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When it comes to planning the work Christmas party, there\u2019s more to think about than just venue, entertainment and catering.<\/p>\n
You may want to consider if you\u2019ll need to pay fringe benefits tax (FBT) when rewarding your employees with gifts or parties this Christmas.<\/p>\n
For your work Christmas party you\u2019ll need to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n When it comes to Christmas gifts, you\u2019ll need to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas parties<\/strong><\/p>\n There is no separate fringe benefits tax (FBT) category for Christmas parties and you may encounter many different circumstances when providing these events to your staff. Fringe benefits provided by you, an associate, or under an arrangement with a third party to any current employees, past and future employees and their associates (spouses and children), may attract FBT.<\/p>\n If you are\u00a0not\u00a0a tax-exempt organisation and do\u00a0not\u00a0use the 50-50 split method for meal entertainment, the following explanations may help you determine whether there are FBT implications arising from a Christmas party.<\/p>\n Exempt benefits \u2013 minor benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n The provision of a Christmas party to an employee may be a minor benefit and exempt if the cost of the party is less than $300 per employee and certain conditions are met. The benefit provided to an associate of the employee may also be a minor benefit and exempt if the cost of the party for each associate of an employee is less than $300.The threshold of less than $300 applies to each benefit provided, not to the total value of all associated benefits.<\/p>\n Gifts provided to employees at a Christmas party<\/strong><\/p>\n The provision of a gift to an employee at Christmas time may be a minor benefit that is an exempt benefit where the value of the gift is less than $300.<\/p>\n Where a Christmas gift is provided to an employee at a Christmas party that is also provided by the employer, the benefits are associated benefits, but each benefit needs to be considered separately to determine if they are less than $300 in value. If both the Christmas party and the gift are less than $300 in value and the other conditions of a minor benefit are met, they will both be exempt benefits.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tax deductibility of a Christmas party<\/strong><\/p>\n The cost of providing a Christmas party is income tax deductible only to the extent that it is subject to FBT. Therefore, any costs that are exempt from FBT (that is, exempt minor benefits noted above and exempt property benefits) cannot be claimed as an income tax deduction.<\/p>\n The costs of entertaining clients are not subject to FBT and are not income tax deductible.<\/p>\n Christmas party held on the business premises<\/strong><\/p>\n A Christmas party provided to current employees on your business premises or worksite on a working day may be an exempt benefit. The cost of associates attending the Christmas party is not exempt, unless it is a minor benefit.<\/p>\n This area is highly complex and often misunderstood. If you want a review of the tax implication of your recently held Christmas party or one being planned later this month, let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to planning the work Christmas party, there\u2019s more to think about than just venue, entertainment and catering. You may want to consider if you\u2019ll need to pay fringe benefits tax (FBT) when rewarding your employees with gifts or parties this Christmas. For your work Christmas party you\u2019ll need to consider: how much…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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