The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released various amounts in relation to fringe benefits tax effective 1 April 2010 (i.e. the 2011 FBT year). These new amounts may need to be applied in preparing estimates of 2011 FBT payable or in calculating salary packages that include fringe benefits.
The benchmark interest rate to be used for the 2011 FBT year is 6.65%. This rate is relevant to loan benefits and car benefits calculated under the operating cost method.
The record keeping exemption threshold for the 2011 FBT year is $7,190.
Indexation factors for the purpose of valuing non-remote housing for the 2011 FBT year
|
State |
Indexation Factor |
|
New South Wales |
1.068 |
|
Victoria |
1.057 |
|
Queensland |
1.071 |
|
South Australia |
1.050 |
|
Western Australia |
1.082 |
|
Tasmania |
1.049 |
|
Australian Capital Territory |
1.124 |
|
Northern Territory |
1.061 |
The amounts in the following table are those that represent a reasonable food component of a living-away-from-home allowance for the 2011 FBT year.
Adults for this purpose are persons aged 12 or over before the beginning of the FBT year.
|
Number of Persons |
Reasonable Food Component for the |
|
One adult |
$229.00 |
|
Two adults |
$367.00 |
|
Three adults |
$412.00 |
|
One adult and one child |
$296.00 |
|
Two adults and one or two children |
$412.00 |
|
Two adults and three children |
$480.00 |
|
Three adults and one child |
$480.00 |
|
Three adults and two children |
$549.00 |
|
Four adults |
$549.00 |
|
Each additional adult |
$138.00 |
|
Each additional child |
$67.00 |
Example - as per Tax Determination 2010/4
Bob and his wife and their five children are temporarily living in Australia while Bob is working on a project for his employer. Bob is in receipt of a living-away-from-home allowance. The amount that is considered to be a reasonable food component of the allowance for the 2011 FBT year is $614.00 (that is, $480.00 plus $134.00).
