Smith & Jones and Associates (SJA) is a legal firm located in the Brisbane CBD. SJA own the building from which it operates and also where all of the staff park their private vehicles whilst at work. The building was purchased in 2004. The partners, Steven Smith and Larissa Jones also park their vehicles there during each working day (230 days pa). A Keycard, issued to each member of the firm, provides access to the secure parking area and to authorised areas of the building. None of the employees is disabled. All employees are full time and take their 4 weeks annual leave. Analysis of the three months from August 2014 to 31 October 2014 showed that there were 588 instances where a staff member's vehicle was parked on site for more than 4 hours during a day between the hours of 7am to 7pm. Additionally there were 53 instances where a staff member's vehicle was parked for less than 4 hours during the period of day between 7 am and 7 pm. The cheapest commercial car park within a 1-kilometre radius of the building charges a daily rate of $10.50 per day. SJA do not charge their employees for parking. For the purpose of calculating the Car Parking Fringe Benefit and the FBT Liability of SJA for the 2014/15 FBT year you are to ignore the effect of s.58GA FBTAA86. SJA allows its employees to salary sacrifice various benefits. SJA provides employer superannuation support at a rate of 9.5% of each employees salary package value (excluding car parking). During the 2014/15 FBT all of its 16 employees received fringe benefits. They have reported the following: Benefit Type No. of Benefits Taxable Value Car 3 $42,000 Loans 4 $36,000 Property * 6 $30,000 Expense ** 12 $48,000 Travel -overseas 2 $20,000 Superannuation 16 $159,620 Total $335,620 The benefit value has been calculated taking into account all available, exemptions, work related reductions and all concessions. *Property fringe benefits consist of home office IT fit outs - being a laptop, printer, scanner (along with the software & consumables), desk, chair, bookcase, lockable cabinet and a dedicated phone line + internet. Monthly phone and internet contract payments are included. **Expense payment fringe benefit consists of a combination of private health insurance, life insurance and credit card expenditure at the ratio of 5:3:2. The wages payable for the 2014/15 FY will be $1.455,000. This does not take into account Fringe Benefits or Superannuation. Steve Hawkings is an employee solicitor with SJA. Steve is 29 years old. He has a HECS debt of $17,000. He is the non-custodial father of a 3 year old. He has a salary package amounting to $154,866 pa as follows: Benefit Value Cash salary $112,430 Private Health Insurance $ 2,050 Income Protection Insurance $ 1,200 Life Insurance $ 1,100 Car fringe benefit $ 19,000 Credit Card expenses – food $ 1,200 Loan - $222,500 @ 2% $ 3,950 Salary Sacrifice to Super $13,436 Required: 1. Calculate what may be the amount of Car Parking FBT indicating your methodology. 4 marks 2. Advise on the amount of FBT payable by SJA on lodgement of its 2014/15 FBT return in the knowledge that it has already paid $110,000 in instalments via its BAS. 7 marks 3. Compile the figures that will appear on Steve's Payment Summary for the 2014/15 financial year and advise him by letter of any tax related consequences. 3 marks