Hi JF,
Actually this is something we do with a lot of our clients so it sounds perfectly ok to me - on the LAFHA I understand that some labour hire companies aren't offering it any more and the longstanding draft determination on the topic was withdrawn in October.
For those who are interested, the current ATO position on LAFHA seems to be here:ding%20GST%20Bulletins)%3ABy%20Topic%3AFringe%20Benefits%20Tax%3ALiving- away-from- home%20allowance%20fringe%20benefits%3A%23FA0200002030%23MT%202030%20- %20FRINGE%20BENEFITS%20TAX%20%26c%20LIVING-AWAY-FROM- HOME%20ALLOWANCE%20BENEFITS%3B
The Draft Taxation Determination which covered this area from 2000 to last October is here:ding%20GST%20Bulletins)%3ABy%20Topic%3AFringe%20Benefits%20Tax%3ALiving- away-from- 20fringe%20benefits%3A%23AD0050000005%23TD%202000%2FD5%20(Withdrawn)%20- %20Income%20tax%26c%20can%20a%20foreign%20national%20who%20enters%20Aus- tralia%20on%20a%20working%20holiday...%3B
The withdrawal notice is here:
So anyone being drawn to Australia on the promise of a LAFHA ought to ensure they've got reasonable taxation advice. I wouldn't expect every labour hire company to have caught up with this change.
Cheers,
George Lombard
www.austimmigration.com.au
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