The Workshops are delivered in
conjunction with FBT Solutions
conjunction with FBT Solutions
What can you expect?
Our 2025 FBT Workshops provide everything you need to know for 2025 FBT Return Preparation and reporting of Reportable Fringe Benefits. Content includes all 13 Fringe Benefit categories, exemptions and concessions, Worked Examples and Case Studies, together with practical tips and guidance, including:
- Recent law and ATO changes
- Overview including Type 1 and Type 2 benefits and employee contributions
- How to prepare the 2025 FBT Return form
- Special rules for Exempt and Rebatable Employers
- Motor vehicles — valuation methods, exemptions for work related / tool of trade vehicles, treatment of electric vehicles for FBT purposes, pooled or shared cars, car parking benefits (including new ATO guidance)
- Meal Entertainment, Recreational Entertainment, Entertainment Facility Leasing, Tax Exempt Body Entertainment
- Relocations — Temporary and Permanent, LAFHA v Travel, Remote Area, Expatriates
- Expense Payments, Property benefits, Residual benefits and in-house benefits
- The Otherwise Deductible Rule (ODR)
- Exemptions, Concessions and Reductions
- ATO audit activity and how to avoid an FBT audit
- Employer — elections and declarations
- Employee — declarations, reportable fringe benefits amounts (RFBA)
- Post Lodgment requirements
- Salary Packaging — how it works and how you can win with Salary Packaging
You will receive guidance on how to prepare the 2025 FBT return and:
- Learn how to identify and value all benefits
- Work through the valuation methodologies for all benefit categories including Cars, Utes (1 Tonne Plus) Car Parking, Entertainment, Temporary & Permanent Relocations, Living Away from Home, Remote Area,
- Employee Expenses and Property Benefits
- Illustration through practical examples and case studies
- Gain an understanding of the key documentation requirements for claiming reductions, concessions and exemptions
- How to avoid the most common mistakes that organisations make
- Discover ways that you can achieve real savings and reduce the tax liability for your organisation
Attendees will be provided with:
- 8 CPD Hours
- A hard and electronic copy of the Presentation slides
- A detailed updated 2025 FBT Technical Manual
- Our 2025 FBT Reporting Guide
- 2025 FBT Return Essentials Checklist
- A CPD attendance certificate (8 hours)
- Lunch, morning and afternoon tea (please email any dietary requirements to [email protected])
- Opportunities to network with your peers and fellow FBT-preparers
Registrants also receive the following special offers and discounts:
- Free access to the FBT Query service until 30 June 2025 – the sooner you register, the sooner you’ll have access to this valuable service from FBT Solutions
- Bonus Salary Packaging Webinar (1.5 CPD Hours) - to be delivered on Wednesday 16 April 2025
- Recording of the Online Workshop, PowerPoint and Verbatim Transcript (to view as many times as you like for at least a year)
- Preferential pricing for the FBT Solutions 2025 Car Parking Valuation service
- Up to 25% special discount on EasyFBT Software
Pricing
- Early Bird — $580 inc. GST (Register by 12 January 2025)
- Standard — $680 inc. GST (Register from 13 January 2025)
Who should attend
All personnel involved in the preparation or review of the 2025 FBT return or 2025 reportable fringe benefits amounts, whether new to FBT or those requiring refresher training. This includes Tax Practitioners and Advisers, Tax Managers, Tax Accountants, Financial Accountants, Payroll Managers and Staff, Salary Packaging Managers, Fleet Managers, HR Managers and their teams.
Our 2025 FBT training is designed for SME’s, Corporates, Not for Profits & Charities, Local, State & Federal Government and Accounting firms.
Presenter: Paul Mather, founder of FBT Salary Packaging Solutions
Paul has over 25 years’ experience in FBT, salary packaging and employment taxes across various industry sectors including large corporates, SMEs, not-for-profits and government organisations. Paul is an accomplished trainer and speaker in all areas of FBT, salary packaging and employment taxes. Prior to setting up his own practice in 2009, Paul was a Director at EY in Sydney. He has also been a member of the ATO’s FBT stakeholder group since 2005.
2025 FBT Return Preparation Workshops
Enjoy a day out of the office and attend in your preferred location below. Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea are provided (please email any dietary requirements to [email protected]). Opportunities to network with your peers and fellow FBT-preparers.Check-in commences at 8.30am for a 9am start and concludes at 4.30pm.
| Locations, Dates and Venues | |||
| Sydney Workshop 1 | Tuesday 4 March 2025 | Central CBD location – TBA | Register Sydney 1 |
| Online Workshop 1 | Thursday 6 March 2025 | Connect from home or office | Register Online 1 |
| Parramatta Workshop | Tuesday 11 March 2025 | Central CBD location – TBA | Register Parramatta |
| Canberra Workshop | Thursday 13 March 2025 | Central CBD location – TBA | Register Canberra |
| Brisbane Workshop | Tuesday 18 March 2025 | Central CBD location – TBA | Register Brisbane |
| Melbourne Workshop | Thursday 20 March 2025 | Central CBD location – TBA | Register Melbourne |
| Perth Workshop | Tuesday 25 March 2025 | Central CBD location – TBA | Register Perth |
| Adelaide Workshop | Thursday 27 March 2025 | Central CBD location – TBA | Register Adelaide |
| Sydney Workshop 2 | Tuesday 1 April 2025 | Central CBD location – TBA | Register Sydney 2 |
| Online Workshop 2 | Thursday 3 April 2025 | Connect from home or office | Register Online 2 |
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact us via: Email [email protected]. Phone 1300 300 224
Terms & Conditions
Refund Policy — Receive a 50% refund for cancellations inside 30 days of the event, no refund within 7 days. If this event is cancelled or rescheduled for any reason and you do not wish to attend the rescheduled event, Wolters Kluwer will offer you a full refund of the purchase price paid for your ticket/s. If the event is cancelled or rescheduled for any reason, Wolters Kluwer's liability is limited to the purchase price paid for your tickets and Wolters Kluwer will not be responsible for any other costs incurred (such as travel or accommodation costs). Wolters Kluwer reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any of these workshop events.