FBT 2020: Salary Packaging Essentials

5
Table of Contents

Salary Packaging remains a popular remuneration strategy for many employers. However, many employers, and more importantly their employees, are missing out on the opportunity provided by Salary Packaging.

Salary Packaging provides a key solution to offering flexible remuneration to your employees, by providing employees with a pay increase at no additional cost to the Employer. For FBT exempt and rebatable employers, Salary Packaging remains a key policy component of remuneration.

The application of the FBT rules will be explained in detail. Key benefits covered in this webinar include Cars, Car Parking, and Relocation, LAFH benefits, Remote Area benefits and other Exempt Benefits.

[divider][/divider]

[two_third last=”no”]

FBT 2020: Salary Packaging Essentials: Wednesday 19 February 2020, 1pm to 2:30pm (AEST)

Salary Packaging remains a popular remuneration strategy for many employers. However, many employers, and more importantly their employees, are missing out on the opportunity provided by Salary Packaging.

Paul will highlight best practice process, common errors and dispel the many myths.

[/two_third]
[one_third last=”yes”]

REGISTER HERE

[/one_third]
[two_third last=”no”]

[divider][/divider]

Webinar Learning Outcomes:

By attending the webinar, attendees will be provided with an understanding of salary packaging cars and a variety of other benefits. Guidance will be provided on what can and cannot be packaged, and the various valuation and structuring methods available. The webinar assists attendees in understanding the concept of salary packaging and how to maximize the benefits of salary sacrificing for employers and employees. Providing practical knowledge to assist in managing and understanding the salary packaging of cars and other benefits, the webinar covers the following:

  • Understand the concept of salary packaging
  • Determine the requirements for an effective salary sacrifice arrangement
  • How to salary package
  • Calculation examples showing the effect on after-tax income for various income levels
  • Comparison of Pre-tax FBT method and Post-tax contribution method for Cars and Car Parking
  • Comparison of Statutory formula method and Logbook method for Cars and Car Parking
  • Salary packaging arrangements for different employer types

Salary Packaging of:

  1. a) Cars
  2. b) Car Parking
  3. c) Relocation & LAFH benefits
  4. d) Remote Area benefits
  5. e) Portable Electronic Devices including Laptops / Tablets
  6. f) Airline Lounge Memberships
  7. g) School Fees (Expatriates)
  8. h) Mortgage, Rent, Credit Cards
  9. o) Understand the key challenges

Suited to:

This webinar is suited to those in practice or corporate roles, from beginners to advanced, those involved in FBT reporting or management/policy of salary packaging, including:

  • Tax agents and tax advisors
  • Accountants in Public Practice
  • Tax Accountants
  • HR Personnel (from officers to General HR Managers)
  • Payroll Accountants
  • Payroll Managers and their teams
  • Finance Managers
  • Financial Accountants
  • Management Accountants
  • Tax Managers
  • Fleet Managers
  • Salary Packaging Managers

Presenter Bio:

Paul Mather, Founder, and Director of FBT Salary Packaging Solutions has over 20 years hands-on, Salary Packaging and FBT experience. Paul is a current member of the ATO’s FBT Working Group and the ATO’s Small Business Liaison Group. Paul was a member of the former Australian Taxation Office National Tax Liaison Group (NTLG) Fringe Benefits Tax Subcommittee from 2005 to 2013. An accomplished trainer and speaker, Paul delivers his topic in a practical and insightful manner.

You will be provided with: 

  • PowerPoint presentation slide deck
  • Supporting documentation
  • Webinar Recording to view multiple times for up to 6 months
  • Q&A Session and the presenter’s contact details for follow up questions

 

Picture of Paul Mather
Paul Mather

Related Posts

FBT Car Parking Rules The car parking FBT rules have undergone significant recent change – bringing more employers in to the car parking FBT...

2025 FBT Workshops Our full day 2025 FBT Workshops, run in conjunction with Wolters Kluwer CCH Learning, will provide you with the knowledge and...

The ATO are targeting the low hanging fruit! Low hanging fruit = Employers who are not registered for FBT, but who own / lease...