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FBT Q&A – Headphones and headsets – portable electronic devices?

Question Following on from the recent Q&A titled ‘Reimbursement of ear pod headsets’ (September 2020 TaxEd Update) would you also...

FBT – Remote area housing concessions (Part 3 of 3)

In this, our last article of a three-part series focusing on remote area housing concessions, we focus on some of...

FBT – Remote area housing concessions (Part 2 of 3)

In part one of this series published last month, we focused on some fundamental remote area concepts. In this second...

Member Q&A – Reimbursement of ear pod headsets

Question Many of our staff are on the road or work outdoors and they often use their mobile phones as...

Member Q&A – Providing printers to employees working from home: FBT considerations

Question With an increasing number of employees working from home we are considering providing a printer for use by the...

FBT – Remote area housing concessions – (Part 1 of 3)

It is stated in the ‘Productivity Commission 2020, Remote Area Tax Concessions and Payments, Study Report’ (Feb 2020), that remote...

Member Q&A – A car in a workshop for extensive repairs – ‘available for private use’?

Question One of our staff members is provided with a car fringe benefit by way of novated lease. The staff...

FBT – Reimbursement of HELP funded employee course fees

We are often asked via the TaxEd members Q&A portal about the FBT treatment where an employee’s self-education course fees...

FBT, GST, Public

GST and FBT – Giving vouchers to staff

It is relatively common for employers to buy and give vouchers or gift cards to staff (for example, as a...

FBT compliance strategies for cars that might reduce your FBT payable

When reflecting on an organisation’s FBT compliance, it is useful to consider any compliance strategies that may make compliance simpler...

FBT Q&A – Section 57A employer endorsed part way through the year

Does endorsement of a PBI employer part-way through the year allow access to the full $30,000 grossed up FBT exemption...

Effective FBT control environments

Are you effectively managing your FBT risk? It’s an opportune time to review your processes. With the 2020 FBT return...

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