What are the possible allowances and fringe benefits?
Below are the lists of available allowances and fringe benefits.
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Allowances
- Subsistence allowance is any allowance paid by the employer to the employee to cover accommodation, meals or incidental costs where the employee is, by reason of the duties of his or her office or employment, obliged to spend at least one night away from his or her usual place of residence in the Republic.
- Travel allowance is any allowance paid or advance granted by the employer to the employee for the use of his or her private motor vehicle for the employer’s business purposes.
- Allowance to a holder of a public office is any allowance granted to the holder of a public officer to cover the expenditure incurred by him or her in connection to such office.
Fringe Benefits
- Acquisition of an asset at less than the actual value (other than money) is a taxable benefit when an asset is acquired by you from the employer or any associated institution, in relation to the employer or from any person by arrangement with the employer, at less than its actual value.
- Right of use on an asset is a taxable benefit when an employee is granted the right of use of any asset (other than residential accommodation or any motor vehicle) for his or her private or domestic purpose, either for free or for a consideration less than the value of such use.
- Right of use on an asset is a taxable benefit when an employee is granted the right of use of any motor vehicle for his or her private or domestic purpose, either for free or for a consideration less than the value of such use.
- Meals, refreshments and meal refreshment vouchers is a taxable benefit when the employee has been provided with any meal or refreshment vouchers, either for free or for a consideration less than the value of such meal, refreshment or voucher.
- Accommodation is a taxable benefit when the employee has been provided with residential accommodation, either for free or for a rental consideration which is less than the rental value of such accommodation.
- Free or cheap services is a taxable benefit if any service has, at the expense of the employer, been rendered to the employee (whether by the employer or by some other person), where that service has been utilised by the employee for his or her private or domestic purposes and no consideration was given by the employer or consideration given is less than the cost of such service.
- Low interest or interest-free loans is a taxable benefit if a loan has been granted to the employee by the employer, or by any other person by arrangement with the employer or any associated institution in relation to the employer and either no interest is payable by the employee or interest payable by the employee is lower than the official rate of interest (excluding loans granted for purposes of buying a qualifying equity share, or any stamp duties or uncertified securities tax payable for that share).
- Subsidies in respect of loans is a taxable benefit if the employer has paid any subsidy on the interest or capital repayments payable by the employee for the loan, if the amount payable by the employer exceeds the amount of interest which, if calculated at the official rate of interest, would have been payable on such a loan.
- Medical scheme contributions paid by an employer is a taxable benefit if the employer has, directly or indirectly, made any contributions to a medical scheme for the benefit of any employee or dependents of such an employee.
- Medical costs incurred by an employer is a taxable benefit if the employer has incurred, directly or indirectly, any amount (other than a medical scheme contribution paid to a registered medical scheme) in respect of medical, dental and similar services, hospital services, nursing services or medicines provided to the employee, his or her spouse, child, relative or dependent.
- Payment by an employer to an insurer is a fringe benefit if the employer has made any payment to any insurer under an insurance policy directly or indirectly for the benefit of the employee or his or her spouse, child, dependent or nominee.
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