Expenses and benefits: long-service awards

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What鈥檚 exempt

You do not have to report or pay on a non-cash award to an employee if all of the following apply:

  • they鈥檝e worked for you for at least 20 years
  • the award is worth less than 拢50 per year of service
  • you have not given them a long-service award in the last 10 years

For example, you can give a non-cash award with a value of up to 拢1,000 for 20 years鈥� service.

Salary sacrifice arrangements

You do have to report long-service awards if they are a part of a salary sacrifice arrangement.