Where staff members are required to travel by car on University business, and where a University vehicle is not available, the University will reimburse such staff members for the use of their own vehicle at the rate per business kilometre as determined by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
ATO rates per business kilometre
From 1 July 2024, there will be one rate of 88 cents per kilometre. This is the maximum that staff will be able to use to claim a tax deduction for work use of their own vehicle under the cents per kilometre method.
The ATO requires the University to include on a staff member’s income statement any reimbursement for vehicle mileage expenses calculated and paid on a cents per kilometre basis. Effective the 10 June 2005, all vehicle mileage reimbursements for staff paid on a cents per kilometre basis must be processed through the Human Resource system and will appear on the individual’s income statement. Payment will be credited to the individual’s nominated residual bank account recorded on the HR System.
A form is available for claiming vehicle mileage reimbursement.
If you are a student, have academic status, scholarship holder, volunteer or on secondment you cannot use this form to claim vehicle mileage reimbursement. You can process your claim directly through Accounts Payable.
This form is an electronic spreadsheet which incorporates a calculator to simplify the process. Employees can claim up to a maximum of 5,000kms per car per financial year before income tax applies.
The account number to be charged should be the employee’s normal salary account with the account code overlaid with the 09 on the end.
The form should be completed electronically, printed and then approved by the relevant supervisor and sent to Payroll Services to be paid in the next available pay. If for any reason the form cannot be completed electronically, it should be downloaded, completed manually, approved and forwarded to Payroll Services for payment.
