FBT 2025 – Learnings & Reflections

Overview
With one FBT Reporting year done, and another around the corner, it’s time to reflect, absorb ATO Learnings and implement FBT savings reductions without the rush!
In this session Paul Mather will reflect on the 2025 FBT season just gone, discuss the key learnings and wave the wand over real ideas for reducing FBT liabilities.
Importantly, the ATO compliance ramp up on FBT and Motor Vehicles provides key opportunities to assist your clients with understanding FBT and also explain opportunities.
Learning Outcomes:
Key learning outcomes include:
- To register or not to register
- Employees v Directors – are benefits being provided in respect of employment?
- Trust arrangements and beneficiaries – are there FBT issues?
- Motor Vehicles – key areas of learnings and opportunities:
- The 100% business motor vehicle
- Invalid or non-existent logbooks
- Motor vehicle exemptions – Electric Vehicles, Utes and Vans
- Motor Vehicle classification
- Motor Vehicle valuation options
- Salary Packaging – Novated Leases and Associate Leases
- Employee contributions to manage Employer FBT liabilities
- Car Parking – FBT reductions through record keeping and valuation alternatives
- Understanding Relocations / LAFH to implement FBT effective policies
- Keeping FBT top of mind to avoid FBT surprises
Suited to:
This session is suited to Accounting Firms and all Employers including Corporates, SME’s, Charities, Not for Profits and Local, State and Federal Government.
Suitable for everyone involved in FBT Management and Reporting, from FBT Return preparers and reviewers, including Accountants, Tax Accountants, Financial Accountants, Finance Managers, Payroll Managers, Tax Agents, Tax Practitioners and their teams.
This On Demand recording Includes:
- Recording of the Live Webinar, which can be viewed multiple times, for as long as required
- Presenters contact details for follow up questions
- CPD Quiz
- CPD Certificate
- CPD Report – Logged automatically
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Verbatim Transcript, with Searchability
- Supporting Documentation
Course syllabus
3 lessons
- Video – FBT 2025 – Learnings & ReflectionsVideo
- Feedback Survey QuestionsSurvey
- Knowledge QuizTest
Your presenter
Paul MatherFBT Salary Packaging Solutions
has over 30 years hands-on FBT, Salary Packaging and Employment Taxes experience across all industry sectors including large corporates, SME’s, Not for Profits and Local, State and Federal Government.
Paul helps employers to reduce risk, increase efficiency and maximise opportunities, by working with functional teams including Tax, Finance, Payroll, HR, Procurement, Legal, Risk and Fleet Management.
Paul works closely with Accounting firms to ensure they are proactively managing their clients FBT obligations and have a well structured “FBT Service Line” offering for clients, and Not-for-Profit organisations to ensure they have their FBT & Salary Packaging “House” in order.
Paul is an accomplished trainer and speaker on all areas of FBT, Salary Packaging and Employment Taxes. Paul delivers training in a practical and insightful manner.
Paul was also a member of the ATO’s former FBT Stakeholder Group (from 2005 to 2024).