DEDUCTIONS
YOU CAN CLAIM
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TRAVEL EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for travel expenses if
you travel away from your home overnight to attend
conferences, seminars, training courses or industry
promotion events relating to your job
You can claim a deduction for expenses (such as meals,
flights, taxis and accommodation) if the travel directly elates
to your job and:
• your employer provides educational or familiarisation
travel to learn about new products or tour destinations,
or
• where you use educational leave to undertake such
travel.You can’t claim a deduction for:
• personal holidays, even if they are discounted by your
employer
• travel expenses if your employer or another person has
paid for these or reimbursed you
• travel insurance – as these policies cover private items
such as illness, loss of baggage and theft
• passport application and renewal fees
• travel expenses related to taking a family member or
friend with you on work travel.
CAR EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for the cost of using your car
when you drive:
• between separate jobs on the same day – for example,
from your usual workplace to work at a different officeYou can’t claim a deduction for 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.
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 AND LAUNDRY EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for the cost of buying, hiring,
mending or cleaning certain uniforms that are unique and
distinctive to your employer.You can claim the costs of laundering occupation-specific
clothing or a distinctive uniform. If your employer buys,
mends or cleans your clothing you can’t claim a deduction.You can’t claim a deduction for the cost of buying or
cleaning plain clothing worn at work or functions, even if:
• you only wear it to work, or
• your employer tells you to wear it (eg black trousers or a
business suit).
SELF EDUCATION EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for self‑education expenses if
your study relates directly to your current job and:
• will maintain or improve the skills you need, or
• might result in an increase in income from your current
employment (eg a Certificate III in Travel).
OTHER COMMON DEDUCTIBLE WORKRELATED
EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for the work‑related portion
of the cost of:
• phone and internet usage if your employer needs you to
use your personal devices for work
• union and professional association
fees
• technical or professional
publications.You can’t claim a
deduction if the cost was
met or reimbursed by your
employer.
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