Novated Lease Calculator (Australia)

A novated lease is a three-way financial arrangement between an employee, their employer, and a finance company. The employer takes on the obligation of the car lease, and in return the employee agrees to a reduction in their pre-tax salary — effectively funding the car from before-tax income. This reduces the employee's taxable income and saves income tax. The lease covers not just the car finance but can also bundle running costs including fuel, insurance, registration, and servicing into a single pre-tax payment through a fully maintained novated lease. The main tax implication is Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT), which the employer must pay on the car benefit. Most employees calculate the FBT using the Statutory Formula Method (20% of the car's base value per year) though the Operating Cost Method is available as an alternative. A landmark change effective from 1 April 2022 exempts battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles costing below the luxury car tax threshold ($89,332 in 2024-25) from FBT entirely. This makes electric vehicle novated leases exceptionally tax-effective for employees in higher income brackets. Understanding the net benefit calculation — comparing after-tax costs to purchasing the same car outright — is the key to determining if a novated lease makes financial sense.

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1. 1The employee selects a car and agrees with their employer to novate the lease. The employer takes over the lease obligations and reduces the employee's gross salary by the lease payment amount.
2. 2The salary reduction is from pre-tax income, so the employee's taxable income falls by the lease payment amount. The income tax saving is the salary reduction multiplied by the marginal tax rate.
3. 3The employer calculates the FBT liability using the Statutory Formula: taxable value = 20% of the car's GST-inclusive price × days the car was available / 365.
4. 4For conventional cars, the employee typically makes an employee contribution (ECM — Employee Contribution Method) from after-tax income to reduce or eliminate the FBT liability. If the after-tax contribution equals the taxable value, FBT is zero.
5. 5For eligible electric vehicles under the $89,332 luxury threshold, FBT is completely exempt under the Electric Car Discount scheme. The full lease payment can come from pre-tax salary with no FBT consequence.
6. 6The Operating Cost Method is an alternative to Statutory Formula. It calculates FBT based on actual running costs × business use percentage. It requires a logbook maintained for at least 12 weeks showing business vs private use.
7. 7At the end of the lease term (typically 2–5 years), the employee can purchase the car at residual value, re-novate into a new car, or return it to the finance company.

• !ધારી રહ્યા છીએ કે તમામ ઇલેક્ટ્રિક વાહનો FBT મુક્તિ માટે લાયક છે - માત્ર લક્ઝરી કાર ટેક્સ થ્રેશોલ્ડ (2024-25માં $89,332)ની નીચેની કિંમતો જ પાત્ર છે.
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• !નવીન લીઝ કાર કર હેતુઓ માટે એમ્પ્લોયરના નામે છે તે ભૂલી જવું — કારનો વ્યક્તિગત ઉપયોગ હજુ પણ ખર્ચ વ્યવસ્થાપન માટે કર્મચારીની જવાબદારી છે.
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• !4-5 વર્ષની નવીન લીઝ પર પ્રતિબદ્ધતા પહેલાં નોકરીની સુરક્ષા ધારી લેવી - નવીન ક્ષમતા વિના નોકરીદાતાઓને બદલવું ખૂબ ખર્ચાળ હોઈ શકે છે.