Remote area Fly-In Fly-Out travel program

Maximise your savings and enjoy the convenience of our salary packaging program.
FIFO workers

What does the program include?

The Fly-In, Fly-Out (FIFO) travel benefit is available to eligible employees who work in a remote area and are required to regularly travel from their usual place of residence to work in the remote area.  

Under this program, you could pay for the eligible airfares using pre-tax dollars, effectively reducing your taxable income, and potentially saving you on income tax.  

You could also potentially save on associated GST on these expenses when you choose to salary package this benefit, because input tax credits for the GST portion may be claimable by your employer.  

A salary sacrifice arrangement for FIFO travel is an exempt fringe benefit where certain conditions are met and is therefore not subject to any additional Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT).

Other salary packaging options

Depending on your employer’s program and your eligibility, you may also have access to other salary packaging options. These could include a novated lease for a vehicle, remote area housing benefits, or other approved expenses available under your workplace policy. Each benefit is structured separately and has its own eligibility requirements. We can help you understand the options available through your employer and how they may apply to your circumstances.

Program conditions

This program is only available if your usual place of residence is in Australia and your usual workplace is in a remote area as defined by the Australian Tax Office (ATO).  

You must be provided residential accommodation at or near your usual place of employment and you must return home to your usual place of residence on your days off.  

You must only book flights directly between a departure airport closest to your usual hometown and nominated arrival airport near your usual place of employment. Travel on this program can only be booked using SG Fleet's appointed travel partner.  

The FIFO Travel Benefit does not cover the following:  
  • travel to and from the airport  
  • incidental costs such as food and drink paid for on the flight, or 
  • private or holiday travel.  
Please check your employer’s salary packaging policy to confirm your eligibility for this offering. 

How much can I save?

To understand how much you could potentially save, SG Fleet will provide you with a detailed quote. 

To demonstrate the savings of the FIFO benefit, the below comparison outlines how you save $6,521 per year on $13,000 worth of flights.  

 

No Packaging 

With salary packaging

Annual taxable income 

$167,500

$167,500 

Fortnightly salary 

$6,442.31

$6,442.31

Pre-tax deduction 

$0.00 

$511.89

Taxable income 

$6,442.31

$5,930.42 

Less PAYG income tax 

$1,938.14

$1,738.50

Net fortnightly income 

$4,504.17

$4,191.92 

Fortnightly private purchase 

$563.08

$0.00 

Net fortnightly salary take home 

$3,941.09 

$4,191.92

Fortnightly benefit 

$0.00

$250.83

Annual benefit 

$0.00

$6,521


Savings $6,521 in income tax and GST per annum on $13,000 of flights 

FIFO salary package comparison based on 2024-2025 income tax rates. The examples given within this material are provided for your information and to illustrate scenarios. The results should not be taken as a substitute for independent professional advice. All reasonable care has been taken in preparing these materials; however, SG Fleet provides no warranties and makes no representation that the information provided is appropriate for your particular circumstances or indicates you should follow a particular course of action. 

Frequently asked questions

No, under this arrangement you can only receive the tax benefits for travel that is booked for you, for flights that are aligned to your work roster.
No, you can only book your flights through SG Fleet’s allocated Travel Partner.
The normal rules apply for flight changes. Please refer to the airline website or read your itinerary for more information. If the fare type is able to be changed, you can change your flights online, or by calling SG Fleet’s travel partner.
Yes, you can notify us of your Frequent Flyer details upon application and we will set them up on your traveller profile.
Only Economy flights (flexible, partially flexible and sale fares) can be booked under this arrangement, however you can choose to upgrade your seat with Frequent Flyer points once your original Economy booking has been made.
No, you are unable to use Frequent Flyer points to pay for any part of the fares booked as part of this arrangement.
No, you can only book for flights under this arrangement.
At SG Fleet, we will calculate your estimated annual spend based on the information you provide us in your application form. Once we have your estimated annual spend we can then calculate your salary deductions based on your payroll frequency.
Once the application process is complete, and your salary deductions have commenced, you will be sent a welcome email from SG Fleet’s travel partner. The email will contain instructions on how to use the online booking system, and you will be sent a website link and temporary password to log in. The first time you log in, you will be prompted to choose a new password, and from this point you can start booking flights as required. You should save the website link in your web browser favourites for future bookings.

It is recommended that you book flights at least one week in advance (preferably 2-3 weeks), in order to achieve more reasonable flight prices.

 

Please note that booking too far in advance may impact you if your circumstances change, and you are no longer able to take the flights, or receive the credits. 

It is SG Fleet policy that you can only have up to two return flight bookings at any one time. This is because SG Fleet needs to pay the cost of your flights to our travel partner upfront, and we need to ensure that your salary packaging account is never in deficit.
When you cease employment, you should notify SG Fleet immediately and stop booking flights through this arrangement. Any booked flights or credits will be forfeited.

Your account may start with a low balance. This is normal, and over time this balance should recover as more salary deductions are made. We know that flight prices can vary, so we will keep an eye on your account balance and contact you to re-assess your deductions should your account become low, or you are at risk of not being able to book flights. 

You may also contact SG Fleet and request a change to your package if your travel frequency or circumstances change to be pro-active in managing your account.

Put simply, it is an account where your pre-tax deductions are held and SG Fleet uses these funds to pay for your flights.
You can only book flights directly between a departure airport in your usual home town and a nominated arrival airport near your workplace. You must return to the same airport you departed from. You can only book the most direct route possible, and whilst layovers can be accepted (<23 hours) the travel cannot include any voluntary overnight stays in accommodation between such travel.
Yes, each time you complete a booking you will be sent a travel itinerary to your nominated email address.

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