DEDUCTIONS
YOU CAN CLAIM
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CAR EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction when you are travelling
between separate workplaces (eg a second job or travelling
to and from an alternate workplace for the same employer
to attend a meeting at a different office).
You need to keep a record of your work-related car
expenses using the logbook or cents per kilometre
methods.You can’t claim the cost of normal trips between home
and work, even if you are on-call or have to work outside
normal business hours. This includes parking fees and
tolls.
If you salary sacrifice your car this means your employer
is covering the costs and you cannot claim a deduction.
HOME OFFICE EXPENSES
You can claim a percentage of the running costs of your
home office if you have to work from home, including
depreciation of office equipment, work-related phone calls
and internet access charges, and electricity for heating,
cooling and lighting costs.
If you keep a diary of your home office usage, you
can calculate your claim quickly using the home office
expenses calculator.You generally can’t claim the cost of rates, mortgage
interest, rent and insurance.
OTHER COMMON DEDUCTIBLE
WORK‑RELATED EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for the cost of seminars
and conferences, technical or professional publications,
union and professional association fees.
TO CLAIM A DEDUCTION FOR WORK‑RELATED EXPENSES
You can only claim the work‑related part of expenses. You can’t claim
a deduction for any part of the expense that relates to personal use.
You must have a record to prove it
You must have spent the money yourself and weren’t reimbursed
It must be directly related to earning your income
TRAVEL EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for travel expenses if you
have to travel overnight from your usual work location (eg
traveling to a remote area), provided the cost was incurred
while carrying out your work duties. Travel expenses may
include meals and accommodation, fares, petrol and
incidentals such as parking fees and tolls.
Receiving a travel allowance from your employer does not
automatically entitle you to a deduction. You still need to
show that you were away overnight, you spent the money
yourself, and the travel was directly related to earning your
income (eg it was not a personal expense).
CLOTHING EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for the cost of buying, hiring,
mending or cleaning certain uniforms that are unique and
distinctive to your job, or protective clothing that your
employer requires you to wear.You can’t claim a deduction for the cost of buying or
cleaning plain clothing worn at work, even if your employer
tells you to wear it (eg a business suit).
SELF‑EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for self-education expenses if
your course relates directly to your current job (eg human
resource training for a
manager).You can’t claim a deduction
if your study is only related
in a general way or is
designed to help get you
a new job (eg a health and
wellbeing course).
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