Hi,
at work we sometimes travel via car from one worksite to another as required by employer, and are then able to claim money through a petty cash system to cover the cost of that travel. we can only claim for the kilometres travelled, and only after the fact. my employer has been including this (whatever I've claimed for the year) as a "travel allowance" on my payment summary, and as such it seems to be taxed. should this be a reimbursment instead and thus not part of taxable income?second part to the question is I've been told the rate we're ellegible at is $1.35/km according to our bargaining agreement. as we claim via a petty cash system, this is taxed up front and we only actually claim $1.05/km. the $1.05/km is what we write up as our claim for kilometres travelled. should this be taxed as it's a reimbursment? is there a maximum value a reimbursment can be? I know the ATO has determined a rate for cents per km, but what if our EBA stipulates a higher rate?
thanks for any assistance :)
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