Taxation Determination
TD 2003/8
Fringe benefits tax: what is the benchmark interest rate to be used for the fringe benefits tax (FBT) year commencing on 1 April 2003?
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1. The benchmark interest rate for the FBT year commencing 1 April 2003 is 6.55 per cent per annum. This rate replaces the rate of 6.05 per cent that has applied for the previous FBT year.
2. The rate of 6.55 per cent is used to calculate the taxable value of:
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- a fringe benefit provided by way of a loan; and
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- a car fringe benefit where an employer chooses to value the benefit using the operating cost method.
Example
3. On 1 April 2003 an employer lends an employee $50,000 for five years at an interest rate of 5% per annum. Interest is charged and paid 6 monthly and no principal is repaid until the end of the loan. The actual interest payable by the employee for the current year is $2,500 (50,000 x 5%). The notional interest, with a 6.55 per cent benchmark rate, is $3,275. The taxable value is $775 ($3,275 - $2,500).
Note: FBT does not apply to a loan in relation to a shareholder in a private company, or an associate of such a shareholder, that causes (or will cause) the private company to be taken under Division 7A of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 to pay the shareholder or associate a dividend.
Date of effect
4. This Determination applies to FBT year commencing on 1 April 2003.
Commissioner of Taxation
9 April 2003
Not previously released in draft form.
References
ATO references:
NO 2003/003480
BO FBT 155
Previous Rulings/Determinations:
TD 94/29
TD 95/20
TD 96/17
TD 97/8
TD 98/6
TD 98/22
TD 1999/2
TD 2000/19
TD 2001/4
TD 2002/13
Related Rulings/Determinations:
TR 92/1
TR 92/20
TR 97/16
Subject References:
car fringe benefits
FBT benchmark interest rate
fringe benefits tax
loan fringe benefits
Legislative References:
FBTAA 11(2)
FBTAA 18
FBTAA 19
FBTAA 136(1)
ITAA 1936 Part III Div 7
TAA 1953 Part IVAAA
| Date: | Version: | Change: | |
| You are here | 9 April 2003 | Original ruling | |
| 11 May 2016 | Withdrawn |