You may be eligible to salary package the cost of your holiday accommodation or venue hire for a special event.
Who can package holiday accommodation and venue hire costs?
You can salary package holiday accommodation or venue hire costs if you work for a:
- private or public not-for-profit hospital
- charity or other not-for-profit organisation
and your employer offers this as part of your workplace benefits program. Contact your employer to find out if this benefit is available to you.
Is there a limit to how much holiday accommodation and venue hire costs I can package?
Yes. Together with the meal entertainment benefit, you can package up to a cap limit of $2,650 each FBT year.
You may also decide to package venue hire alone. The cap limit of $2,650 still applies each FBT year.
The venue hire cap is in addition to the existing salary packaging cap limit for everyday living expenses (for example, mortgage or rent).
What can I package?
- holiday accommodation
- whether you're travelling locally or overseas, you can pay for the cost of your holiday accommodation using your pre-tax dollars
- venue hire
The accommodation or venue hire you salary package doesn’t have to be business related, is FBT-exempt, and is not included in your salary packaging cap limit - for everyday living expenses.
You could use pre-tax dollars to pay for the hire of a venue or other facilities for special celebrations such as weddings, birthdays or anniversaries for yourself, your spouse - or for your children.
You cannot claim food and beverages under this item. Please see meal entertainment for more information about salary packaging meals.
How to claim holiday accommodation and venue hire costs
You can use the Meal Entertainment RemServ Wallet Card to pay for venue hire and certain holiday accommodation expenses. However, you can’t use the RemServ Wallet Card to pay for accommodation that includes flights or is purchased through an airfare booking provider. If you want to make a claim for your accommodation or venue hire after payment, you can submit your claim through My RemServ (app or online).
If you don’t have the Venue Hire benefit already in your package, follow these steps to add it in:
1. Log in to My RemServ (app or online).
2. From your dashboard, scroll down to ’Add another benefit’, then click the ‘Meal Entertainment cap’ tab at the top of the screen.
3. Select Venue Hire, and then click “Add this benefit”.
- If you already have Meal Entertainment set up, you can choose how to split your budget between Meal Entertainment and Venue Hire.
- If this is your first time, you can create a new budget for Venue Hire.
4. Click ‘Calculate your fees’ to see how this change could affect your fees.
- If everything looks right, click ‘Review’ to check your details
5. To confirm your changes, tick the ’Declaration’ box at the bottom of the page to agree to the Terms and Conditions, then click ‘Submit’.
6. You’ll see a confirmation screen once your update is complete. To make a claim, select ‘Start a claim’ at the bottom of the screen.
7. If you’d like to transfer funds from the Meal Entertainment Wallet Card to reimburse your claim, go to ‘Contact Us’, in settings, and select ‘Submit Query’.
Things you need to know: The above information is not intended to constitute taxation or financial product advice. Your benefits and savings will vary depending on your personal objectives, financial situation and needs. We recommend you obtain independent financial or taxation advice before making any financial decisions.
Eligibility criteria and terms and conditions apply. All salary packaging proposals are subject to the requirements of your employer. Administration fees will apply. The actual administration fee that applies to you may vary depending on your employer. ITCs (Input Tax Credits or refund on GST) are excluded. RemServ may pay and receive commission or rebates in connection with some services and products it provides or arranges to be provided by third parties.