What benefits can you package?
You can salary package up to $9,009 of general living expenses including rent, mortgage and credit card payments each year.
You can salary package up to $2,650 of dining out, hotel accommodation and catering expenses each year.
If you live and work in a remote area you can salary package your house purchase, mortgage interest, rent and residential utility costs.
Download Remote area housing benefit pdfIf you have had to relocate for work you can salary package your relocation costs and living away from home expenses in addition to what you already salary package.
Link for Relocation expenses benefitPlease refer to the View our policyNSW Health Salary Packaging Policy for a full list of benefits available for salary packaging.
Most NSW Health employees can use salary packaging to decrease the amount of tax payable on their income. This means they have more ‘after-tax’ pay.
Tax savings from salary packaging as a NSW Health employee are shared between the employee and NSW Health (the employer). In most cases the tax savings are split equally (50/50), however separate arrangements exist for eligible HSU Award employees and staff specialists.
The current practice was established in 2002, when a shared arrangement of tax savings between NSW Health and its employees was agreed, as part of negotiations with unions, to assist in funding a wage increase.
For further assistance, please contact our team for more information on 1300 40 25 23.
Here are the vehicle expenses you can claim with a novated lease:
The cost of joining an airline lounge – or even paying for temporary access to one – can be salary packaged in full.
If you’re an ongoing member of a professional organisation as a requirement of, or directly relating to, your current employment, you can salary package those membership costs (if you don’t already claim them as an income tax deduction).
Any taxi (or Uber) travel that begins or ends at your office can be salary packaged.
You can salary package course fees relating to your professional development (in your current role). It means you will enjoy the tax benefit in the short term rather than claiming them in your year-end tax return.
If you’re temporarily living away from your usual home to complete a short-term work assignment (up to one year), you may be able to claim the cost of temporary rental accommodation in the new location.
Novated leasing lets you access tax-free salary to pay for vehicle finance, fuel, rego, insurance, tyres and servicing. This is on top of any other salary packaging you might be doing.
If you’ve bought a mobile phone, tablet, laptop computer, digital camera, or headphones/earbuds and you use the device for work more than 50% of the time, you can salary packaging the entire cost.
You can salary package fees paid to a financial adviser for investment advice, or an accountant for managing your tax. It means you will enjoy the tax benefit in the short term rather than claiming them in your year-end tax return.
You may be able to salary package the cost of renting holiday homes, cabins, hotel rooms – even cruise ship cabins – when you and/or your family go on holiday. This opportunity is linked to your meal entertainment benefit and counts towards your annual $2,650 limit.
E-bikes use an electric motor to assist pedalling input making it easier to combat hills, distance and fatigue. By salary packaging an e-bike you’ll save 30-50% off the purchase cost and enjoy further tax savings on top of any other salary packaging you do. Call Sparque E-Bikes on 1300 794 652 for further information or applications.