs). An interesting question recently received involved imported second hand EV’s.
Imported second hand EVs and the FBT exemption Read More »
In-house therapeutic massage offered by employers can often be beneficial both physically and mentally for an Employee’s overall well being. However, is this service FBT exempt pursuant to the ‘work related preventative health care’ exemption? Find out in this article.
Is an in-house staff massage program FBT exempt? Read More »
The rise of e-vehicles also raises the questions about what are the FBT implications (if any) of employees charging their e-vehicles at work? Find out our answer here.
Member Q&A: Charging employee private vehicles at work Read More »
The High Court of Australia has ruled in favour of Victorian EV drivers regarding the imposition of a per kilometre ‘road user charge’ on certain electric vehicles. Our summary here.
Victoria’s EV tax deemed unconstitutional by the High Court Read More »
The ATO has recently stated their concerns with certain ‘tradie’ type vehicles. The concern is that such vehicles provided to staff do not have private usage limited to home-work travel and other private travel that is minor, infrequent and irregular. Find out what it means for you as an employer.
ATO threaten crackdown on ‘workhorse’ vehicles! Read More »
What are the FBT consequences of an employee salary sacrificing in-house benefits? Find out here
Member Q&A: Salary sacrifice of in-house benefits Read More »
What does “regular” and “rotational” mean according to the ATO? How will this affect FIFO/DIDO living away from home benefits and allowances? In light of the recent Bechtel case, we find out the answer.
Living away from home: Regular and rotational requirement Read More »
