Sounds similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_benefits_tax_(Australia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_benefits_tax_(Australia... In Aus (and UK,

Sounds similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_benefits_tax_(Australia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_benefits_tax_(Australia... In Aus (and UK, I believe) you can "salary sacrifice" something like a car, phone, or computer. Essentially the employer buys it for you and just deducts payments from your paycheck towards it. It isn't income to you, but there is a fringe benefits tax. Some items, like computers and phones, are exempt from this tax though.