Living Away From Home Allowance


Award Definition

Business Equipment Award 2010 [MA000021]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

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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