Fringe benefits tax records

As an employer, you must keep all records relating to the fringe benefits you provide to your employees or your employee's family or other associates, including how you calculated the taxable value of benefits. You must also keep records if you want to take advantage of various exemptions or concessions that reduce your fringe benefits tax (FBT) liability. 

Information your records need to show

Examples of types of records

You must keep all records relating to the fringe benefits you provide, including how you calculated the taxable value of benefits. 

Your records must also show justification of claims for exemptions or concessions that reduce your FBT liability.

  • Calculations. 
  • Worksheets. 
  • Employee declarations. 
  • Elections. 
  • Invoices. 
  • Receipts. 
  • Bills of sales. 
  • Lease documents. 
  • Travel diaries. 
  • Fleet management records. 
  • Logbooks. 
  • Odometer records. 
  • Valuations – if and when required. 
  • Purchase receipts for vehicles. 
  • Receipts for service or maintenance of vehicles. 
  • Estimates of your FBT liability if you choose to vary the FBT amount.

How long you need to keep FBT records

You generally need to keep FBT records for 5 years from the date your FBT return was lodged. If you don't have to lodge, count from the due date for lodgment of FBT returns, which is generally 21 May.

Record keeping

Steps Progress

Record keeping overview

10 mins

Tasks and tips

6 mins

Starting your business records

2 mins

Digital record keeping

5 mins

Manual or paper record keeping

2 mins

Banking records

2 mins

Income records

3 mins

Accounting for private use of assets

9 mins

Motor vehicle deductions records

2 mins

Home-based business deductions records

1 mins

Other deductions records

1 mins

Stock and asset records

5 mins

GST records

1 mins

Employee records

7 mins

Car fringe benefits records

1 mins

Expense payment FBT records

2 mins

Contractor records

2 mins

Sharing economy records

1 mins

Cryptocurrency records

1 mins

Records for other taxes

5 mins

Sole trader structure records

4 mins

Partnership structure records

3 mins

Company structure records

3 mins

Trust structure records

1 mins

Changing your business structure records

1 mins

Selling or closing your business records

2 mins

Related courses

1 mins

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