You may be able to claim tax deductions for work-related expenses incurred during performing your work as an employee.
These expenses may include:
- Car expenses
- Home office expenses (including internet & electricity)
- Mobile phone & computer expenses
- Uniform and/or protective clothing expenses (including laundry and/or dry cleaning)
- Travel expenses (including meals & accommodation)
- Work-related education expenses
- Donations to registered charities
- Tax agent fees
- Interest deductions for income-producing investments
- And many others
Some of these small deductions can increase your tax refund by hundreds of dollars.
Record-keeping requirements – If the total amount of deductions claimed exceed $300, you must be able to substantiate your claims with written evidence (e.g. receipts, bank statements, etc.)
To be able to claim a tax deduction, you must follow some basic rules:
- The expense must have been directly related to earning your income
- If the expense was partly private in nature, you must only claim the work-related portion of the expense
- You must have spent the money
- You were not reimbursed by your employer
- You must have a record or written evidence to prove it
https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-and-deductions/Deductions-you-can-claim/