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Use this list of common benefits to quickly find the information you need about FBT.

Last updated 11 January 2023

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List of common benefits

Item

See

Accommodation

Accommodation and location related fringe benefits

Borrowing employer’s property

e.g. commercial vehicle, video camera

Residual fringe benefits

 

Exempt use of eligible vehicles

Briefcase

Work-related items exempt from FBT

Car

Cars and FBT

Car expenses

  • e.g. registration, insurance
 

Expense payment fringe benefits

Car, leased

Car leasing and FBT

Christmas party

Entertainment-related fringe benefits

Computer, desktop

Reimbursing cost of computer:
Expense payment fringe benefits

 

Providing computer:
Property fringe benefits

Computer, laptop or tablet

Work-related items exempt from FBT

Covid-19 vaccination

COVID-19 vaccination incentives and rewards for employees

Credit card

  • payment for employee
 

Expense payment fringe benefits

Debt, forgiving

Loan and debt waiver fringe benefits

Electric car

Electric cars exemption

Food and drink

Entertainment-related fringe benefits

Goods

  • e.g. television, clothing
 

Property fringe benefits

Health insurance premiums

Reimbursing cost of insurance:
Expense payment fringe benefits

 

Providing insurance:
Residual fringe benefits

Home mortgage

Expense payment fringe benefits

Housing accommodation

Housing fringe benefits

Insurance

Reimbursing cost of insurance:
Expense payment fringe benefits

 

Providing insurance:
Residual fringe benefits

Internet, home

Expense payment fringe benefits

Living-away-from-home allowance

Living-away-from-home allowance fringe benefits

Loan

Loan and debt waiver fringe benefits

Meals

Board fringe benefits

 

Entertainment-related fringe benefits

Mobile phone

Work-related items exempt from FBT

Parking

Car parking and FBT

Protective clothing

Work-related items exempt from FBT

Real estate

Property fringe benefits

Recreation

Entertainment-related fringe benefits

Redundancy retraining or reskilling

Retraining and reskilling exemption

Remote area housing

Remote area FBT concessions

Self-education expenses

Expense payment fringe benefits

Services

  • e.g. professional advice
 

Residual fringe benefits

Shares and bonds

Property fringe benefits

Software

Work-related items exempt from FBT

Support in an emergency

  • e.g. accident, illness, disaster
 

Emergency assistance

Taxi or ride-share travel

Taxi, ride-sourcing and public transport exemptions

Telephone, home landline

Expense payment fringe benefits

Telephone, mobile

Work-related items exempt from FBT

Tolls

Road and bridge tolls and FBT

Tools of trade

Work-related items exempt from FBT

Vehicle, commercial

  • e.g. ute, van
 

Exempt use of eligible vehicles

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