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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 – eg travelling
    from your job as a waiter to a second job as a cleaner.
    • drive to and from an alternate workplace for the same
    employer on the same day – eg travelling from the
    restaurant you work at to a catering function.

  • 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 have to work outside normal business hours
    – eg public holidays or night 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 a deduction for the cost of buying, hiring,
    mending or cleaning certain uniforms that are unique and
    distinctive to your job ‑ eg chef’s checked pants and chef’s
    hat, or protective clothing like aprons that your employer
    requires you to wear.

  • 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, and even if you only wear it for work
    (eg black pants and a white shirt).

  • You can’t claim a deduction for hairdressing, cosmetics,
    hair and skin care products, even if your employer expects
    you to be well groomed. All grooming products are private
    expenses.

SELF‑EDUCATION EXPENSES

  • You can claim a deduction for self‑education expenses if
    your course relates directly to your current job, eg barista
    course if you are working in a coffee shop.

  • You can’t claim a deduction if your study is only related in
    a general way or is designed to help get you a new job.

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

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES

  • You can claim a deduction for the cost of the purchase of
    tools and equipment you are required to use for work, eg
    chef knives.
    You can’t claim a deduction relating to any private use of the
    equipment or if the tools and equipment are supplied by
    your employer or another person.
    If a tool or item of work equipment used for work:
    • cost more than $300 – you claim a deduction for the
    • cost over a number of years (depreciation)
    • cost $300 or less – you can claim an immediate
    deduction for the whole cost.

  • You can claim a deduction for the cost of repairing
    tools and equipment for work. If the tools or equipment
    were also used for private purposes, you cannot claim a deduction for that part of the repair cost.

OTHER COMMON DEDUCTIBLE WORKRELATED
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)

  • You can’t claim private expenses, such as:
    • personal grooming or hygiene products,
    even if you’re required to stay overnight
    with a client (such as toothbrushes,
    shampoo or conditioner)
    • flu and other vaccinations,
    even if you’re required to
    have them for work

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