Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

PART III - FRINGE BENEFITS  

Division 2 - Car fringe benefits  

Subdivision B - Taxable value of car fringe benefits  

SECTION 10B  

10B   NO REDUCTION OF OPERATING COST IN A NON-LOG BOOK YEAR OF TAX UNLESS LOG BOOK RECORDS AND ODOMETER RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED IN LOG BOOK YEAR OF TAX  

Where one or more car fringe benefits in relation to an employer in relation to a year of tax relate to a car while it was held by a particular person (in this section called the " provider " ) during a particular period (in this section called the " holding period " ) in a year of tax that is not a log book year of tax of the employer in relation to the car, the employer is entitled to a reduction in the operating cost of the car on account of business journeys undertaken during the holding period in the car if, and only if:

(a)    odometer records are maintained by or on behalf of the provider in relation to the car for the holding period and, if the provider is not the employer, are given to the employer before the declaration date; and

(b)    

the employer specifies the employer ' s estimate of the number of business kilometres travelled by the car in the holding period; and

(c)    

the employer specifies the business use percentage applicable to the car in relation to the provider for the holding period.