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Member Q&A – Is remote area housing rent assistance a reportable fringe benefit?

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Question We wish to confirm whether benefits to staff consisting of remote area housing assistance in the form of employee rent reimbursements/payment are reportable fringe benefits? Answer The reportable fringe benefits regime does not apply to all fringe benefits an employer may provide to employees. Certain benefits (called ‘excluded benefits’) are not required to be […]

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When is a COVID-19 grant from a local government subject to GST?

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Due to the economic impact of COVID-19 many local councils (along with the state and federal government) are providing grants to assist with the economic recovery. In particular local councils such as Melbourne City Council, City of Sydney and Brisbane City Council are providing grants to stimulate business and businesses in their locality. A question

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Government announcement regarding easing financial reporting burdens for charities

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In August 2018, an independent review of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission legislation was handed down and included 30 recommendations relating to objects, functions and powers; regulatory framework; red tape reduction; and additional amendments (click here to see review findings). The Government’s response to these recommendations was released in March 2020, with the Government

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The importance of adequate and current substantiation of salary packaged expense reimbursements

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What happens if an employee has not (and cannot) provide an employer with adequate and current substantiation of salary-packaged expense reimbursements? Are there problems for both the employer and the employee? Consider this. Mary commences employment with a PBI in 2017 and elects to enter into a salary sacrifice arrangement to access her PBI exemption

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JobMaker hiring credit: What is it & how does it work?

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What are the proposed details of the JobMaker Scheme? Can your organisation utilize the Scheme? Is a particular prospective employee within the ambit of the Scheme?   The JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme that was announced as part of the 2020-21 Federal Budget (‘Scheme’) is designed to improve the prospect of young individuals getting employment in

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Can takeaway food be treated as ‘meal entertainment’?

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For certain not-for-profit (‘NFP’) employers, there is, in addition to the standard $30,000 or $17,000 FBT exemption or rebate cap a further grossed-up cap of $5,000 for salary packaged meal entertainment. It is common in many NFP sectors (e.g. healthcare, PBI’s etc) for employers to allow salary packaging of meal entertainment up to the $5,000

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

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Question Following on from the recent Q&A titled ‘Reimbursement of ear pod headsets’ (September 2020 TaxEd Update) would you also consider cordless headphones (e.g. Sony Wireless ‘On Ear’ Headphones) to be portable electronic devices and headsets with a microphone (e.g. telephonist style headsets)? These type of headphones and headsets have their own battery and can

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Charities and the need to meet governance standards

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In the 2020 Federal Budget, eagle-eyed charities and advisers may have noticed that the Federal Government has allocated $2.9 million over three financial years to the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (“ACNC”) to conduct risk reviews of charities. The ACNC has confirmed that it will use this funding to “undertake field-based compliance reviews to assess

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