Allowance Description
A living away from home allowance of $98.01 per day must be paid when an employee is required to spend a night away from their usual place of residence. When calculating the living away from home allowance the first and last days will count as one day.
What to pay
$98.01 per day
Notes
This is a type of expense allowance where we would expect the employee to claim a deduction for this in their tax return
Should you withhold tax?
Do not withhold from this allowancd
Should super be paid on this allowance?
This allowance should not form part of ordinary times earnings
Should payroll tax be paid on this allowance?
Include this allowance for payroll tax purposes
How is it treated on the payment summary?
Show the allowance separately in the allowance box
How should it be reported for Single Touch Payroll?
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