FBT 2025 – Risks with Employee Expenses

Overview
The FBT focus for many Employers is Motor Vehicles and Entertainment. However, overlooking, and not understanding the FBT implications on Employee Expenses is a common FBT trap!
Our FBT Risks with Employee Expenses session will provide you with a clear understanding of the tax rules governing employee expenses.
Particular focus areas will include commonly reimbursed employee expenses, including:
- Personal memberships
- Professional memberships
- Subscriptions
- Visa expenses (Temporary and Permanent)
- Travel Expenses
- E-tags / Tolls
- Car Parking Expenses
- Education
- Conference and Seminar attendance
- Personal expenses
- Motor Vehicle expenses
- Taxi / Uber travel
- Health insurance
- Home office costs
- Gifts
Paul will highlight best practice process, common errors and some of the myths that exist.
This is a must attend session for Accountants, Accounts Payable and Finance Teams, Tax Accountants and HR personnel.
Learning Outcomes:
In particular attendees will be provided with:
- An understanding of the tax implications of each expense type
- The application of the Otherwise Deductible rule
- The availability of FBT exemptions
- The Reportable Fringe Benefits implications
- Documentation requirements
- Suggestions regarding alternate expenses or alternate ways to reimburse expenses / provide benefits
- Policy considerations
- Why these types of expenses are often reimbursed
Suited to:
This session is suited to all Employers including Corporates, SME’s, Charities, Not for Profits and Local, State and Federal Government and Accounting firms, from beginners to advanced
Suitable for everyone involved in Expense Management, FBT Management and Reporting, 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 – Risks with Employee ExpensesVideo
- 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).