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2019 Fringe benefits tax (FBT) return

Lodge this return if you have a fringe benefits tax (FBT) liability for the year ending 31 March 2019. NAT 1067-01.2019

Last updated 25 March 2019

If you have an FBT liability (also known as a fringe benefits taxable amount) for the FBT year ending 31 March 2019, you must lodge an FBT return by 21 May 2019, unless:

  • we accept a request you make for an extension of time to lodge
  • a registered tax agent lodges your return electronically and meets our lodgment program requirements for FBT.

If you need an extension of time to lodge and you are:

  • lodging through a tax agent, contact them
  • not lodging through a tax agent, phone us on 13 28 66.

If the due date falls on a weekend or public holiday, you can lodge and make payment on the next business day.

Key dates

Table 1: Key dates for FBT return lodgment

Description

Due date for lodgment

Final date for states and territories that want to nominate an eligible state or territory body as an employer, or vary, or revoke a previous nomination

21 May 2019

Final date for tax agents to add new FBT clients to their client list to ensure they receive the lodgment and payment concessions for their fringe benefits tax returns

21 May 2019

2019 FBT return for self preparers

21 May 2019

2019 FBT return for tax agents (Paper lodgment)

21 May 2019

2019 FBT return for tax agents (Electronic lodgment under the lodgment program where our lodgment program requirements are met)

25 June 2019

Table 2: Key dates for FBT liability payment

Description

Due date for payment

2019 FBT return for self preparers

21 May 2019

2019 FBT return for tax agents (Paper lodgment)

21 May 2019

2019 FBT return for tax agents (Electronic lodgment under the lodgment program where our lodgment program requirements are met)

28 May 2019

If you haven't paid FBT before, or if the amount of FBT you had to pay for the previous year was less than $3,000, you only make one payment for the year when you lodge your FBT return.

If you paid FBT of $3,000 or more for the previous year, you must pay FBT quarterly with your activity statement in the following year. You need to make a balancing payment (if any) when you lodge your FBT return by 21 May, unless you've made other arrangements with us.

Requirements to lodge

You must lodge an FBT return if you have an FBT liability for the FBT year.

If you did not have an FBT liability for the FBT year, and you did not vary your FBT instalments to nil during that year, you also need to lodge an FBT return. Lodging an FBT return will allow us to update our records and refund the FBT instalment credits you paid during the FBT year to you.

When you don’t need to lodge an FBT return

You don’t need to lodge if you did not have an FBT liability for the FBT year and you don’t pay your liability by instalments.

You should however complete a Fringe benefits tax – notice of non-lodgment by the time your return would otherwise be due.

How to lodge your FBT return

You can lodge your FBT return:

Electronic lodgments are generally processed within two weeks. Most paper lodgments are processed within 10 weeks.

If you lodge by paper:

Australian Taxation Office
GPO Box 9845
[insert the name and postcode of your capital city]

For example;

Australian Taxation Office
GPO Box 9845
SYDNEY NSW 2001

While the last line of the address printed on the form is different than that above, you can still use the address printed on the form.

Table 3: Postcodes for each capital city

Capital city

Postcode

Adelaide, South Australia

5001

Brisbane, Queensland

4001

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

2601

Darwin, Northern Territory

0801

Hobart, Tasmania

7001

Melbourne, Victoria

3001

Perth, Western Australia

6001

Sydney, New South Wales

2001

See also:

QC58351