DEDUCTIONS
YOU CAN CLAIM
BUS DRIVER
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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,
finishing your morning bus shift and driving directly to
your second job in administration
• to and from an alternate workplace for the same
employer on the same day – for example, travelling
between different depots for the same company.
In limited circumstances you can claim the cost of trips
between home and work, where you carry bulky tools or
equipment for work.You can claim a deduction for the cost of these trips if:
• the tools or equipment are essential to perform your
employment duties the tools or equipment are bulky
and you don’t carry them merely as a matter of choice
• there is no secure storage for the items at the
workplace.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 work outside normal business hours.
If you claim car expenses, you can use the logbook method
or the cents per kilometre method.
TRAVEL EXPENSES
You can’t claim a deduction for travel expenses if your
employer or another person has paid for the expenses
or reimbursed you. Receiving an allowance from your
employer doesn’t automatically mean you can claim a
deduction. You still need to be able to show you were away
overnight, you spent the money yourself, and the travel
was directly related to earning your employment income.You can’t claim a deduction for travel expenses if your
employer or another person has paid for the expenses
or reimbursed you. Receiving an allowance from your
employer doesn’t automatically mean you can claim a
deduction. You still need to be able to show you were away
overnight, you spent the money yourself, and the travel
was directly related to earning your employment income.
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 the cost of buying, hiring, repairing,
replacing or cleaning certain uniforms that are unique and
distinctive to your job.You can claim protective clothing and footwear that
protect you from the risk of injury or illness posed by your
income-earning activities or the environment in which you
carry them out – for example, sunglasses and steel-capped
bootsYou can’t claim a deduction if your employer pays for or
reimburses you for these expenses.You can’t claim the cost of buying, cleaning or repairing
plain clothing worn at work, even if you only wear it to
work and your employer tells you to wear it – for example,
plain jeans or black trouser
CLOTHING EXPENSES
You can claim a deduction for:
• the cost of buying, mending and cleaning uniforms that
are unique and distinctive to your job – eg a uniform
your employer requires you to wear.
• protective clothing your employer requires you to wear –
eg hi‑vis vests, steel‑capped boots and safety glasses.
OTHER COMMON DEDUCTIBLE WORK‑
RELATED EXPENSES
You can claim the work-related portion of other
expenses if they relate to your employment, including:
• the cost of compulsory checks and medical assessments
required to maintain your employment – for example,
working with children checks
• the cost of overtime meal expenses that you buy and eat
when you work overtime, if your employer paid you an
overtime meal allowance under an industrial law, award
or agreement for the overtime and it’s included in your
assessable incomeYou generally can’t claim the cost of compulsory checks
and assessments to get a job as a bus driver, even if they
are condition of your employment.
For example, you can’t claim a pre-employment medical examination.
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