You cannot claim the cost of normal trips between home and work as the expense is private. You cannot claim it even if:. You can claim the cost of using your car to travel directly between two separate places of employment — for example, when you have a second job.

Carolyn is a clerk at a large bank. During she used her own car to travel from her normal place of employment to her second job as a waitress. After finishing work as a waitress, she travels directly home. The cost of travel from her normal workplace to her second job is an allowable deduction. However, Carolyn cannot claim the cost of traveling from her second job to her home. Danielle is a clerk at a large department store in the city. As the meeting finished late she traveled directly home from the meeting.

Danielle can claim the cost of the journey from the city store to the suburban store and from the alternate workplace to her home. You are considered to be an itinerant worker if you have shifting places of work and regularly travel to more than one work site each day before returning home.

Joe is employed as a plumber's labourer and is dispatched to several sites each day. Joe usually travels directly from home to a different site each day to start work.

As his duties require him to travel between sites on a regular basis, travel is an inherent part of his employment. Jason is not engaged in itinerant work because:. You must make a reasonable estimate of business kilometres. You need to satisfy the Tax Office that the travel was undertaken for income producing purposes and that your claim is calculated on a reasonable basis.

Kymy is a secretary in an accounting firm. As part of her duties, she uses her car to travel daily from work to the bank, which is situated about 1. Kymy estimates her travel during the financial year as three kilometres per day for five days a week for 48 weeks of the year.

She uses this method to estimate that she traveled business kilometres during the financial year for work purposes. George is a mechanic who is required to regularly pick up spare parts from a supplier 6 kilometres from his workplace, that is, a 12 kilometre round trip. George bases his claim for a deduction on 3, kilometres based on five trips per week for 52 weeks of the year.

A check with George's employer reveals that the trip to the supplier is in fact only eight kilometres per round trip, that George made the trip no more than tree days per week and that George also had four weeks holidays. George has not made a reasonable estimate and the claim should have been based on 1, kilometres, that is, three days multiplied by eight kilometres multiplied by 48 weeks.

Alison is a nurse who uses her car to make home help visits. Alison guesses that she traveled approximately 3, business kilometres. Alison has not made a reasonable estimate, and cannot claim a deduction for her car expenses.

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If Alison kept a diary record of her work-related travel, she could use this to make a reasonable estimate. Reply "i would like to know if i can claim fuel from work to home, due to that i am an apprentice and i do not go to tafe i do my school work in my own time. And it says i can claim fuel from work to school, but my school is at home. Reply "Unfortunately Belinda you would not be able to claim for car travel. I know it sucks! Good luck with the rest of your studies and future career!

Reply "I have recently got a job as a contract sales consultant and spend a lot of time on the road, but they don't offer a car allowance, I pay for all exspenses on a flat hourly rate. Reply "My usual place of employment in Milton was flooded in the January floods.

I had to drive from northside of Brisbane to Ipswich everyday for 5 months. I would pick up the mail from our head office which was relocated to the Grange after the floods on my way to work.

I kept a logbook of my kilometres driven everyday. Reply "After everything you have been through Trish, I hate to be a bearer of bad news but I doubt that the ATO wolud approve your travel as you are still travelling from home to work. Reply "I work for a horse training establishment, Once a week I use my own car to take bulky horse rugs from the workplace to a laundry service, and then to pick them up after cleaning. I am not reimbursed by my employer for using my car. Can a claim a tax deduction for work related car expenses?

Your advice would be appreciated. Reply "You sure can Cary. Keep an accurate record of the amount of kilometres that you travel throughout the whole year. Reply "I run a restaurant business and I have one of the rooms in my house as an office to do my bookwork for the business from there as I do not have any space at work for an office. Can I claim my travel to and from work? Reply "This is a tricky one Kelly - if you can demonstrate that your first trip of the day is to your home office to do bookwork and then the second or subsequent trip is to your business then you would be able to claim your travel but you would need to be careful in demonstrating that is really the case.

Reply "My regular office is in the city. Often coming back late at night. I assume I can claim the journey airport to home as it is late at night. What about the journey early morning to the airport.? Reply "Hi there, I use a personal vehicle for work and receive a car allowance. My question relates to work related car expenses. If i do some minor performance modifications to the vehicle in question am i able to claim these expenses?

Reply "The modifications are essentially a capital expense which you can depreciate under the log book method - your claim will be reduced by any private usage. Reply "I am starting a new job and will be out on the road going bewteen several different work sites every week, the company doesn't give a CC it also doesn't pay by the kl or pay a CA, this is ethical?

I was told to submit my car expenses each month and they will work out how much gets repaid back. I live in Vic. Reply "I don't think they are very nice to not compensate you having to use your car for visiting sites - generally most companies pay a car allowance based on the ATO rates dependent on size of car engine http: Reply "I am considering doing some contract employment in another city which would mean I travel to the other city and stay there during the week. If the employer will not pay for this, can I claim the travel and accommodation expense?

Reply "G'day, Once every six weeks I am on 24 hour call, so I have to take bulky tools and parts home in case I am called out to a customer site. On these days I have no option but to commute by car. Can I claim these trips between home and office as a tax exemption? Reply "I think you will be fine as you are carrying bulky tools". Reply "Hi, I run a small business from home as a sole trader - I have an office set up at home to do this. I also do the same kind of work as a contractor for a company at their office 2 days a week.

My question is whether I can claim the km cents per kilometre method separately - ie up to km once for my travel as a sole trader, and then and up to km again for travel as an employee? They are claimed separately on separate parts of etax, so I'm not sure I'm self-employed and invoice customers to do their office work and bookkeeping at their business - can i claim using the cents per km as the total kms for the year was the kilometers traveled from my home to the client's home?

Reply "Lara - you shoul dbe able to claim your travel when your home is a base of employment — you start your work at home and travel to a workplace to continue the work". Is this all claimable as I do not have a base. Reply "Kathy - are you travelling to a different site each day? Suggest you look re: Reply "Hello there, Just wondering if the percentage worked out by logbook method should be rounded up or down and to how many decimal points?!

Reply "Being the precise accountant that I am, I would use Reply "If the company pays me per km, can I still claim the travel on tax? Reply "Nathan - techniclaly you cannot claim a deduction for something that you have been reimbursed for Can i claim anything?

I have records of the kms travelled and petrol receipts? Am i able to claim anything? Reply "I would like to know the answer to this question". Reply "An employee needs to go on a site inspection early the next morning, so takes the pool vehicle home the previous night and does the inspection and returns to the office the next morning. Is there a legislative reference for this? Can I claim depreciation cost of the car, interest paid on the load based on the percentage of travel I do for work??

Reply "Kevin - yes you can claim the work-related portion of the depreciation and loan interest along with your other running costs such as petrol, rego, insurance, repairs, servicing, CTP. Make sure you do your log book for at least 12 weeks! Reply "Hi i am a Gardener i travel around 80km per day for 3 days a week. Reply " kms per year 80 x 3 x52 probably means that the logbook method would work best for you as you can only claim a maximum of km under the cents per kilometre method.

Reply "I don't understand how this is allowable? I thought normal travel expenses between home and work were not deductible? My husband has just returned his company supplied vehicle tool of trade it was listed as on payslipand has elected to receive a car allowance as part of his salary instead. This is taxed at his current tax rate as far as we can tell. What, if anything, could be claimed at tax time? Depreciation of the vehicle?

Apologies if this has been answered, but we are struggling to find an answer on this topic. If you take out a lease then you claim the lease payment ie no interest nor depreciation. Reply "Hi, We have just bought a new car as my wife got a new job. But being she hasnt been employed for 3 months we had to do the finance and register the car in my name. Can she still claim car expenses as a tax deduction?

Reply "i have to travel in tram for some of my work related meetings between my office and my client's office. Can i claim this amount and I have not kept any tickets as proof as such? Reply "Yes Mike you can claim that amount. You should keep your receipts tut! Reply "I am an IT Professional and have been a full-time contractor for the past 5 years.

I engage a 3rd party which provide me Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurances, as well as payroll services. In exchange, I pay them a small percentage of my income, and they engage a work contract with my current place of employment. Officially I work for the 3rd party company, and they have a contract with the place where I perform the services for. My question is - as part of my contract renewal, I have been able to work from home at least 1 day per week now I no longer have to commute km round trip 5 days per week.

Previously my understanding was that I could not claim any vehicle related expenses - can I now claim car related expenses now that I work from home one day a week and visit the site office the other 4 days? Reply "Unfortunately Matt you would not be eligible to claim this travel as you are not travelling between work places. I suggest that you also check the ATO's contractor tool to see if you are truly a contractor or really an employee. Reply "Hello there I have been told by my boss that I have to travel 2 hrs to get to a meeting.

Reply "I don't know what the Award would say but as far as aI know, alot of employers do not pay for this travel. I am a serviceman who needs to carry large parts and I have no fixed place of work, therefore I am considered to be an itinerate worker by the ATO. I am looking at purchasing a dual cab ute which has a carrying capacity in excess of one tonne.

The ATO considers a vehicle with a carrying capacity of one tonne or more to be ineligible for a work-related car expense deduction and instead claim a work-related travel expense deduction. So what is the difference? Your assessable deductions and taxable income would be the same under either item. I need to lodge both my and returns as I have been behind.

I have kept a logbook for those years and am trying to work out the best option for work related car expenses. My issue is that due to the luxury car limit, I am unsure whether I need to take into account the rates in relation to the tax return and the subsequent claim I will make using the diminishing value method.

Reply "As you are using the diminishing value method of depreciation, you use the written down value cost base - prior depreciation as the base for future depreciation Reply "Hi, I travel from home to an office to carry out outsourced IT duties, 1 day a week I travel to another office in the city, can I claim this travel expense from home and back again as it isnt my usual workplace". Reply "Hi, I travel from home to an office to carry out outsourced IT duties 4 days a week, 1 day a week I travel to another office in the city, can I claim this travel expense from home and back again as it isnt my usual workplace".

Reply "Unfortunately not Justin. Reply "Why would this not be allowabl?. The ato says that if you work at a site that isn't your usual workplace ie clientsthen this is deductible. Reply "Hi, I have a second job that requires me to travel in my own car on weekends to and from different locations. Each day is one location. They said the ATO would only pay for the portion from the place of work to home at 74c so in effect I end up with more back in my pocket.

Is the information about the ATO correct? If the ATO doesn't reimburse for the first journey home to work as I have been told, is this on a daily basis or cumulative for the whole weekend?

Reply "ATO bases car travel on a daily basis. Home to work not deductible AND work to home not deductible either. You need to show any income received as part of your taxable income. Only one location per day. We generally then work from home the rest of that day.

Generally we are only in the office 2 times per month for meetings but they may be looking to increase this for days we are not on the road. Max would be 5 days per month. Question, work has just dropped our car allowance rate down as they have suggested that we cannot claim the first 20 km and last 20km of our trip.

Reply "I work full time in an office for a large company and receive no km allowance. I also work as a gym instructor. Some classes I do are as a casual employee of the gym. Other classes are under my ABN sole trader. Reply "Andrew - yes to i and ii. Reply "I am a nurse educator at Tafe and I am required to travel times per week to other campuses to train students.

As 'workplace simulation' is part of the training experience I transport storage crates, laptop,projector, books and other resources and a folding trolley. I take all these from my workplace the night before to my home. Can I claim travel from home to the other campuses?

Can I claim travel on the day before when I transport the equipment to my home, and the day after when I return the equipment?? I receive no petrol or other allowance for the use of my own car. Reply "Yvonne - you should be able to claim the car travel when you have the bulky equipment in your car. Reply "My husband has started a new job. Part of his job entails the "possible" visiting of clients after hours. His workplace has told him that he needs a car to be available for such travel.

He is currently using my car. Reply "I am starting a new job which requires me to use my own car. I do not get paid a car allowance. I will travel business kms per year for the first job. Is it worth it for me to do this job or will I be out of pocket? Thanks for your help". As a rule of thumb, use the ATO's cents per kilometre rates to determine your costs of running your car.

Good luck in the future. Reply "Hello, I recieve a car allowance and I am paid mileage. What do I need to claim my insurance and depreciation of my vehicle? Reply "If I use a family car its owned by my parents, only car available at home, is it eligible for claiming car expenses provided the claim is all work related.

The ATO will allow you to claim car expenses of a vehicle that belongs to a family member so long as you can demonstrate that you use the car for work-related travel and that you contribute to the running of the car eg petrol, rego, insurance, etc ".

Reply "I am a nurse. I have to travel kms to work, where I do 4 x 12 hour shifts over four days then I travel kms back home. I have to pay for temporary accommodation for the four nights I am away. Am I entitled to any tax deduction for these expenses? Reply "I'm in a similar situation and am interested to know the answer to this question too". I usually travels betwwen the sites and office.

My annual Km running is approx kms. Can I claim a car expenses, any car insurance or for the service done on my car? Reply "Based on doing km you are probably worthwhile just claiming the cents per kilometre method which ias based on engine size - howvere you could claim a percentage of the car running costs if you keep a log book for a minimum if 12 weeks.

Basiclaly use the method which results in the highest deduction. He has just become aware that his company is adding this to his salary on his pay slips under travel allowance. Does this ultimately mean that he records a higher salary rate. Implications with child support payments if this is the case.

Can the employer just pay the allowance without adding this onto his salary? If that is the case, what must he do to establish this with his company. Have rung the tax dept with no success in answering these questions. Reply "If it is added to his salary income then when you lodge his return, merely offset his work-related car expenses claim at item D1 in the return. I want to know if we are able to claim for any of the travel expenses, ie. Reply "I extremely doubt it Serena.

Reply "Hi, I am a PA and am required to leave my office during the day to check PO Box and purchase my bosses lunch then return straight to the office. I also make visits to bank and pick up stationery requirements. Am I able to claim fuel expenses on my tax return? Reply "Hi, my husband has a job where he has a company van he is a commercial cleaner when he took the job he was not aware that he would have to pay for the petrol and parking fees in the car as a result of the constant travelling each day - sometimes attending 3 or more job sites a dayit is quite alot of money out of pocket each week.

We are hoping we will be able to claim it back - do you have any advise? Get him to keep all receipts. Probably an idea that he sees an accountant for the first year to help get an understanding. Reply "I am starting business as a sole trader in the medical field treating people in clinics. I am paid as a contractor. Am I entitled to claim all my petrol expenses from home to the various clinics. Reply "Firstly Elaine you need to maintain a log book in order to claim your petrol expenses as well as other car running costs.

Secondly, if you do work from home then you can claim the travel from home to the various other places. Reply "I work in Events and would like to travel to the USA to under take a non paid internship at a cycling event.

Can I claim flights etc as this internship teaches me how to better run events? Reply "I get paid a set travel allowance, but the money I get doesn't cover the costs of running the car. Can I claim the difference through tax? I also was told I needed to upgrade my car by my employer, can I claim my loan, rego, insurance etc on the car? Thanks for your help! Reply "Yes you can claim the difference on tax but you need to work out your work-related portion by keeping a 12 week log book. Log books last for 5 years unless you change your car or you change the nature of your job.

Reply "Hello - during FY11 I used my husband's car for my business, including having the back seat and boot full of my products and equipment. I paid for the petrol when I used it and when my husband used it, he paid for his petrol. I didn't keep a log book and I'm not trying to claim rego or depreciation. I simply want to claim the petrol I paid for and used as part of my business.

Can I do this without a log book? Thank you for your help. Reply "Unfortunately you can't claim petrol without keeping a logbook.

Alternative is to claim up kms based on the cents per kilometre method as mentioned above. Reply "Hi Mr Taxman, I have an ebay business on the side that I sell second hand car parts. I use Australia Post as my preferred distributor. I am unable to visit the post office during the week day due to my primary employment. My wife works part time during the week and has been taking the parcels to work and then stopping of at the post office on the way back to pick up the kids from school the terminating either shopping or home.

The parcels are at time bulky in size and vary in dimension and weight. She also does regular pickups from the same post office, which I re-sell on ebay. My query is whether this is an allowable deduction for travel expenses? Are you able to advise what options are available, if any? Reply "Hello, for a while this year I worked as a temp through an agency - they would ring me and tell me where I had to go and I would go straight to that office not via the agency office.

Can I claim those km on my tax? Reply "I don't believe you would be able to Shirley - sorry! Reply "I travel a lot with work about 30, business km's this fin year and claim mileage through work, but obviously have been taxed a lot on 25,km, what claim can I make to get some of this tax back.

I have a full log book of all of my business km's. Reply "Hi, I live in Sydney and travel every Monday by car to Canberra to perform some contract work and drive back to Sydney every Friday. I carry my laptop with me plus the luggage for the whole week. Can I claim car expenses, like mileage, etc The log book is available.

Reply "Unfortunately Val the ATO wouldn't consider this work-related travel. Reply "I have a company car supplied for my role, as I work in insurance and need to take my car to various appointments during the day.

My work buy the car and pay all costs except cleaning and parkingand I have it was part of my package comes up as an FBT amount on my group cert. All I am concerned about is the parking, I pay thousands per year in purchasing a permanent car park so I can go in and out without early birds.

Can these car parking expenses be claimed under D1 or D2? Reply "Leigh - a deduction is not allowable on the days that your car is parked for one or more daylight periods exceeding 4 hours in total at, or in the vicinity of, your primary place of employment.

For days where the time parked is less than 4 daylight hours then you should be able to claim provided that car travel is part of your employment requirements. Reply "Hi I work for same employer but at different stores in a same day. I mainly work for one store out of 7 but on an average 3 to 4 times a week i am required to travel from my main work location to another location for the same employer on the same day. I work on a weekly roster base and every week I am rostered at two location on the same day.

Can i claim travel between two location as well as travel from alternate work location back home? Any trips during the day between locations are potentially claimable. Reply "thank you so much! Reply "hi, just wondering if i can claim anything, as i dont drive to my place of work i only drive to clients houses???

Reply "Depends Jacinta - will need more information from you such as what do you do for work? Do you travel between clients each day? Do you visit different clients or the same ones? Do you work from home? Do you have any bulky items that you need to take with you? Reply "Hi, My husband works as a retail manager at a major chain store and often gets relief appointments at stores different to his main store for weeks at a time.

He gets paid an per km allowance which is added to his income for the tax year. When he works at the other stores he doesn't go into his main place of employment, he travels from home to the other store.

What kms can he claim? Reply "hi, can you claim the kms on two cars? Reply "Yes it is possible Alex if you can demonstrate that you genuinely use them for work-related purposes.

The ATO may question your calculations so be particularly careful in going to the boundary but not over it. Reply "If I had one car at the beginning of the tax year then sold it and bought another car. Can I claim the km on both cars. I work in Sales so doa round km a year. Reply "Sure could Paul if you did the kms for each car. However if you are doing 35,km per year for work purposes then why aren't you using the logbook method? Probably costing yourself thousands in legitimate tax refunds.

Also if i have to travel to the city for training courses related to work, can i claim the car related expenses to travel there. Reply "I don't believe you coul dclaim the travel to work but would be able to claim the travel to the course. A deduction is allowable for transport costs in connection with a course of education in the following situations: Reply "Hi thereI started a job at a new place about 1.

Since working there i have brought a new triton ute as i now need to carry 2 large tool boxes to and from work everyday. I can't leave them safely at work even though i work in a warehouse as the night shift staff turnover is huge and alot of stuff goes missing. I travel a little over 46k's return everyday. I generally do my own tax but i know i am missing out on claiming stuff as i'm not quite sure what i am entitled to claim.

From what others in my workplace say, these km's are claimable and they claim them. Is that the case and would i be able to claim anymore than as i do over a year? Thanks in advanceJacob". Reply "Hi there, I am a TAFE teacher nd teach at 4 different venues each week. I work one day from home. I am always carrying bulky items in my car to use for my delivery. I have kept a log book of all my trips with the destination, origin, date, and total km.

I did not put the odometer reading. Is this necessary with all the other info i have provided? Also i have travelled more than km for work how do i put that into expenses? For a particular journey: You need to keep all your receipts for the whole year for the running costs. Reply "I would like to know if I can claim back my travel costs if I am working for a teaching agency.

I travel to many different schools throughout the week some of them further than others. Because this is supply I dont get paid for holiday periods either. Can I claim anything back? Reply "'Hi I worked for a employment agency casual for about 5 months travelling from my home to around 16 different locations.

They paid petrol allowance 0. Please advise if I can claim service and other running costs. Reply "Hi, I am a sole trader conducting an engineering consultancy business. The PSI rules apply for the financial year. I just moved myself and my family via my personal vehicle from Hobart to Sydney for a fixed term contract of 6 months and then back to Hobart at the end of the contract. Thank you very much for your help. As always pouring through the convoluted Australian tax system.

I am contracted to work at a particular base station where my work equipment is stored. Occasionally I am required to work an overtime shift. If I were to work an overtime shift at another location, this would require me to transport my equipment there. Am I able to claim the kms from home to and from this alternate location? Reply "Hi there, I am a regional manager for a company where I am required to visit various customers that I account manage, but also visit new opportinuties to try and sell too.

If I go to appointment directly from home, can I claim this as business travel?

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Reply "Usually someone in your position would have a desk at head office rather than having to work from home - so you wouldn't be able to claim the first trip of the day from home. Reply "Hi there, thanks for the response. What is the first trip I did was km away to a regional client? Reply "Hi, if I claim using the cents per kms travelled as I have travelled less than 5,km, can I still deduct other related costs such as insurance and petrol.

I travel from home to various locations for work and is not based on a set location. Thank you for your help". Reply "Unfortunately Meg you cannot claim the car running costs via log book method as well as the cents per kilomtre method.

Reply "Hi - I am a community care worker and sometimes go to clients a day I am called between 2. Whern there are reasons that I need to take a client out for shopping etc I am given a company car and need to drive to head office from my own home. I am paid 74cents per km. I had to sign a form that I need to have my car comprehensive insurance. What am I able to claim please? Reply "Sounds like you do alot of travelling throughout the year Olivia. I also have work related travel which I have not claimed through my employer.

All together I would have travelled less than 5k kms. How do I claim it? Do I claim the allowance under D2 and the remaining under cents per km method in D1?

Reply "Claim it all under D1. Reply "Hi, I use my personal car to travel from the office to visit clients. I believe the allowance is not taxed on my payslip so the amount gets taxed when i put it in my tax return under 'income'.

Can i still claim a deduction in D1 for the business km's? Travel was under km this tax year. Reply "What a generous employer. About time they pay something that more closely resembles the cost of running a car these days, particularly with the high petrol prices. Yes claim your car travel in item D1 and show the amount received as income.

Reply "Hi, I work as an administrative officer in a small business. Can I claim any of these? Reply "Very nice of you to do work on your days off! Unfortunately if you don't work from home then you won't be able to claim th etrip from home to the post office on these days. Reply "Hi, my normal workplace is 5 minutes from home in the suburbs. I am now on a secondment for 13 months at the same company's head office in the city.

Can I claim travel expenses ie train ticket while I am seconded to the city as this is not my usual place of work? I also have tolls and parking expenses - can I claim these in addition to the 5,km allowance? Reply "Tolls, parking, taxis, trains are all considered separate work-related travel expenses from car expenses and can be claimed in item D2 of your tax return Lainey.

Reply "Hi taxman, a bit of a different one for you. My partner and I were living in SA where he was working on a construction job. This job finished and he was required by his employer to relocate to WA for a new construction job. We were required to pay for relocation and travel costs and were told that a set amount would be reimbursed at a later date however this didn't happen. My question is can he claim relocation costs on his tax return.

Reply "Relocation expenses are not tax deductible. Disappointing thing is that if his employer reimbursed him then they would have been exempt from any fringe benefits tax. Reply "Hi, I am a sole trader that use my car as part of my business actiity item 15 - net income ubs stock market loss from business motor vehicle expenses - i have used the log book method repairs and maintance - have completed that the following is i am not sure i am correct other expenses can i claim fuel uk forex foreign exchange insurance parking fees home office expenses and those four expenses allowed under "other expenses" ".

Zink money maker goose call "The fuel expenses should form part of your claim for motor vehcile expenses but the other expenses that you mentioned can go under the "Other expenses" item.

Reply "i do community work travelling to at leat6 places a day, I get a kilometer allowance from work only for in between clients not home to work and back. Can i claim for home and back? Also why am I not taxed in my pay on these kilometres but at tax time this amount is included in taxable income? Employers generally don't tax allowances as they are generally tax-neutral when you claim them in your tax return. Better for you to have the money rather than the ATO during the year I guess.

Reply "Hi there i work night shifts every second week, as at this time there are no busses or trains that run when i am finished work i have to use my car to travel both too and from work every second week for the full week, are there special rules for prize money breakdown for 2016 us open golf sort of thing or am i still not able to claim work to home travel expenses.

I work two jobs at separate companies as a community worker. I drive my car for both jobs going from client to client. I get a km allowance for both jobs. I do alot of km's for each job. My question is whether or not I can claim km for each job rather than a total of crest nicholson stock market between the two jobs. Prince forex gk "You can claim a maximum of 5, kilometres in total per car per year Peta.

Sounds like it may be an idea to use the logbook method if you are racking up 10, kms. Reply "I am a sports teacher and i aqm always carrying sports gear, footballs, cricket kits, boundary flags in my car to travel to schook and sporting venues. Reply "They would probably qualify as bulky items John but the ATO would be interested to know a why you couldn't store this equipment at school in a secure environment and b what days of the week do you need to carry that builky equipment as obviously it wouldn't be everyday of the week.

Reply "Hi Mr Taxman, Im an employee for a small business and my office is my home as stated in my contract. My job involves travelling from home my office to and from different sites, day in and day out to conduct work there. Can I claim anything? Reply "You are travelling FOR work forex secret revealed than travelling TO work so your trips wold be deductible.

I receive a car allowance and will be doing various site visits and other driving that I will be able to claim. These items need to be in my car at all times as site visit requests come at regular intervals and sometimes I cannot plan for them. It must be a necessity rather than a convenience of having to bring newsnow stock market uk bulky equipment each day to work.

Reply "Hi there, can you claim mileage and parking fees for the same trip? Reply "Sure can Ange. Reply "I would need more facts but probably not Sammy. If I were leasing the car I know I could claim on tax, but can I claim any tax deduction for a one off cash car purchase?

Note that you need to pro-rata the depreciation in the first year of purchase. Reply "Hi, I have around km under D1 as a business km to claim and also km under D4 as for the purpose of work related self education purpose category D.

Can I claim both as km rule under cents per km? Reply "Maximum clain is 5, business kilometres per car per annum itas system trading total.

Reply "Hi, I started delivering newspapers for a bit of extra money last year. I know I do Kms a week and had been doing that for during the recent tax year.

Is there any way I can claim on that? As I have not done my tax return yet. Reply "You sure can Daniel - simplest way is the cents per kilometre method in item D1 of your income tax return. The rate is dependent on the size of your car.

If you don't use your car much for personal purposes then maybe consider doing a 12 week log book. You can also write a letter to the ATO asking for an amendment of prior year returns for teh travel that you inadvertently forgot to claim. Reply "Not quite sure of the question that you are trying to ask me MickyMoo. There are a few leasing companies that can provide you with an accurate costing of how much a salary-sacrificed car would cost based on all of its various running costs.

Reply "Hi Taxman, I used to travel between 3 to 4 different construction sites every day. I have travelled nearly kms a year. Can I still able to claim any car expenses? Reply "You will need to show the allowance as income but you can show your work related car expenses as a deduction in item D1. Reply "I recently started a small business working from home as a sole trader where I provide administrative services on a contract basis to my customers. All my admin functions and record keeping functions are conducted at home as well as some work for smaller customers.

I currently have to travel across the city each day to a construction site where I provide my services. Its about a 50km round trip and I am recording the distances in a vehicle log book. I am also paying a flat fee every day for parking. Can I Claim cents per kilometer and also the parking expenses?

Reply "Should be able to Norbert if you are genuinely based at home. I am a sales rep and use my car for business and personal tasks. Reply "if you travel more than km per annum, I generally find taht the log book method works out best. With repsect to the tax on your car allowance, you can complete an "Application for Variation of PAYG Withholding" with the ATO - it is essentially a mini-tax return done in advance However as I am averaging about 23, work km per year in total I have decided to only charge work for my trips out of Sydney metro which total about 20,km so none of the shorter trips.

The shorter trips though add up to a further 3,km per year. Can I receive reimbursement from my employer for the 20,km country km and also claim the additional 3,km as a tax deduction? For example on the way home it is 30km from work to the customer, then 20km from the customer to my home. Am I able to claim the total 50km as business use? Is there a tax benefit to purchasing the car outright, getting a loan or purchasing through a novated lease?

Whilst interest expense is deductible, you only get the benefit back at your marginal tax rate. Reply "Hi there, I am using the log book method as I've racked up about KM this Fin year. How do I quantify this into a dollar amount? Am i suppsoed to use a cents per km method?

I understand I then must stipulate the amount for business use vs personal, though how do I quantify the km into dollar value? If you want to claim more then you must apply th elog-book method which is working out a percentage work usage based on total kms travelled in the car for the year - and then you must keep all your actual receipts for the whole 12 months.

Reply "i have business km's of approx km for this FY. Reply "he beauty about th elogbook method is that if you calculate a low deduction, you can then revert to the higher cents per kilometre method. If you used the diminishing value method of depreciation then you might have a small amount of depreciation to still claim this year.

Reply "Hi Taxman, as a freight train driver I have to stay away from home every second night, 4 to 5 times a fortnight. I have to carry food, generally 3 meals worth and clothes ect, and quite a bit of work related equipment, radios, signal torches, tech manuals, safety gear. I do start at the same depot every shift but there is no transport options other than private car or taxi. I travel a round trip of 84 klms per shift. Am I able to claim my car expences?.

Reply "My son is an apprentice builder, He uses his car every day for work, carting bulky tools, trailer etc. He usually does about 15kms per day.

Can he claim any tax deductions? Just double check first if he can lock his tools away on site each night first though. Reply "Hi this may not really be a tax question but here goes. I am provided a company vehicle that is provided fully by my instant execution vs market execution forex. I keep a daily log of all kms I drive daily separating work kms from personal kms as personal kms are a taxable benefit.

Should my employer pay for fuel costs on the company vehicle during my vacation time? I am claiming the vacation mileage as personal mileage on my daily log to be submitted at tax ato working from home expenses. Reply "Comapnies generally pay the petrol and all other running costs for the whole year, including periods when you are on holidays.

However, keep a record of any payments that you make as they count towards the "employee contribution" component when working out any potential fringe benefits tax FBT payable on the provision of the company car.

Reply "My Employer pays me a Car Allowance and it is detailed as such in my payslips and group certificates. Does the constitute " an allowance in recognition of your need to travel continually between different work sites and you use this allowance to pay for your travel. If so would that make trips from home to work tax deductions, considering I have elected to have PAYG deductions taken from this allownce".

Reply "Unfortunately not Phil - the payment of a car allowance supports your case for a deduction but in no way guarantees it. You would need to show other proof to demonstrate that your travel costs are work-related deductions. Otherwise, all employees in Australia would be getting their employers to pay some of their salary as a car allowance.

Reply "Hi, Can you please explain the difference between being able to claim car expenses when paid an allowance, but not being able to claim car expenses when an employer reimburses you for particular mileage? Isn't it the same thing? If someone puts in a claim for mileage travelled for each job, and the employer pays them an amount under the set rate per km method, are they still able to claim for car expenses at D1 using the set rate per km method?

Should the amount the employer pays them be shown as part of their salary? What if they show the "reimbursement" as an allowance at Item 2? Reply "With respect to car travel, all payments made by employers will 60 sec binary option broker dummies allowances because you cannot accurately predict what the actual reimbursement should denver stock show trade show hours. Any payment is shown as an allowance but you can claim your work-related travel in D1 with your choice on what method you use ".

Reply "Hi, I have travelled virtual farming make money 2 times this year for work. Reply "I wouldn't show any of th eexpenses that got reimbursed until after July. Reply "Hi, my husband works from home one or 2 days a week, then at his employers office on the other days. On the days he is at his work office he generally starts early, working at home in the morning before leaving - answering emails, phone calls, preparing presentations etc - his work day seems to be part of the journey frankly.

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Can hsbc hong kong stock trading fees claim any of his trip from his home office to his work office? He also travels from the office to various sites during the day. We have not kept a logbook, but can esitmate the amount of travel.

Thankyou for your help! Reply "I have a similar situation, but the work from home entails international calls mostly to the US at times ranging from 5: Practically it's not possible to get into the office to do most of these need to dress and feed two small children.

How would this be regarded? Reply "Hi, i got two different jobs. I work at home as a marker for the university and at the same time i got another job in the factory. Can i claim the car travel expenses? I normally do few hours of marking at home before index intermarket option spread trading to the factory.

Reply "I am an apprentice and travel to TAFE once a week as it is over kms there an back I get a petrol allowance for the kms over that amount.

Is my petrol allowance considered as income that I have to declare or is it tax free. Reply "It would be considered as income Mark. Good luck with your studies. I am wondering if I should buy this car outright, or if I should get a loan or some form of commercial hire purchase? Reply "If you claim the cents per kilometre method then it doesn't matter a what price you dispose old car for; and b what your running costs are for your car.

It is the log book method where it makes a difference. Reply "I am a medical equipment technician make money for plasma is required to carry ato working from home expenses and spare parts for client machines in my car.

My home is my base of operations and I am essentially itinerant. On the occasion that I travel from home to my employers office, is this home to work travel deductible? I do have equipment and parts in the vehicle but these are not required for the my visit to the employers premises, they happen to be there because I am on call for client call outs. My vehicle is a normal sedan. Is the home to work travel deductible? If was collecting new parts from the office, does that make the work to home travel deducitble?

Reply "Sounds like your travel to the head office would be travl for work as distinct from travelling to workso that travel would probably be deductible. Crucial is that you are required to shingles should i stay home from work from home, rather than invest in the options market seminar philippine stock merely for convenience.

I am a meter reader. I drive my car to a completely different suburb every day for work. I park my car and walk reading house meters all day in a neighbourhood. I shift my car throughout the day as required - to keep my car nearby for drinks, food, work items. I upload data in field. I then travel back home. My car boot is chock full of items I need for meter reading - cards, sticks, torches, rain gear, drink esky etc.

My employer says I am not an Itinerant Worker because I"don't use my car for reading meters". But I'd argue I cannot do my job without using my car!

Reply "No idea with how bulky your equipment is but you definitely have a case to be labelled as an itinerant employee. Reply stock market pig I was wondering if you can please give me some advice. I recently got a second job and also work full time. It so happens that my second job is located in the same building as my primary Employment.

Because of the times I finish on weekdays, I take my car and park it closeby for safety reasons and also because of lack of transPort when I finish.

I normally don't work on weekends so I believe I can claim travel expenses for the second job. Just wasn't sure about the weekdays as I also work with the first job on these days. Your help is much Appreciated". I am hoping to get some advice on claiming work related travel expenses for carrying bulky equipment. My work requires me to work across three different sites.

Mostly I work from how to earn cash fast in madden mobile site for a full day, so cannot claim my travel as itinerant. However, I have one testing kit, which is essential to my work and I need to have it with me at all sites. It weighs approximately 20kg.

I need to take it to and from work in total 4 times a week so that I have it available to use when changing office locations throughout the week. Can I claim these 4 trips? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Reply "Sounds like that you could claim this travel Dani, provided that you can't store the equipment on site each day. Are the forex binary options traders graph select other near each other?

Reply "Hi, my wife and I are in a partnership. Our ute is used only for work. Our office is in the house we rent, we drive to the farm every day, usually with bulky equipment as we have no shed there and we also use it to travel to a winery where our partnership makes wine under contract.

If every trip is basically for work, do paid for the binary option strategy that works still need to keep a logbook to claim all expenses for the ute for the partnership? Previously I have always had a FMCV.

What is the best way to use this allowance. I own a GTP falcon but it is not suitable for the position. Earn farm cash farm town "Alot of people spend the whole car allowance on a car. I won't tell you what car to have as that is a personal preference but my recommendation is to spend only what you need to spend. If the old Falcon or Datsun Sunny B does the trick then why spend money that you don't need to unnecessarily.

If your car deductions are lower than your pending orders forex strategy allowance, then you will need to pay back some tax to the ATO but that is not necessarily a bad thing. There is nothing wrong with making a profit as your bank balance will rise. Cars cost money so the cheaper that you can run one the better.

I have to supply my own. Will I be able to claim all these expenses back? Reply "You should be able to make a claim for these expenses. Reply "Hi, I am a personal banker. Once in a week I need to work outside branch at another site to promote our products to other corporate or public. In such cases, i need to used my cars to transport boxes of brochures and a few stand-up banners and get myself to the site.

In such events, I drive to my work place to pick up the boxes and stand up banners and then set off. End of day I go back to my work place to unload all the items before going home. Km traveled per week just for such events once a week is around total of 40 - 50km To and fro. Total km travel per year is less than km. Can I claim tax on these kilometres? I do not keep a receipt for my petrol but pay with my credit card always.

Reply "If you are doing between 2, to 2, kilomtres per year then probably the cents per kilometre method will work best for you. Reply "Hi - I work for a bank subsidiary in a financial planning role. I have no fixed work location and work out of a number of banking centres. My visits to these centres are mostly unplanned and I have to carry quite a lot of promotional material, client info, laptop etc which I need to carry with me.

At least 3 days a week I visit clients all over the city and not the banking centres. Despite reading thru all the above threads, I am not clear on whether I can claim my car loan repayments, the interest only, or neither. Could you clarify this for me? Reply "If you have a car loan Jeff, then under the logbook method, subject to the luxury car limits, you can claim the interest on the loan for the year along with depreciation of the car.

Reply "Hi there, I am employed by a recruitment company who's office is in North Sydney. They have sent me to work and be based in western Sydney for the duration of the 12 month contract. Given the location of my employer and the location of my daily work, is there any potential for a claim of use of my car as I drive to work daily?

Reply "Unfortunately not Ned. Welcome to Western Sydney! I'm a factory engineer and have a bulky toolbox riding in my car, the tools I use at the factory from time to time. I only travel from home to the factory and back. I'm claiming car expenses. What evidence the ATO might request to validate my claim? Reply "If I was the tax auditor, I would probably want to know: Reply "Hi, I'm a social worker and my job requires that a use my private car to travel to my office and from there use my private car to travel to and from family homes.

Can I claim car expenses? What about wear and tear on the car? Reply "I provide technical support to clients at their workplace. At the end of the day I often travel lester stock market tips the worksite to home without stopping at the office.

My boss says I cannot claim millage on the distance from the worksite and the office on those days anymore. Have the rules changed? Reply "You have never been able to claim the travel between workplaces if you don't actually go between but rather go straight home. You may need to look at amending your previous claims. Reply "hi i am a student, and work as well. Reply "PS The work must be related to your studies otherwise you cannot claim. If I am doing paperwork on weekends at home then travel into work at some point to do further work will I be able to claim car expenses?

Reply "I wouldn't think so. Reply "Hi Would someone be able to explain how the tax refund for works expenses works? Reply "You pretty much have it correct Mark. Reply "Hi, I am a dentist set how to make art money runescape 2016 members as a sole trader and hired as a contractor by two different practices.

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I receive psi which is commission based. My abn is registered at my home address office and I provide services at the two different practices on different days. Can I claim business use of a vehicle for travel from home office to the practice and back? I carry with me dental loupes, iPad and dental coat. Apologies if my questions seem loaded but I have done lots of research and it seems like a gray area.

Any help would be great. Registering a car for business v private doesn't affect your tax deductibility but may affect your liability if in an accident. Reply "I'm a carer I drive my car to work and home, my employer pays me 25 p a mile but I don't pay tax because I don't earn enough to pay tax, can I still claim milage allowance!

Reply "Not sure if you are in Australia Naz given that you are being paid 25p. You should be able forex pin bar strategy claim the margine iniziale forex but as you are under the tax free threshold, don't expect to get any tax back if you haven't paid it!

Reply "hi, I travel approx. I normally claim the km method which gives an approx. Whats your thoughts on this because everyone I speak to including the ATO tell me different things all the time. My daughter was in the same situation a couple of years ago and got a letter from her employer stating it was a reimbursement, this way she got a special ruling from the ATO, however the ATO has audited her for last year and have not accepted this method unless she gets another letter from her employer who are reluctant to do so now.

Reply "Hi, just wondering i am a mechanic, my workplace does not insure my tools so I take them home every weekend bulky tools is the kilometers from work to home and back valid as a tax km claim as I require the tools for work? Reply "The first question the ATO will ask is whether there is a secure palce to lock up your tools each night?

Reply "Hi there, I am about to move into a job that has a car allowance instead of a FMCV, I will spend limited time at head office but most of it will be visiting up to 5 different businesses per day. Am I able to claim tolls, petrol, servicing, cost of new car etc? Reply "Travel costs between customers during the day are definitely claimable.

Reply "I purchased a new car with a loan. Are the loan establishment binary options army, administration fees, dealer delivery fees, etc. Reply "Loan costs are claimable over 5 years or the length of your loan if earlier.

Other purchase-related costs are added to the cost of teh vehicle for depreciation purposes. Is this fully deductible in the year of purchase or also has to be spread? Reply "Hello, My partners wants to start a garden maintenance business, I said that he can claim petrol and needs a log book, but he disagrees. Reply "If he has a commercial vehicle ie greater than 1 tonne then no need to keep a logbook. If he has a normal sedan then I recommend that he keeps one along with all receipts.

Reply "Hi, I use my car often to perform work at customer sites. My company allows me to claim for mileage but I'm unsure is it better for me to claim the car expenses from my company directly or through tax deductions? Please advice which way I save more. Reply "Hi,i travel to different sites for extended periods and i get pai d "site allowance" by my company which is taxed.

I use my family car registered in my bros name. If I drive from my registered address home to a clinic and I invoice them a days 4 ways binary options trading is like poker and drive back to my registered address - are travel expenses claimable? My tax accountant says yes as 'Travel is a necessarily incurred expense for me in the production of my assessable income.

I only carry minor equipment. What do you think? Reply "To add to the previous post: The reason why I ask is: Work-related car and travel expenses also include the cost of trips: Reply "Do you actually do work at home?

Reply "YEs you can claim your work-related travel. Reply "I work as a clerk in the uni. I use my own car to travel a total of 80 KM from home to office in the Melbourne city every day. Can i claim car expense in Reply "My husband drives his personal car for work and receives a petrol card to cover fuel expenses.

How do we claim depreciation on the car itself, since this isn't covered by the petrol allowance? He drives the car to work sites and transports equipment and tools. Note that you need to then reduce the depreciation down by the work-related percentage. Also note that you can claim rego, repairs, insurance as well. Reply "My small business is motorsport based and we deliver and pick up Safety Cars and Course Cars etc.

My office is based at home, would driving to the place of work for the vehicle be considered claimable? An odd one but help greatly appreciated". Reply "Sounds like you are "travelling for work" rather than "travelling to work" if your office is based at home. Reply "hi there im wondering what the best way to work out reasonable costs for km of work related travel would be. Reply "No you can't use the cents per kilometre rate as this incorporates all running costs not just fuel.

Reply "Hi, I'm thinking about purchasing a vehicle which is to be used solely for me in my employment i. The purchase price is approximately 50k. I may finance lancashire grid for learning assessment or My preference is to pay in full but if you have to finance then look for the lowest interest rate.

I'm wanting to know exactly what and how much I can claim back as I'm getting different information from many different people on this topic.

If it is the latter then no of it would be claimable. Reply "Hi Mr Taxman. I work a casual 2nd job on weekends demonstrating a household item in department stores. I travel directly from home to each of 2 stores, one store on Saturdays and one store on Sundays. It's always the same stores and the same days. Can I claim km travelled for this job? Reply "I don't know if this makes a difference, but the stores I'm required to attend may change at short notice, depending on the individual stores requirements.

Reply "Hi, I recently purchased a new Ute - 3. I would like to do my own tax return online make money selling craft by jenny springett your assistance is appreciated. I am community worker. I can see this allowances as a income during my e tax form. Can I claim whole amount at D1 using cents per kilometer. Reply "Yes item D1 is the place to put it.

The maximum that you can claim is km x by the ATO rate based on the size of your car. Reply "Great site very useful". Reply "Many thanks for option implied equity premia and the predictability of stock market returns feedback.

Reply "Hi I work as Engineering service contractor Sole Trader. Reply "Hi, I work as an independant French tutor and I go from student to student to deliver home based private lessons. Can I claim my travel expenses? Also I am considering buying a new car, as mine is takes too much petrol, would I be able to claim the car cost and the depreciation even if I buy a second hand car?

You could claim your business related percentage of the depreciation - which is a percentage of the car cost - provided you keep a log book for a minimum of 12 weeks. Note that shopping opening hours sunday dublin for previous cars are not valid for later cars purchased.

Reply "Hi, I am a Sole Trader providing Remedial Massage. Firstly I majortrend shares & stock brokers private limited a whole room in a Medical Centre where there is no laundry to wash and dry medium size bath towels I use for work. In having to take the fresh and dirty towels to and from work, does this constitute bulky equipment enabling me to claim the related trip to and from home to work car expenses?

There is no after hours access for tenants for medical security reasons Can I claim travel expenses to and from home to my work clinic on the basis of this work from my home?

Reply "I have no idea how many towels that you go through each day but "about 20kgs" would be considered bulky. I take the back up server hard drive home every night and return it the next day for security purposes. It is not a 'bulky item' but it is necessary to remove it from site and is part of my job description.

Would that make the trip between home and work and back again a business use? Reply "I don't believe that it would. Reply "A new car will require a new log book, even if your job role hasn't changed. Reply "Thanks but was wanting advice regarding tax deductions against the post tax ECM component. Furthermore, regarding log book the tax site stipulates: Reply "Hi Mr Taxman My normal hours of work are Mon to Fri.

Can I claim travel expenses for travelling to work on weekends ie. Otherwise I am out of pocket as I do not get any allowances etc. I will complete a log book for 3 months to work out my business usage but would like to know how much I should be spending per month on my loan for the vehicle to ensure I can claim as much as possible.

Reply "Blow the whole lot if you like but my recommendation is that you run your car as cheaply as possible. I would rather pay Reply "Hi, This question is on work related travel expenses.

Pardon me if I posted it under the wrong topic. I recently got a job in regional Qld where I'm on a DIDO role for up to 11 days at a time. There are two project sites that are hours apart. I'm also required to travel to visit vendors at various places. I have been provided camp accommodation and meals and my salary includes a project allowance, which is taxed. I don't receive any tax free LAFHA or other travel allowance. I understand that I can't claim any tax deduction for living expenses, but I do have some medical issues that don't let me eat at the camp.

I get take away meals or those that are specially prepared and pre-packaged for my dietary requirements. Could my site allowance be treated as travel allowance for the purpose of deductions? This is from my employment letter: This component of your remuneration is only payable whilst working in accordance with the site requirements and while based on site. Reply "If you received a meal allowance from your employer then you can claim up to the limits without receipts.

Site allowance not the same as a travel allowance but you would need to demonstrate any travel that you want to claim is work-related. Reply "Hi, I work as a Contractor Community Nurse. I visit people in their homes for care.

My car is model bought for and I do around kms x 5 days a week. How much petrol, depriciation I can claim? You need to keep all your petrol receipts as well. I use my own car to travel to the post office to collect the company mail each morning and then in the afternoon I use it again to go to the bank.

Approx km per year. I also have a small company that I run from home and use my car for deliveries pick up supplies etc. It is approx km per year. As the total exceeds km, can I claim both of these amounts using the cents per km method? Reply "You can claim a maximum of 5, kilometres in total per car per year Julie.

Sounds like it may be an idea to use the logbook method if you are racking up 7, kms". I am classified as an itinerant worker and claim my trips to and from home. Several nights a week I stay at my partners house, she lives approximately 12km from me.

If I travel from my last work location directly to her house is this still treated as a "home" journey? Reply "I think the ATO would consider her place as your home destination. I work in the health field as a P. My office pays for the mileage not to and from but if there are several hours between clients, I go home. In this case they do not calculate that trip so I am to estimate the mileage between the two clients instead. However, can I claim those km on my taxes as work related?

My opinion may change if it is a daily occurence. Reply "Hi Mr Taxman! I am a Home and Community Carer, I always travel numerous of the clients in a day.

I only get paid. I was wondering how much is the km. So, when i record my kms. How about when I go for a lunch break? Can i claim the mileage as well? What I've been recording on my logbook i only record the mileage from home to the first client and from the last client to home. I'm not sure if i did it properly. Reply "I do not understand how the ATO can possibly not allow travel to and from work as a work related expense.

The ATO says this is a personal expense??? Public Transport costs in Brisbane have increased The ATO classes travel costs the same as buying lunch Please explain to me how the govt can justify this. Reply "Interesting opinion Bella - I am not the one making the rules, so I am not going to do a whole lecture justifying them.

However I would point out that those living close to work would probably like to claim their additional rent or mortgage interest as the reason for their reduced travel expenses. Reply "Mr Taxman, a work related expense is an expense that you derive in the course of your employment.

I would not be incurring these sorts of travel expenses if I was not working, it is not a personal expense, as I said it is an expense that I incur in deriving an income. If the cost of public transport was not so high then it wouldn't be such a problem. You mention the cost of where your house is may be higher I got a 1 tonne van.

Can I claim petrol for my courier job? Just need to keep all your receipts for the year along with other runnig costs of the van. Reply "Hi Mr Taxman,1 year ago I purchased a car on my ABN but soon after stopped working the job that required the ABN so have not claimed anything on the car.

I now have started a new small business as a consultant that requires me to use my car all the time, what can I claim on for tax on the car? Reply "Good luck in the new business Christy.

Suggest you do a log book for 12 weeks showing the business usage of the car. You will be able to claim the percentage of your running costs Fuel, services, tyres etc as well as the interest on your loan.

You can also claim depreciation on the vehicle based on that percentage. Reply "Hi, I have recently started a business run from home which I work at each day set work area, etcbut also have a full time job elsewhere. Can I claim train tickets for travel between? What can I claim back with regards to my vehicle expenses, eg maintenance, rego, insurance, fuel, depreciation. Reply "If one of my sons works as an off sider and has to have an ABN number and pay his own tax can he claim the petrol it costs to drive to work.

The expenses to repair his car and food whilst on the road". Also I suggest that if he is effectively working fulltime then he should not be on ABN but rather be paid as an employee. Novated lease is not offered so would I be best off with a 3 years car lease on a new car. Basically I am an employee doing a lot of business mileage. I can request a tax variation with the CA so I am not out of pocket day to day. This is a great service you do!

Reply "Thanks for the kind words Joe. However it sounds like the company accountants don't want the extra work in running the car themselves. Suggest you choose the lowest form of finance that you can - is re-draw on homoe loan an option? Reply "Hi, im a contractor and started to travel for the company. Do i charge them for kilometres only they suggest. Reply "It is entirely up to you two to work out an arrangement that both parties are happy with.

Reply "My wife works from home for Bank of America in north Carolina, not claiming a home office deduction since it is not forced on her, but she goes in to the office about once a week for work. Can i claim those miles she drives to and from the office?

Reply "North Carolina is a lovely spot but I have no idea of the US tax system with respect to personal deductions - I am based in Australia. I have a token office which I am attached to, but I am not required to be based there as I live in the country and not near any of the offices. When I visit these offices I will usually stay for about a week before returning home or going to the next office. I have to pay my own transport and accommodation costs.

Will my travel to the offices and the hotels be deductible? Should I package a travel allowance to recognise that my job requires me to travel to various offices? Should my contract state that it requires me to perform my duties from home and to travel to various offices? Reply "Yes to all your "Should I" questions. Not necesssary but desirable. Reply "Hello, I have accepted a new sales position whereby the package is a total of 95k ex super.

I bought my car one year ago for 22k on a loan. Which option will net me the most money at the end of the day? Ps bonus not related to base salary and im not as concerned about super contribuitons as i am canadian and may not be here long term. Thanks much for your helpful advise! Reply "Hi again MT. Thanks again for previous advice. Talking to my bank now and if borrowings can be arranged as a mortgage which they have indicated as very likely then the borrowing rate is about half of 'normal' car finance.

The big issue with car allowances is the misinformation being spruiked by companies and car dealers. Last night I was told emphatically by a car finance manager who works for a major dealership that he has been doing this for 15 years and he can tell me for certain that car allowances are not taxed.

Which is just BS. You can apply to the ato for a tax variation to reduce the taxable income and as long as estimates are accurate there will be no problem come tax time I believe but could stand to be corrected if I have this wrong? My issue now however is with depreciation. He also told me that I cannot use a depreciation method.

I am planning on purchasing a demo with low km's and paying off over say 5 years. Thanks in advance once more MT". Reply "Yes the car allowance is taxed but you can get a variation for your PAYG based on your expected deduction at year end. Reply ""if you are getting a loan or hire purchase then you can claim the depreciation but only the interest component of this type of finance. I think I must have misunderstood? Over the course of 5 years, assuming the same interest rate, it shouldn't really matter which type of finance that you take out.

You seriously are a great bloke for doing all this for people". Should the car allowance include E-tag costs? What is your opinion? There is no rule saying what employers should or shouldn't provide with respect to travel but if I was the employer then I would ensure that my employee is adequately covered ie not out of pocket with any travel. And being an accountant, I realise that time is money so I would rather my staff use the toll roads as they are generally quicker going from A to B.

Reply "Hi, I have recently started a new job. I work from home four days a week and go to the office once a week to do administrative work. Can I claim for the travel to the office as my home is my base of employment? Reply "If you are travelling to your employer's office on the 5th day of the week then I don't believe the ATO would allow that deduction. My answer would probably be different if you travelled on one of the 4 days that you worked from home.

Reply "Hi, Thanks for your answer. Does it mean that if I work from home 5 days a week and traveled to the office on one of those days weekly that I can claim the car travel expenses to and fro the office on that day? Reply "You should be able to. Reply "Hi Mr T. I work as a Private Investigator doing surveillance work. The vehicles I use belong to my sister and she lets me use them if I pay expenses on them.

Can I claim on these vehicles as if they belonged to me, being that she's a family member? Also I get paid per km from my clients as well as travel time based on my hourly rate. The km rate usually varies between 60cc. What can I claim for this? It's my first year as a Sole Trader doing this work so please give me as much info as you can as to what I can claim? FYI I have been keeping a log book for both vehicles used. Reply "I manage my own cleaning business and my business is based at my home home is principal base of business.

Can I claim car expenses from my home to a cleaning job and then back again? Can I also claim any part of my mortgage as a tax deduction and my electricity and water bills? Reply "Yes you should be able to claim those travel costs. Reply "Thanks Mr Taxman for clarifying that for me. The electricity bills are in my wife's name would that make a difference? Reply "No difference - just need to demonstrate that you contribute to payment of electricity which I am sure you do. Reply "Do I need to record the electricity I use for my business ie: If so how do I record this?

Reply "I would use the 34 cents per hour method Reply "Thanks Mr Taxman for simplifying that for me, makes much more sense". Reply "Hi, Im actually a middle school student and i'm doing a project focusing on business simulation.

Im wondering weather driving or catching a taxi to the Bank in order open a "business" credit card account is tax deductible:? Reply "By saying "middle school", I am guessing that you are not in Australia where I am based. That said, you should be able to claim that type of travel deduction here. Reply "My work is paying me for my small trips I do during te day at work how can I work out how much per kilometer they shoul be paying me?

Reply "My work reimburses me for fuel via the cents per km method through my fortnightly salary which means that I have to pay tax on the amount e. And as its taxed through my salary can I claim it as a cost at tax time?

They also only reimburse each trip after the first kms - can I claim those kms at tax time? Reply "As your travel allowance is taxable, then your employer is fine to tax it. However you can claim back the travel that you do including that first km.

Reply "I am not permanently employed, but have been hired as a casual on-hire contractor potential duration of 12 months. This job requires me to travel km each way between home and work. I use my personal car for this purpose, which is not leased or financed. After an initial period of training, I will be able to work from home a couple of days a week.

Would I be able to claim any car expense deductions in this scenario? For the last couple of years I have been an employee for a youth work agency, ie, being called up from home with short notice to work anywhere around Melbourne. Would this qualify me as itinerant? Reply "I doubt that you would qualify as an itinerant worker. Reply "Hi I work for my self in the construction industry. I recently bought a ute, which I use to transport tools and materials on a daily basis. Can I claim my monthly car repayments as a loss.

Reply "If you have a lease then the repayments would form part of your running costs but if you have a loan or a hire purchase then only the interest on the repayments would be potentially claimable but then so would depreciation of your ute! Reply "Hello, I have a few questions regarding changing over business cars.

Firstly, I should point out that I am a Sole Trader. Anyway, I purchased a secondhand vehicle for private use in February, On July 1, I stopped used my business vehicle for business. Now, the vehicle I originally used for business has been used for private use now for the past nine months.

What happens when I now go to sell this vehicle? Also, how do I now account for the depreciation of the newer vehicle that I purchased in February ? I could not claim depreciation on this vehicle for the period between Feb and June 30, because the vehicle was used for private purposes at that time. My question here is what would be the starting value for depreciation purpose on July 1, Your help would be appreciated.

Reply "Thanks for the short question Jeff! Apologies in advance if I miss something in my reply. This is known as a balancing adjustment. Is it in my best interest financially to start keeping a log book and claim my next kms from the government?

Is that even possible? Reply "Yes the log book method will be the best way for you to minimise your outlay for using your car for work purposes. Reply "hi my job decription states that i must have a car or acces to a car to carry out my jop as a maintance engneer in a heath trust. But the trust is now going to start charging for parking can i claim this back as its them that require me to have a car on site ". Reply "Parking at work is generally not allowable as a deduction if you park there for more than 4 hours per day.

It is treated as a personal expense. Parking is however allowed as a deduction when you travel between two separate places of work". Reply "Hi i am a sales rep and leave from home to go to my first apponitment, i drive around all day and go into the office inbetween appointments i then go home from my last appointment. I dont do any private driving before or after work hours is this considered business km travelled for me for me from the begining to the end of my travel.

Reply "I have started a second job and I it is at different location everyday can I claim the kilometres from home to the location? Another question also I know I can claim the kilometres between my 2 different jobs but is there a limit as it can be upwards of km between job locations as I do work around northern rivers NSW and then travel to my main job which is is 40km South of Brisbane? Reply "You cannot claim your travel to your 2nd job from home. No it doesn't matter how far the travel is between clients other than if you claim the cents per kilometre basis you are limited to km for the year".

Reply "I am sole trader. Recently i am travelling to other office site 2 days week. I have done Buisiness travel km since Jan to mid feb with one vehicle. I sold this vehicle recently and baought new one and doing same buisiness km on this vehicle. Now in my scenario i will definately go beyond km till June if we combine both vehicle km.

I am kept logbook for last vehicle. Note that you will also need a new log book for teh new car. Reply "I am considering taking a new job. They are offering 45 cents per mile between clients home health but I'm wondering Since I could claim this mileage on my tax return anyway at a higher rate, how is it to my advantage to accept this reimbursement as part of their offer?

It doesn't seem like it adds anything to my bottom line if I could have claimed this on my tax return anyway? Reply "Take the cash reimbursement everytime Reply "I work for a large company. They recently asked me to work in a different office 2 days a week.

I told them I will not do it unless the pay me a travel allowance as it much further from my home. They agreed to this. I was told me I could also claim the difference in kilometers from the old office to the new office if I travel from home.

Reply "No you can't claim the difference unless you actually go to the old office first each day. Reply "I am traveling by public transport train to the city due to the cost of driving, parking, tolls and stress.

Some times I am required to drive to customer sites, doing this directly from home. Do I need to deduct the distance City-Home from the distance driven to the customer site? City-Home 45km, Customer site e.

I am required to collect bulky tools, equipment from the city-office. I would normally use public transport, but need to drive with my car to the office and then to the customer premises with the tools.

The trip home-City would be without the bulky tools, the trip office to customer with tools. Can I claim the trip to home to citytoo, as I would not bring my car normally.

Normally that trip woul dbe non-deductible as it is the first leg of the day. However yes you can claim travel where you have bulky items. Reply "I receive a monthly car allowance its not taxed and i also have a company gas card. My car allowance was not included on my W My accountant said its a wash so we shouldnt claim it. Reply "Don't know anything about the K tax system as we are here in Australia Cherice.

Reply "Hi, I'm working as a tutor at student's home for a small business. I get some money per student for traveling expense. I would like to know if I can claim my travel expenses? I'm writing down every trip I do! We currently have two cars and both are registered in my husbands name.

His ute is purely for work, he has abn and a small business, the other car is for the family and regular driving. In short, do both cars need to be registered in his name to claim one fully for business? Hope I make sense! Reply "Cars do not need to be registered in your own name to claim a deduction for them in your tax return.

Reply "How can I justify the I am using my husband's car car is on my husband's name to commute to work daily. Any documents which I need to produce along with the petrol bills? I live in Bangalore, India. Reply "Hi- I was working for a national company in sydney, and moved back home to Melbourne, I have taken up employment in their Melbourne office.

For 2 days every fortnight I still travel back to the Sydney office at my own expense to deal with projects I was managing there.

Can I claim a deduction for these trips to Sydney? Reply "Sounds like a genuine deduction to me. Is this considered bulky tools? Thanks heaps in advance". Reply "the ATO considers about 20kg constitutes "bulky" for the definition. Reply "Twice a week I need to post mail for my work at the post office using my personal car.

The nearest post office is 12km's away. The post office is also in the direction of my house although with a slight detour. Can I claim this as a work related travel expense? If I don't claim it, I am adding an extra 12 kms to my usual trip home by doing this trip. Reply "The ATO probably wouldn't allow the trip to the post office as it is on your way home but I would argue that you could probably be entitled to the differential travel due to the slight detour that you mentioned - so if the overall trip is an extra 3kms then only claim that.

Reply "I have just started a handyman business where I carry tools in my ute to each job. I understand I am able to charge my fuel as a business expense from home and between jobs but I also use my ute for personal reasons.

So to work out what the business pays and what I pay for fuel do you think it reasonable to just pay for the fuel 1 out of 10 times from my personal money? Or how am I best to account for it? Reply "Hi, I work in a network operations centre on 12 hour rotating shift and part of our job requires that we be on standby to go to the disaster recovery site 40 minutes from place of business if the main centre fails.

I know we can claim the trip to the DR site and back but the question is due to our requirement to bring our car to work specifically to be on standby to go to the DR site is there any way to claim the trip to and from work. Itinerant is the closest I have come to. Reply "Unfortunately not Mike. Reply "Hi, sometimes my job requires me to visit a project site at night say 10pm for 2 hours after coming home 6pm from the office.

Is the trip between home and site a tax deductible expense? Reply "I believe that you could probably claim this travel. I also do work for the same client after hours in my home office. There are times that I also have to attend site meetings and have recently made several trips to a computer supplier to upgrade my home office computer.

Am I able to claim the Km's from work to the computer supplier and back to work? Thanks in anticipation Regards Steve". Reply "If you are travelling FOR work rather than TO work a very subtle difference here then you should be able to claim your car travel.

Reply "I don't know everything about cars but expect that there is a potential personal component when you have a dual cab Reply "I am a Graphic Designer Sole Trader working mostly in the signage field, working from home but also having to use my own car for business related trips to factories, clients and network meetings from time to time. This option makes me consider if I was to purchase a new used vehicle for around that value for the sole purpose of business use, would I still need to fill out a log book?

This would effectively be my second car, so would be for business use only, and leaving me to use my own car for personal use. Reply "Yes you would need to do a log book, as any deduction under the new depreciation rules for small business entities needs to be reduced for any private usage. Reply "Even if this second vehicle would be used soley for business?

I got the impression a log book would not be required if I already have a car for personal use. Reply "Doesn't matter if you have a second car. Reply "HI, I do two jobs. Can i claim the travel expense? Reply "Yes travel between jobs is claimable. Reply "Hi, I've just started a new job my first job in Australia that requires me to travel to various addresses inspecting properties. I am driving between 50 to km each day that I work which when added up will cost me alot in petrol.

Will I be able to claim anything back if I'm not actually earning enough to pay tax? I don't really want to give up my job but will have to if it's going to end up costing me to work.

Reply "If you are under the tax thresholds then really no need to claim any deductions as you quite rightly suggest there are no tax benefits Just in case your income unexpectedly rises to a level that you have to pay tax, I would keep a track of your car travel. Reply "Hi, I am a swimming coach and taking over the lease of a pool starting in August. I was wondering what I can claim in car expenses as I will be travelling to and from the pool 2- 3 times a day as well as to various carnivals.

Reply "Trips from home to the pool and vice ersa won't be claimable unless you are carting around buly equipment more than 20kgs that you can't store at the pool. All cars cost money - even after tax - so go as cheap as possible, even if it means staying with your old car. Reply "I work as a design contractor through a creative recruitment agency.

Currently I work at an office in the city on a temporary contract basis - can I claim public transport costs as my normal workplace would be my home?

Reply "I work as a machine technician and receive a car allowance as part of my salary. For the last 4 years I worked for a business with no office in the state. Most days I would travel to a freight company to collect parts before going to various sites.

I had been advised that the travel to the freight company was deductable. I have changed employer and the new employer has an office and I collect the parts from there. Is this travel deductible? Reply "It depends on where your place of work is. Is home your base each day?

Or is the office your base? If the latter then you are travelling FOR work not travelling TO work. Reply "I understand I can claim travel expenses from my first job to my second job as a waitress. I have worked out the exact amount of kilometres from one work place to the other and I work approximately 3 shifts per week at the second job. Am I required to keep a log book of the km's, odometer readings, etc? Can you confirm how i actually provide this information to the ATO? Reply "If you are claiming work-related motor vehicles expenses under the cents per kilometre method then you don't need to keep a log book but have a reasonable basis to the number of kilometres that you are claiming under this method.

Unless audited, you do not need to provide any calculations to the ATO. I was wondering if I can claim travel when I work away from home. DIDO, 5 days a week I work in country Victoria, and I drive back to Melbourne on weekends.

Probably do approximately km each weekend. THe ATO have issued prviate rulings in the past in relation to FIFO arrangements where the personal expenses of travelling to remote areas for work are not claimable by the employee. Reply "I have a ute, that i use to travel from work to home each day, can i calim this ute on tax? Reply "I am a sales manager in a housing transportable company. The company provided me with a car but i have to pay all my own fuel. I am office based but regularly have to travel to different sites and clients from the office.

I have kept all my fuel receipts. Reply "Provided you maintain a logbook then you can claim a percentage of your fuel costs. Reply "Hello, I'm a support worker in the community and have well and truly travelled more than kms betwen jobs. Can i also claim depreciation on my car which im still paying off a loan for purchased brand new in in March. Can i claim all fuel used, tyres, repairs, services etc? I also have an abn and have a contract with a client, which i take on outings in my car for lunch sonetimes, can i claim my meal expense?

Reply "My husband is a tradsman on PAYG - not self employed. Can he claim this expense and if so how much. Would he be better buying the car outright or getting a loan? Reply "I am a member of the RAAF who lives on base. I use my personal vehicle to travel to and from work every day, and also use it to travel on defence business off base. I do not receive reimbursements. Am I able to claim on fuel, tyres, servicing costs etc? Reply "Hi Taxman, Firstly great work! My employer is removing my FMCV and replacing it with a 15k car allowance and fuel card.