DEDUCTIONS
YOU CAN CLAIM
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CAR EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction when you are:
• Driving between separate workplaces (eg a second job)
• Driving to and from an alternate workplace while you’re
still on
• Transporting bulky equipment provided you meet the
following criteria:
› Your employer required you to transport the equipment to
› It was essential to earning your income
› There was no secure area to store the equipment at
work
› It was bulky (around 20kg) and cumbersome to
transport.
You need to keep a record of your work-related car
expenses using a logbook or be able to demonstrate
a reasonable calculation using the cents per kilometre
method.
You can’t claim the cost of normal trips between home
and work,even if you live a long way from your usual
workplace, or if you are on call (e.g. relief teaching) or have
to work outside normal business hours (eg parent-teacher
interviews). This includes parking fees and tolls when you
drive to and from work.
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 are required to purchase equipment for your work
and it costs more than $300, you can claim a deduction for
this cost spread over a number of years (depreciation).
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.
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
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 a course
in dealing with special needs children).You can’t claim a deduction if your study or seminar is
only related in a general way or is designed to help you get
a new job (eg you can’t claim the cost of study to enable
you to move from being a teacher’s aid to being a teacher).
CLOTHING EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for the cost of buying, hiring,
mending or cleaning certain uniforms that are unique to
your job.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 sports clothing).
OTHER COMMON DEDUCTIBLE
WORK-RELATED EXPENSES
As long as the expense relates to your employment,
you can claim a deduction for the cost of:
• Phone and internet usage
• Excursions, school trips and camps
• First aid courses
• Seminars and conferences
• Protective equipment such as sunglasses, sunhats and
• Teaching aids
• Technical or professional publications
• Union and professional association fees.You can’t claim a deduction for the cost of:
• Gifts you purchased for students
• Meeting students’ personal expenses
– for example, paying for lunch,
excursions or school books.
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