FBT Exemption For Retraining Employees Has Been Passed Through Parliament
The Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 4) Bill 2021 has been passed through both houses of parliament. This means that employers will be given an exemption from FBT if they provide education or training to a redundant, or soon-to-be redundant, employee for the purpose of assisting that employee to gain new employment. This exemption […]
CGT and FBT Exemption Draft Legislation Released
The Australian Government has published two pieces of draft legislation which were originally announced in the most recent federal budget from October 2020. The first piece of legislation which has been released include measures to exempt employers from the 47 percent fringe benefits tax (FBT). The second piece of legislation released provides a capital gains […]
The Otherwise Deductible Rule and Declarations – Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT)
The Otherwise Deductible Rule (ODR) is a mechanism within the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) legislation which enables the taxable value of an expense payment benefit provided to an employee to be reduced to Nil, this consequently removes the requirement to pay fringe benefits tax. A tax benefit can be classified as Otherwise Deductible if the […]
New Car Parking FBT Changes
The Australian Government has expanded the definition of the Small Business Car Parking exemption. It therefore is important for employers to be aware of the two big changes which will come into effect at the end of the 2021 Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year on 31st March 2021. From 1st April 2021, exemptions will apply […]
Fringe Benefits Tax Year End Planner
Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) is a tax imposed on employers for specific benefits they provide to their employees or their employees family or friends. FBT’s purpose for its existence is to prevent tax leakage from businesses deducting the cost of provide those however income tax is not collected on the employee side. Some major examples […]
The Small Business Ombudsman Calls for FBT To Be Scrapped
The Small Business Ombudsman believes that removing the fringe benefits tax, and enabling GST to be remitted at the point of sale, would potentially make the tax system more small business friendly. A recent research paper published by Australia’s Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has listed 25 recommendations that aspire to create a tax […]
Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) In the Age of Covid-19
A fringe benefit tax (FBT) is paid by employers who provide certain benefits to their employees or their employees family or friends. Key examples of fringe benefits include; allowing an employee to use a car for work for private purpose unrelated to work, paying for an employee’s gym membership, providing entertainment by giving away free […]
Lodging a late BAS
What is BAS? A Business Activity Statement (“BAS“) is how you report and pay your business taxes to the Australian Taxation Office (“ATO“). Your BAS will report and pay your GST, PAYG instalments, PAYG withholding tax and other taxes. BAS can be lodged electronically, by mail or for on the phone if you have nil lodgements. […]
Launch of our video platform
We have recently been working through a range of education and information videos to support our partners or to give you some understanding of the issues that arise in the management of taxation or restructure issues. Understanding that some of the issues that arise are complicated and need further explanation, each video tries to cover […]
FBT and entertainment
New changes to salary packaged entertainment From 1 April 2016, all employers providing salary packaged meal entertainment or entertainment facility leasing expenses (EFLE) benefits to employees will be unable to use the 50/50 split method and 12 week register method for valuing the salary packaged benefits. Only the actual method can be used to determine […]