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CAR EXPENSES
You can claim the cost of using a car you own when you
drive:
• between separate jobs on the same day – for example,
travelling to your second job as a waiter
• to and from an alternate workplace for the same
employer on the same day – for example, driving
between separate retail stores for the same employer.
If you claim car expenses, you can use the logbook method
or the cents per kilometre method. If you use the logbook
method, you need to keep a valid logbook to determine
the percentage of work-related use of your car along with
evidence of your car expenses. If you use the cents per
kilometre method, you need to be able to show how you
calculated your work-related kilometres and be able to show
that those kilometres were work related.You generally can’t claim the cost of trips between home
and work, even if you live a long way from your usual
workplace or have to work outside normal business hours
– eg late night shopping or weekend shifts.
If you claim car expenses, you need to keep a logbook
to determine the work-related percentage, or be able to
demonstrate to the ATO a reasonable calculation if you use
the cents per kilometre method to claim.’
SELF EDUCATION EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for self-education expenses
if your course relates directly to your current job, eg a
customer service course.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.
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
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, and even if you only wear it for work,
eg, black pants and a white shirt or everyday clothing—
even if it’s sold at the store you work for.
MEAL EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for the cost of overtime meals
on those occasions where:
• you worked overtime and took an overtime meal break,
and
• your employer paid you an overtime meal allowance
under an industrial law, award or agreementYou can’t claim a deduction for the cost of meals eaten
during a normal working day as it is a private expense,
even if you receive an allowance to cover the meal
expense.
OTHER COMMON DEDUCTIBLE WORKRELATED
EXPENSES
You can claim
• seminars and conferences
• technical or professional
publications
• union and professional
association fees
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