Through the Tax Free Benefits module, you can enjoy a gross / nett tax advantage when purchasing benefits in the Alleo marketplace. Your employer facilitates this tax advantage by giving you access to a yearly Tax Free budget in the Alleo which you can spend in the marketplace. Typically the source of this budget is your gross salary or gross holiday allowance.
Your Available Budget
When opening the app and In the Alleo app your will see a Tax Free budget. This budget represents the total amount which you can spend on a yearly basis within the app with a tax benefit. You can spend this budget on both one-off benefits (a voucher for a webshop) as well as monthly benefits (a gym subscription).
The available amount divided by 12 indicates how much you can spend on Monthly benefits. Here are a few example calculations:
Your available Tax Free budget is €600; this means you can spend €50 on monthly benefits and €600 on one-off benefits.
If you spend €100 on one off benefits, you still have €500/12 = €41.66 left to spend on monthly benefits and €500 on one-off benefits.
To see exactly which yearly Tax Free budget you have access to, tap on the Tax Free budget card in the app:
Calculating your Gross / Nett Tax Advantage
When you purchase benefits in the Alleo app, you can use a gross budget source (e.g. gross salary) and spend it as if it is nett. This means that you do not pay income tax on the amount spend on benefits, which can lead to an advantage of up to 49.5% over the exchanged amount. The actual saving differs from person to person, as it depends on your salary and tax bracket.
In the Alleo app you will find a calculator which helps you to determine the approximate savings when purchasing a benefit tax free. To use the calculator, take the following steps:
Tap the Tax Free budget card
Tap 'About Tax Free budget'
Fill in the amount you are intending to spend on benefits
Select your salary tax rate
Your expected saving will be calculated. Please note that this is an estimation based on the info provided by you.