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Originally Posted by BullcreekBob
Sorry John, but you're wrong on a number of issues.
There is no such thing as "qualifying" for a LAFHA, either you negotiated one with your sponsor before you signed a contract, or you didn't. Once you've signed up, it's probably too late to change any details. The LAFHA is not a concession given by the taxman, it is an allowance given to you by your employer. Just because an employer may chose to pay you a LAFHA does not relieve the employer of their obligation to pay you the minimum wage specified by law. For many employers there is no reason to offer a LAFHA to potential employees, it is administratively a pain in the butt and why pay more than you have too?
Of course some people with uncommon skills are worth more and their employers are happy to pay extra and go to extra effort, however you will need to negotiate that first, before signing on and before arriving here.
As a temporary resident, you will not be required to declare overseas income in your Aussie tax returns. You might need to declare your Aussie income to the UK taxman along with your other UK income - but I'm not a UK tax expert.
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He will be able to still get LAFH benefits even if not stated in his contract. It is not burdensome for payroll to put through so he should be okay.
With respect to it being something you don't qualify for, that's not quite right. You do have to qualify for it and, then, you need to have a company will to put it through. But as it's exempt from FBT anyway, there is no cost to the company.
I hope this helps.