Comments on: Lapping it up: salary packaging a portable computer

By: Simon Ellis

Simon Ellis — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:45:47 +0000

Hi Adrian

I have answered this question in the other thread where you posted it (Portable Electronic Items – Expanding Our Product Range) so please go there for a full explanation – however the answer is yes you can do that as long as you genuinely intend for each laptop to be a work tool at the time of purchase.

By: adriansmith

adriansmith — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:41:06 +0000

Question – if I package a laptop one year for work-related purposes and can I then decide the next year I want to give that laptop to my wife or kids to use and buy (and salary package) another one for myself?

By: leecee

leecee — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:31:50 +0000

To salary sacrifice a car is the basic requirement that you use it for work? Seems a double standard for laptops if this criteria does not apply to other items that are able to be salary sacrificed such as superannuation etc.

By: david widjaja

david widjaja — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:32:38 +0000

i think they should leave it to the old days rules. even for work purposes only, how many of us at work doing other things 90% besides work such as browsing, emails, chatting, play games etc. I dont see the difference for purchasing laptop for work purposes at work or back to old days for any kind of things.

By: ceosmartsalary

ceosmartsalary — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:27:58 +0000

Hi Div,
Unfortunately the salary packaging opportunity is only available if the laptop is primarily for use in your actual employment, i.e., you will primarily use it in the course of performing your actual duties as a Graduate Registered Nurse).

Laptops purchased for the purposes of study do not qualify under the new ATO rules, so from what you’ve said below it looks like you won’t be eligible.

By: Div Patel

Div Patel — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:14:59 +0000

Hi,
Myself Div Patel, currently working as a Graduate Registered Nurse at pshychiatric hospital. Recently I bought a laptop to enhance my knowledge and to gain better understanding of different aspects of Mental Health Nursing by using different internet website. Am I eligible for the laptop claim as I am using it to enhance my knowledge during my Graduate Programme?

Kind Regards

Div Patel

By: ceosmartsalary

ceosmartsalary — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:35:24 +0000

Hi Anthony,

I just forwarded your query to our Online Marketing Manager and he has come back with the following:

Hi Deven,

We can ( and do) supply all versions of Windows.
The home version certainly doesn’t stop you using the machine for “work purposes”…
However, if they need to connect to a corporate network, they may need the professional edition…

Win7 comparison chart below
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx

techsmart sales team can assist further if required.

Matt

Matt Wilson
Online Marketing Manager

By: Lynda Smith

Lynda Smith — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:18:38 +0000

Yes I will be buying a laptop in the next month and would be using it for some work orientated business and also home. It is disappointing I will not be able to claim

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:59:24 +0000

Hi
I was just looking at the range of HP notebook computers you have for sale online – they all have “Home” versions of Vista or Windows 7. If I want to use a notebook mainly for work then won’t I need the professional version of Windows?

By: ceosmartsalary

ceosmartsalary — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:01:23 +0000

Hi Julie,

My response to Phek Lee (see above) may be helpful to you. One thing that some people do is salary sacrifice for a laptop (let’s say $100 per pay) into their salary packaging account and then only buy the laptop once they have sufficient funds saved up – perhaps that would work for you? Mind you, we are not licensed to give financial advice, so we will not be able to provide much further assistance here.