Reportable Fringe Benefits

 Reportable Fringe Benefits - Why?

 Reportable Fringe Benefits may stop you getting concessions and subject you to surcharges

 Fringe Benefits that are excluded

Reportable Fringe Benefits - Why?

When fringe benefits tax in imposed on an allowance, the amount is effectively made exempt from income tax in the hands of the employee. To ensure that fringe benefits tax does not distort the tax system, taxpayers are required to enter the amount of the individual fringe benefits amount in the income tax returns  

Employers are required to provide payment summaries of fringe benefits paid to their employees. (CCH Master Tax Guide para 35-055) These summaries include the 'grossed up taxable value' of fringe benefits where the value exceeds $1,000.

Reportable Fringe Benefits may stop you getting concessions and subject you to surcharges

 Medicare Levy Surcharge

 Superannuation contributions surcharge (CCH Master Tax Guide para 8-600)

 Tax Offsets for personal and spouse superannuation contributions

 Higher Education Contributions Scheme debt repayments (CCH Master Tax Guide para 2-380)

Fringe Benefits that are excluded

Fringe Benefits that are excluded include

 Car parking (CCH Master Tax Guide para 35-252)

 Entertainment facility leasing, meal entertainment (CCH Master Tax Guide para 35-617)

 Amortised and reducible fringe benefits (CCH Master Tax Guide para 35-055)

 Defense Force personnel fringe benefits (CCH Master Tax Guide para 35-055)

 Travel to and from home in marked emergency vehicle (CCH Master Tax Guide para 35-055)

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