How to claim your ‘work from home’ expenses in this year’s tax return

May 30, 2021

Tags: Accountant Melbourne, Accountant Sydney, Chartered Accountant, Deductions, Employees, Employers, Family, Home Office, Personal tax

Working from home has been great for some but claiming your expenses can be confusing. Here’s one pitfall you should avoid.

As ATO deadline looms, there are many ways to max your tax

Oct 25, 2021

Tags: Accountant Melbourne, Accountant Sydney, Borrowing, CGT, Deductions, Family, Home Office, Personal tax, Property, Shares

Landing a large tax refund usually requires many months of planning, but it’s worth the effort. Here’s what to do now.

'Hybrid holidays' the way to extend your summer break

Dec 18, 2021

Tags: Children, Deductions, Family, Personal tax

Two trends might converge this summer to keep Australians up or down the coast longer than usual.

How tax deductions for work-related expenses may be bad for some

May 14, 2025

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Melbourne, Calculators, Company tax, Deductions, Employees, Employers, Family, Personal tax, Small Business

Millions of workers hoping to grab Labor’s new $1000 “instant” tax deduction will be waiting a while, and even when it arrives it could prove costly for many people.

Hackers targeting ATO tax refunds using stolen identities

May 18, 2025

Tags: Accountant Melbourne, Chartered Accountant, Company tax, Employers, Family, Personal tax, Super

Hackers are harvesting potentially thousands of bogus tax returns as they exploit ongoing security weaknesses in the Australian Taxation Office’s online portal and the commonwealth’s myGov system.

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  • "Yes you show the km allowance as taxable income and then you can also make a claim for your car travel. Under the cents per kilometre method you are limited to the first 5000km. So if you get..."

    By: Mr Taxman at Jun 04, 2025 11:57PM

    Post: Claiming car expenses

  • "No would not be able to claim the Uber home nor to the station the next day. The trip to the off-sit meeting would be claimable."

    By: Mr Taxman at Jun 04, 2025 11:55PM

    Post: Claiming car expenses

  • "Depends on your finance type ... if you takeout a lease then the lease payment forms part of your costs (but no depreciation can be claimed) ... if you takeout a Hire Purchase or a Loan then only the..."

    By: Mr Taxman at Jun 04, 2025 11:54PM

    Post: Claiming car expenses

  • "The cost of the trailer itself could be depreciated - usually over 8 years. Assuming no personal usage with it then 100% of that depreciation plus annual rego could be claimed."

    By: Mr Taxman at Jun 04, 2025 11:50PM

    Post: Claiming car expenses

  • "That would be a non-deductible trip unfortunately Erin"

    By: Mr Taxman at Jun 04, 2025 11:48PM

    Post: Claiming car expenses