Novated Lease

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Many people utilise salary packaging options to minimise tax. A very common option when using this strategy with motor vehicle fringe beenefits is a Novated Lease.

Novated lease
Simply put, a novated lease is a finance arrangement between a full-time employee, the employer and a motor vehicle finance provider where:

Novated Lease and Tax Implications

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Many people utilise salary packaging options to minimise tax. A very common option when using this strategy with motor vehicle fringe beenefits is a Novated Lease.

Novated lease
Simply put, a novated lease is a finance arrangement between a full-time employee, the employer and a motor vehicle finance provider where:
  • the employee is the lease holder and owner of the vehicle and
  • the employer has a legal obligation to pay the lease payments out of the employee's pre-tax wage.

PAYG Withholding Weekly Tax Calculator - Online

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Using this ATO online PAYG Withholding Weekly Tax calculator is fairly easy. It calculates the amount of tax that should be deducted from your pay. You can choose - weekly; fortnightly; monthly or quarterly.

You will need to answer a couple of basic questions  that help determine appropriate rates (leave at the defaults if you are not sure). Once you get the hang of it it is really is easy to use.

ATO encourages young people to be more aware of tax and super

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According to a recent media release, the ATO believes young people should take a closer look at tax and superannuation:

"Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo today encouraged young people to use National Youth Week and its activities as an opportunity to take a closer look at tax and superannuation. “I encourage young people to get to know their tax and superannuation systems and understand how they work for them,” Mr D'Ascenzo said.

Redundancy Payment Calculator Australia

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A genuine redundancy payment is made up of two components:
  1. a tax free amount and 
  2. an assessable amount==> see our post Tax Rates On Excessive Redundancy Component
Tax Free Amount:
The tax free amount is non-assessable/non-exempt income.
 

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