Does anyone know the best and cheapest way to claim for LAFHA in sydney. I am on a 457 visa but my employer don't pay LAFHA directly, so i can't get them involved. Also i haven't kept any receipts for living expenses - does this matter and can i still claim it?
The LAFHA is a salary packaging exercise that apportions your total package between tax free LAFHA and taxable pay. It isn't an allowance or deduction you can separately claim I'm afraid.
See also the factsheet on the GM website (type LAFHA in the search box).
Best regards.
Alan Collett alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia http://www.gomatilda.com and http://www.collettandco.co.uk Offices in Southampton - England; Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Geelong - Australia
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