Originally Posted by
Pegasus747
......The same source also revealed that Retiree Staff Travel will be one of the first to go as the FBT component is currently being paid by the COmpany. The FBT is one of the things that costs the COmpany in terms of staff travel. Under agreement reached with the ACTU when FBT was introduced, FBT would be borne by the COmpany rather than the individual.
Commuting Tech and Cabin Crew apparently are the greatest contributors to the FBT bill for Qantas and a review of the number of Domestic tickets is currently underway as is a review of the FBT arrangements........
Slightly off topic but as it was raised earlier:
FBT is sure paid on employee travel and you will see the FBT element on your statement of earnings. Just why crew are permitted to commute and in doing so expose their employer to a greater tax payment is hardly fair and reasonable but the precedent was et eons ago when it was relatively rare but now for so-called 'lifestyle' reasons, the practice is now almost certainly out of hand and much greater than ever envisaged or intended. Probably has also the ability to change 'travel companions' every six months. On commuting crew, if their travel benefits are withdrawn for an abuse of Staff Travel, is it a fact that their commuting rights are unaffected?
How does Staff Travel for a retiree attract the FBT? I understood that FBT is applied to benefits conferred on an employee and on which (PAYE) tax is not paid. As a retiree dpres not draw a wage or salary from Qantas, how and why is the FBT applied to that person's travel. Staff travel for retiress is no more than a discount in the same way as some 'seniors' receive a disount for some public sector travel. Do these authorities pay an FBT on that travel?