Self education
Studying so you can get ahead in your job? Find out what expenses you could salary package.
Studying so you can get ahead in your job? Find out what expenses you could salary package.
A course or qualification related to your current employment can be a great way to gain some extra knowledge and reduce the amount of tax you pay by salary packaging the cost. Plus, you’ll get the GST refunded as well, which means an extra 10% saving.
There’s no limit on the number of items you can package – so if you’d like to try a few courses a year, go for it.
Course fees
Stationery
Textbooks
Student union fees
You should also be aware that while you can also claim self-education on your tax return, you can’t package and claim the same item. Salary packaging your self-education is usually a better option because you can’t claim the first $250 you spend on self-education each financial year. By salary packaging, you can use your pre-tax dollars to save on the cost from the first dollar you spend.
You can’t salary package self-education expenses paid by your employer.
You can’t package HECS/HELP repayments, loan repayments in respect of study grants and basic charges from the Open Learning Agency of Australia.
The course or qualification must be related to your current employment –you can’t package a course you’re doing in order to enter another field or get a new job.
Your eligibility is dependent on your employer's salary packaging policy and your employment status. Use our salary packaging calculator to see which benefits you can package and how much you could save.
Disclaimers:
Important: This is general information only. Before entering into any salary packaging or novated leasing arrangement, employees should consider their objectives, financial situation and needs, and seek appropriate legal, financial or other professional advice based upon their own particular circumstances. The availability of benefits is determined by the employer. Conditions and fees apply.
Disclaimers:
Important: This is general information only. Before entering into any salary packaging or novated leasing arrangement, you should consider your objectives, financial situation and needs, and, seek appropriate legal, financial or other professional advice based upon your own particular circumstances. The availability of benefits is determined by your employer. Conditions and fees apply.
1 A portable electronic device can only be salary packaged if it is used primarily (over 50%) for work purposes. Tax savings achieved through salary packaging will depend on your income tax bracket and personal circumstances.
2 A minimum 5% discount is available to Smartsalary customers at Harvey Norman. The discount applies to selected technology devices only and excludes Apple and Microsoft Surface devices.