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Series 2 of our WALGA Tax Service Training Schedule for 2025 is now open for registration, so book your place now to avoid missing out. Each webinar will be a 1 hour online session dedicated to the specific topic of interest hosted by the specialists at our WALGA tax team you know and trust. The topics aim to give participants the awareness of the tax issues impacting the topics, running through practical examples relevant to local government, as well as common themes and topic tips. The topics for this series of webinars are as follows:

Remote Area Concessions - 28 November 2025

There are significant concessions and exemptions available to local government in remote areas when considering salary packaging and other benefits for employees. Learn to manage Remote Area Concessions and Living Away From Home Allowances (LAFHA) effectively. This webinar provides practical insights to support your remote workforce and ensure compliance.

What You'll Learn:
• Remote Area Concessions: Define remote areas and explore housing, fuel, and transport concessions.
• LAFHA Essentials: Understand eligibility, calculation, and exemptions for LAFHA.
• Eligibility & Exemptions: Apply conditions for benefit exemptions.
• Calculation Methods: Accurately calculate allowances and concessions.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records and employee declarations.
• Practical Examples: Simplify complex concepts with real-world scenarios.

Who Should Attend: HR managers, financial officers, and administrative staff in local governments.

Why Attend: Effectively support remote employees, ensure accurate benefits implementation, and maintain compliance with guidelines. Improve employee satisfaction with well-managed concessions and allowances.
 

FBT & Entertainment - 5 December2025

Christmas parties, after-work drinks, gifts and Melbourne Cup lunches – fun and celebration for your team, but what are the tax implications? This webinar explores the FBT and GST implications of providing entertainment to employees, associates and others. Learn how to confidently classify and value entertainment benefits, understand what is exempt, and avoid common reporting pitfalls with practical examples tailored to local government contexts.

What You'll Learn:
• What is Entertainment? Learn how the ATO defines entertainment and its implications for FBT and GST.
• Key Factors to Consider: Explore the purpose, nature, timing and audience of entertainment.
• Entertainment vs. Sustenance: Understand the fine line between exempt sustenance and taxable entertainment.
• Types of Entertainment: Differentiate between meal entertainment, recreational entertainment and other categories.
• Valuation and Methods: Learn how to accurately calculate taxable values using actual, 50/50 split, and other methods.
• Practical Examples: Apply your knowledge through local government-focused scenarios.

Who Should Attend: This webinar is ideal for financial officers, HR professionals, payroll administrators, and other staff within local governments responsible for managing employee benefits, expenses, and reporting obligations.

Why Attend: Gain clarity on how entertainment is treated under FBT and GST rules, reduce the risk of ATO scrutiny, and ensure your council’s compliance with reporting and valuation requirements. Strengthen your ability to apply tax law to real-world events and celebrations within your local government operations.

Register now to demystify FBT and GST on entertainment and manage your end-of-year functions with confidence.

Webinars - Dates, Logistics and Time

Interested in just one? That’s fine, or enjoy the discount on registration for all five and get bigger bang for your training buck.

Please note, only one login is to be provided to each local government, so if your local government is interested in multiple webinars for different departments, one login is all you need. This is done to ensure that each local government can take advantage of our discount scheme.

Missed it or can't make a webinar? Don't worry, you can purchase the recording of the webinar you're interested in after the webinar date which includes a login and slides relevant to the webinar topic! Register your interest to purchase one by emailing localgov-wa@moore-australia.com.au 

The webinars will be facilitated live through Teams and participants will all be able to interact with presenters and ask questions. The login details will be sent to you in the days preceding each webinar.

TIME: 10:00am - 11:00am unless otherwise stated

Pricing

Discounts will be applied at checkout for multiple webinar registrations, as detailed below (excluding GST):

• One webinar $290
• Two webinars $560
• Three webinars $810

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