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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 first job as a recruitment consultant to your
    second job as a career counsellor
    • to and from an alternate workplace for the same
    employer on the same day – for example, travelling
    from your usual workplace to attend a professional
    development workshop at a conference centre.

  • You generally can’t claim the cost of trips between home
    and work, even if you live a long way from your usual
    workplace, work outside normal business hours or you
    are working from home. For example, trips between your
    home and your workplace are not deductible if you are
    working from home for convenience rather than at the
    office but have to drive into the office for a meeting and
    then back home to continue work.
    If you claim car expenses, you can use the logbook method
    or the cents per kilometre method to calculate your
    deduction.

CLOTHING AND LAUNDRY 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
    • a non‑compulsory uniform that is 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, business attire worn by office
    workers.

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

HOME OFFICE EXPENSES

  • You can claim the work‑related portion of additional
    running expenses you incur when you work from home, so
    long as you meet the eligibility criteria and record‑keeping
    requirements.

  • You can’t claim:
    • coffee, tea, milk and other general household items your
    employer may provide you at work
    • if your employer pays for or reimburses you for these
    expenses.

Generally, employees also can’t claim the cost of rates,
mortgage interest, rent and insurance. There are different
ways to calculate home office expenses depending on your
circumstances.

TRAVEL EXPENSES

  • You can claim ttravel expenses if you travel away from
    your home overnight in the course of performing your
    employment duties – for example, travelling interstate to
    attend a conference. Travel expenses can include meals,
    accommodation, fares and incidental expenses you incur
    when travelling for work.

OTHER COMMON DEDUCTIBLE WORKRELATED
EXPENSES

  • You can claim the work‑related portion of other
    expenses if it relates to your employment, including:
    • renewing your annual practising certificates
    • parking fees and tolls where car expense
    conditions are met
    • Supreme Court Library fees
    • professional indemnity insurance
    • union and professional
    association fees
    • technical or
    professional
    publications.

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