Employers
What is LAFHA?
It stands for the ‘Living Away From Home Allowance’ and is an Australian Tax Office (ATO) allowance that you can provide to help your employees cover the additional costs of relocating and living away from their usual place of residence for employment.
Do we have eligible employees at our company?
To find out if any of your employees are eligible simply fill in the
contact form on this website or call us on 1300 792 914. We can quickly
let you know if your employees meet ATO’s criteria and give you an
indication of the potential financial benefits. This is a no obligation,
no cost service that will provide you with all the answers you need. Eligible employees can include:
- Australian residents moving locations within Australia
- Overseas
long stay visa holders
- Australians working overseas
What are the benefits to our company?
LAFHA allowances mean your employees pay less tax which increases their take home pay. For example, an annual salary of $100,000 can mean an extra $9,400* per annum in additional take home pay with LAFHA applied. Not only does this reduce the financial stress of relocation for your employees, but it provides extra money to cover relocation costs and other
out of pocket expenses. We can help improve the recruitment and retention of key personnel and position your company as an Employer of Choice.
- Boost Recruitment and Retention
- Build Staff Loyalty
- Become an Employer of Choice
* This example is based upon averaged amounts. Please note: Each
individual’s circumstances are different and will therefore deliver
different results.
We currently don’t offer LAFHA to employees
LAFHA involves complex regulations and compliance issues, and in some companies, there may not be the resources to effectively manage this service for eligible employees. That’s where we come in. The amount of variance per individual and per pay period can be significant; thus making LAFHA a time consuming and complicated process. We have the expertise and experience to undertake this process for you, saving you time and resources. Through our unique service delivery, processes run through your existing payroll system so employee wages come directly from you, rather than from us.
We offer LAFHA – but are we doing it properly?
If you do currently provide LAFHA, there are a few questions that are worth asking:
- Do you fully understand the legislation and compliance requirements (e.g. minimum salary levels)?
- Are you providing the full benefits to all your employees who qualify?
- Is it costing time and money to administer, and are you reliant on the knowledge and expertise of one or two key personnel?
- Do you manage your employees’ changing circumstances to maximise returns?
We are industry experts who manage LAFHA across a wide number of companies and industries. We guarantee to maximize benefits to your employees with no cost to your company.
Read Case Studies
See how we have helped others like you in our LAFHA Case Studies.