In Aus (and UK, I believe) you can "salary sacrifice" something like a car, phone, or computer. Essentially the employer buys it for you and just deducts payments from your paycheck towards it. It isn't income to you, but there is a fringe benefits tax. Some items, like computers and phones, are exempt from this tax though.
Re:Oregon Explores Novel Way to Fund College
by arethuza on Thursday July 04, 2013 @03:10PM
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As far as I know the only thing that works this way in the UK - there is as scheme where you can get a bicycle tax free and paid by deductions from your salary:
In Aus (and UK, I believe) you can "salary sacrifice" something like a car, phone, or computer. Essentially the employer buys it for you and just deducts payments from your paycheck towards it. It isn't income to you, but there is a fringe benefits tax. Some items, like computers and phones, are exempt from this tax though.