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Salary packaging · Portable electronic devices

The same laptop, about a third cheaper.

If your employer offers salary packaging through Clear Lease, you can buy a work laptop, tablet or phone out of your pay before tax is taken out. The tax you'd have paid goes into the device instead.
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This benefit closes on 31 March 2027.
You get the same tax saving whenever you start, as long as the device is paid off by 31 March 2027. What changes is how the cost is split. Start now and it's spread across your remaining pays. Leave it until the last minute and the whole amount comes out of one pay.
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fortnights remaining before the deadline. If you are paid fortnightly, that's the maximum number of pay cycles you can spread a device cost across.

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What could it cost you?

Enter your salary and the price of the device you would package, to see what you could potentially save with salary packaging.
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Include GST - what you'd pay at the shop.
How often you're paid
What it could potentially cost
$1,298
$2,100
You could save $802 - $611 in income tax and $191 in GST. That's 38% off the price.
Off each pre-tax pay
$147
Felt in take-home
$100
Pays left to spread it
13

Two savings stack. You avoid the GST, so only the GST-free price is packaged - and that comes out of your salary before tax, so you don't pay income tax on it either.

Estimate only, using 2026–27 resident tax rates, the Medicare levy and the low income tax offset. GST saving assumes your employer is registered for GST. Excludes HELP repayments, the Medicare levy surcharge and any administration fee. We'll confirm the real figure before anything starts.

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What Qualifies

Portable, and mainly for work.

The ATO's test for portable electronics is simple enough: the device has to be easily portable, designed for use away from an office, small and light, able to run without being plugged in, and complete in itself.

Along with this, it must be:
Used for work most of the time (50% or more)
New, or at least purchased after 1 April 2026.  
Beyond that, your employer's policy decides which devices are actually on offer where you work. We'll tell you which, before you commit to anything.
Laptops
Tablets
Mobile phones
Portable printers
Portable GPS units
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Changes Coming in 2027

Timing matters more than usual.

From 1 April 2027, portable electronic devices are no longer exempt from fringe benefits tax.

Until then, nothing about the current arrangement changes. The practical catch is that your deductions have to be complete by 31 March 2027, not merely started. The pays you have left set the size of each one.
Now → 31 March 2027
Current rules apply
Package an eligible device and pay for it from pre-tax salary. Spread it over the pays you have left.

Get Started

Tell us the device, we'll tell you the number.

We'll confirm whether your employer offers the benefit, what you could save on your actual pay, and how many pays are left to spread it across. If your employer isn't set up with us yet, we'll offer to sort that out, it costs them nothing.
Straight away
A confirmation with the figured you entered.
1-5 business hours
A real person talks through your circumstances and your employers policy.
After the call
Your declaration and payroll setup, ready to sign.
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Common Questions

Frequently asked questions.

If your's isnt here, ask us. We answer in plain English, usually same day.
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How do I know if I'm eligible?

Your employee handbook or intranet can tell you, typically. If not, reach out to your HR or management team to find out.

Most employees can salary package portable electronic devices if their employer offers it - it's extremely common in government, healthcare, not-for-profit and corporate workplaces.

If your employer doesn't work with us yet, tell us anyway: we often bring new employers on board after a single enquiry, and it costs them nothing.

What counts as 'mainly for work'?

More than 50% of your use has to be work use, and you confirm that in a short declaration.

Study towards a qualification does not count as work use, even when it is relevant to your job.

How many devices can I package?

Generally one per FBT year (1 April – 31 March) for items with the same or a substantially identical function - so a laptop and a phone in the same year is fine, two laptops usually is not.

A replacement for a device that broke does not count towards the limit, and if your employer is a small business (aggregated turnover under $50 million) the limit does not apply at all.

Can I package a device I already bought?

Sometimes - it depends entirely on your employer’s policy and how recently you bought it.

Ask us before you buy if you can; it keeps things simple.

Does this affect my super or Centrelink?

Salary packaging reduces your taxable income, which can affect income-tested things like Centrelink payments, and some lenders assess taxable income rather than take-home pay.

On a one-off device the effect is usually small, but we will talk it through with you.

What happens on 1 April 2027?

Work-related items provided through a salary sacrifice arrangement stop being exempt from fringe benefits tax. A $1,000 standard deduction for work-related expenses replaces the benefit, first claimable in tax returns from July 2027.

Your deductions need to be complete before 31 March 2027, so the number of pays you have left determines how thin you can spread the cost.