 | Read this message only if you're frustrated with the service and results you get from your vehicle salary packaging provider
The reports are almost always the same. Phone calls do not get returned. Turn around times are dismal. And the advice you receive is way below par.
This is just some of what you've been experiencing with the people that handle your salary packaging needs, right?
You thought that outsourcing the function to a specialist would free up the payroll, accounts and HR functions of your business. You thought they would have more time to do the work they were actually hired to do.
The problem, however, even with outsourcing... is... that it's still very difficult to get the result you are after... namely:
 | | You still need to make FBT instalments, complete FBT returns and report fringe benefits on payment summaries. |
 | | You do NOT get expertise on the BEST way for your employees to maximise salary packaging. Your people are forced to deal with call centre staff that can punch in the numbers to provide a quote... but... cannot provide any decent advice. Your staff get confused, and when they do, who do they go to? Your payroll, accounts and HR departments... the ones who were supposed to be saving time by outsourcing! |
 | | And if that isn't enough, when you need the backup support it isn't there for you. Calls are not returned. Messages aren't passed on. And you're left feeling stuck in a dilemma, with nobody to turn to. |
Let's face facts: you outsourced salary packaging to a so called 'specialist company' because you wanted to save time... and... you wanted results. But your experience to date has been disappointing.
What then are your options?
Bring it all in-house and do it yourself? The downside of this, of course, is the administrative nightmare.
Perhaps a better option is to find another supplier? This is tough, too... because... most fleet management / salary packaging companies are happy to provide quotes...
As long as you tell them what you want!
No proactive advice is provided (in fact they shy away from it). Yet, proactive advice from an expert service is actually what you need because the rules, regulations and scope relating to salary packaging is huge. Your employees can't possibly know the BEST way to maximise salary packaging (even your accountant won't know).
And if that isn't enough, most fleet management companies quote the employee on only what the employer will be charged. This means the employee has to take these figures to payroll and find out how it will affect their take home pay.
Translation: more work for YOU!
 | | 6 reasons to call Autopia for your vehicle salary packaging needs |
| | Your HR, finance and payroll departments can go on with REAL work, instead of wasting valuable company time dealing with the ongoing questions and administrative burden of vehicle salary packaging. Autopia handles the entire process quickly and easily. Consider the time savings. Is it one hour per month... ten hours... or perhaps even ten days per month? |
| | By taking advantage of our Elimination Method which is supported by the ATO and vetted by our tax advisers Ernst & Young, we have been able to make vehicle salary packaging attractive for ALL employees, regardless of their income and the km they travel. So ALL your employees can now benefit. This method also has the benefit of removing the administrative burden from you, the employer... No FBT returns... no FBT instalments... and no reportable fringe benefits. |
| | Employees of your company who have questions call US... and we give them the answers they need. Unlike other providers, we don't shy away from assisting with vehicle selection and structuring. You know all too well that becoming an expert on FBT guidelines takes an enormous amount of time and effort... and this is time and effort which YOU don't have. So when employees call YOU seeking answers to questions (which you don't have), you either have to think of the best answer off the cuff... or... go and find it. Well, with Autopia, you don't have to do that anymore! |
 | | You don't have to chase employees every month for odometer readings on their vehicles. Autopia tracks odometer readings, and with our Elimination Method FBT returns can be eliminated all together. If there is anything more frustrating than performing tedious and mountainous paperwork, it's having to chase down employees for their paperwork. Missed calls... voicemail messages... telephone tag. This is all part and parcel with keeping your figures up to date. Well, it doesn't have to be that way any longer. |
 | | You (and your staff) will NEVER speak to a 'phone jockey' waiting for YOU to say what you want. You speak to experts who diagnose your situation and offer you a range of options. This means we listen first, gather all the requisite information about your situation... and then provide you with your best options. |
 | | Plus, we provide your employees with all the advice and information they need about vehicles! We help them choose the right car and (sometimes more importantly) the right structure that will maximise the benefits of salary packaging. At the touch of a button we can access any make of model (new or used) costs of registration, insurance, depreciation, petrol consumption... anything at all. This way they get the true total lifetime cost of owning and running a car (not just a monthly repayment, which is only part of the story). |
How much difference does the right advice make?
Consider the following example of an employee earning $50,000 that purchases a Subaru Liberty for $41,108 and travels 10,000km per annum:
Had they salary packaged the vehicle on a 4 year term with a 50% residual (a common structure), it would have cost them $55,523.76 to run over the 4 years. This reduces to $50,311.92 after the profit they make on disposal of the vehicle. This might not sound like a bad result, but it is actually $982.48 MORE than it would have cost them if they didn't salary package at all!
Now consider the same vehicle with one difference... some advice from Autopia. Using our Elimination Method and a lower residual of 37.5% (the minimum allowed by the ATO), the same vehicle will now cost only $38,752.91 AND at the same time the employee would receive an extra $6,177.88 of super compared to the example above. That's a total saving of $17,736.89 and going from losing money to a very large benefit!
Where does this leave you? Well, if you want the best possible results and options that fully maximise salary packaging, you need to speak to the experts.
That's us.
Your next step
To find out more about how to make vehicle salary packaging work for your business , please give us a call. We'll answer all of your questions. And there is no obligation to proceed. No ties. No commitments.
All you have to do is call our office on 1800 288 674 right now (that is 1800 AUTOPIA if it makes it easier to remember)
Warmly,
The Autopia Team
PS To ensure we really do have ALL the answers, we consulted (and have always been a client of) the leading accounting firm in the country, Ernst & Young. So when you receive advice from Autopia, just know all our methods have been screened and reviewed by Ernst & Young.
PPS LAST MINUTE BONUS: As an extra benefit, we'll be happy to speak to you on the phone and tailor make a solution specific to YOUR situation (so you can see the kind of service and expertise your employees will receive). We'll offer you options that you can put to use immediately, whether or not you decide to follow through with Autopia!
How much is this consultation valued at? If you were to ask your accountant to review the relevant laws (FBT, Income Tax, Luxury Car Tax, GST etc etc) ... purchase Redbook data... develop a streamlined database... program the complicated formulae and so forth, it would take him (or her) months (if not years) of work... you are talking about tens (and probably hundreds) of thousands of dollars in costs to give you the answers you need.
The reality is that accountants don't have the time to be so specialised in just one area. They won't have access to the information (or the specialised systems) required to give you the TLC and the CPK. Even to do some basic calculations would be a few hours work as they would have to start from scratch...if your accountant bills at a conservative $100 per hour, you could be out of pocket $300 (or more).
When you call Autopia, we give you the specialised advice on the spot. In fact we'll be able to take you through a live quote online!
And the best part, it's a free consultation.
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