Work Related Deductions – basic rules you need to satisfy
Category : Practice Updates
This year the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) are focusing on unusually high work-related expense claims across all industries and occupations.
The ATO are also paying particular attention to claims:
- which have already been reimbursed by employers
- for private expenses such as travel from home to work.
When claiming work-related travel, you can’t claim for a normal trip between home and work, unless:
- you use your car to carry bulky tools or equipment which you use for work and can’t leave on the work premises
- your home is a base for employment
- you have shifting places of employment (you regularly work at more than one place each day).
If you are claiming a work-related expense deduction, you need to satisfy the following:
- you must have spent the money
- it must be related to your job
- you must have a record to prove it.
Take a look at the ATO’s work-related expenses videos to help you get it right this tax time.
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