DEDUCTIONS
YOU CAN CLAIM

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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,
    from your morning café shift directly to your second job
    as a gaming attendant
    • to and from an alternate workplace for the same
    employer on the same day – for example, travelling
    directly between the gaming lounge you work in and
    head office for training.

  • You generally can’t claim the cost of normal trips
    between home and work, even if you live a long way from
    your usual workplace, work outside normal business
    hours or work split shifts – for example, weekend or early
    morning shifts.

If you claim car expenses, you can use the logbook method
or the cents per kilometre method to calculate your
deduction.

CLOTHING EXPENSES

  • You can claim the cost of buying, hiring, repairing or
    cleaning clothing if it is considered:
    • a compulsory uniform – you must be explicitly required
    to wear it by a workplace agreement or policy, which
    is strictly and consistently enforced and is sufficiently
    distinctive to your organisation.
    • non‑compulsory uniforms that are registered with
    AusIndustry (check with your employer if you’re not
    sure)..

  • You can’t claim the cost of buying, hiring, repairing or
    cleaning conventional clothing you bought to wear for
    work. ‘Conventional clothing’ is everyday clothing worn by
    people – for example, black pants, skirts, white collared
    shirts and plain black shoes.

  • You can’t claim a deduction if your employer pays for or
    reimburses you for these expenses.

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

MEAL EXPENSES

  • If you receive an overtime meal allowance under an
    industrial law, award or agreement and it’s included in
    your assessable income, you can claim the cost of the
    meal that you buy and eat when you work overtime.

  • You can’t claim a deduction for the cost of food, drink or
    snacks you consume during your normal working hours,
    even if you receive a meal allowance. These are private
    expenses.

SELF EDUCATION EXPENSES

  • the additional costs to renew a special licence, condition
    on your licence or certificate in order to perform your work
    duties. For example, if you need to have a gaming licence
    to get your job, you can’t claim the initial cost of obtaining
    it, however you can claim the cost of renewing it during the
    period you are working

  • You can’t claim the initial cost of getting a special licence,
    condition on your licence or certificate in order to gain
    employment ‑ for example, a gaming licence.

OTHER COMMON DEDUCTIBLE WORK‑
RELATED EXPENSES

  • You can claim the work‑related portion of other
    expenses if it relates to your employment, including:
    • phone and internet costs, with records showing your
    work‑related usage
    • expenses you incur working from home that are not
    incidental (for example, you can’t claim the cost of
    checking your roster or payslip)
    • logbooks, diaries and pens that you
    use for work
    • union and professional
    association fees
    • seminars, conferences
    and courses that
    directly relate to your
    work.

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