{"id":16999,"date":"2024-04-04T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T02:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ausactive.org.au\/members\/policies-guidelines-old-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T11:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T01:18:40","slug":"tax-deductibility-sign-the-petition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ausactive.org.au\/tax-deductibility-sign-the-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Deductibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16999\" class=\"elementor elementor-16999\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6131f455 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6131f455\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db5b6b2\" data-id=\"4db5b6b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7c4684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_parallax_banner\" data-id=\"2d7c4684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_parallax_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<!-- start Parallax - Large Banner -->\n\n<div class=\"parallax large\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/ausactive.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/website-thumbnails-triggers-rach.png');\"><\/div>\n<!-- end Parallax - Large Banner -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfdfac2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfdfac2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac9664c\" data-id=\"7ac9664c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753a85f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"753a85f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"underline-effect\">AUSactive Federal Budget Submission<\/span><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3534885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3534885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"underline-effect\">For Healthier Lives<\/span><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e90a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e90a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>AUSactive has put forward a budget submission proposal to the Federal Government that will not only help with the cost of living for many Australians but also get more people active by allowing fringe benefit tax (FBT) exemptions for fitness, for gym memberships to be tax deductible and to start a national public health campaign to increase physical activity.<\/p><p>In submitting the proposal to the Treasury, AUSactive CEO Barrie Elvish said the focus was on pushing changes to the FBT limitations and tax deductibility on gym memberships to all Australians.<\/p><p>With the Federal Budget approaching, AUSactive is asking the government to:<\/p><ol><li>Grant employees an exemption under the fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) legislation to enable them to provide their staff with gym memberships without penalty<\/li><li>Allow Australians to claim an income tax deduction for bona fide active health participation and gym memberships; and<\/li><li>Partner with us and grassroots organisations to develop and implement a national public health campaign to educate Australians about the vital role of physical activity in enhancing their physical and mental well-being.<\/li><\/ol><p>You will see that we have had significant media attention about asking the government to make gym memberships tax deductible, and we want to keep the momentum going! We urge you to join our advocacy campaign by signing this pledge, which is a petition to urge the government to implement this change. Your support will show that you believe in making physical activity more accessible and promoting healthier lives for everyone. Together, we can make our nation healthier and more active.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce1ae77 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce1ae77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/chng.it\/sC7rQF5QPf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign petition here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f7281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4f7281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 1.5em 0px 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We sincerely appreciate your support for our petition. Sharing it with your communities would greatly amplify our message to government. While the option to &#8216;chip in' to distribute the petition is suggested by the Change.org platform, it is not necessary and please know that just your act of sharing the petition to your community can make a significant difference. 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         <h2><span class=\"underline-effect-sub-heading\">Get Involved and read all about it: <\/span><\/h2>\n            \n            <div class=\"row\">\n              \n              <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4 col-xl-4 post-item-wrap\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post-item\">\n                       \n\n                        <h3 class=\"post-title\">Read the full Federal Budget Submission<\/h3>\n\n                        <div class=\"post-content\">\n                            <p>AUSative proposed strategic initiatives for the Federal budget, aligning with the government's aims to alleviate cost-of-living burdens and implement the National Preventive Health Strategy to tackle chronic diseases in Australia.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <a ausactive.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AUSactive-Budget-Submission-2024-2025-1.pdf class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ausactive.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AUSactive-Budget-Submission-2024-2025-1.pdf\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4 col-xl-4 post-item-wrap\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post-item\">\n                       \n\n                        <h3 class=\"post-title\">Petition today!<\/h3>\n\n                        <div class=\"post-content\">\n                            <p>AUSactive is calling the active health and exercise industry to petition to the Federal Government. <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <a chng.it\/sC7rQF5QPf class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chng.it\/sC7rQF5QPf\">Petition today<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4 col-xl-4 post-item-wrap\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post-item\">\n                       \n\n                        <h3 class=\"post-title\">Federal Health Minister&#039;s Acknowedgement Transcript <\/h3>\n\n                        <div class=\"post-content\">\n                            <p>The Federal Health Minister has acknowledged our submission in a written statement, agreeing that more needed to be done to empower Australians to lead a healthy lifestyle and that his department was working on the National Preventative Health Strategy. He said: \u201cMy department is working collaboratively with all states and territories to build on obesity prevention and treatment policies, including identifying priority areas for action,\u201d Mr Butler said. \u201cAUSactive\u2019s submission will be considered part of the normal budget process.\u201d<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <a zurl.co\/VJgK class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/zurl.co\/VJgK\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n              \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/section>\n<!-- end Course Layout -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbadfbf elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"bbadfbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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