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Tax deduction guides for your job

Pick your job to see what you can and cannot claim at tax time. Each guide is in plain English and checked against the ATO’s own guidance. Where a rule has a catch, we say so.

Type your job in the search box, or scroll through all the guides below.

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Tax guide for Allied Health

AHPRA renewals, indemnity insurance, CPD, scrubs, massage tables, parking and client visits.

Tax guide for Bus Drivers

Split shifts, meal allowances, licences and uniforms, and the rules that catch drivers out.

Tax guide for Call Centre

Headsets, working from home, phone and internet, logo uniforms, hearing tests and travel.

Tax guide for Cleaners

Uniforms and laundry, gloves and masks, vacuums, driving between sites and overtime meals.

Tax guide for Defence Force

What ADF members can claim when so much is issued, plus allowances, deployments and postings.

Tax guide for Dentists

Dental Board renewals, indemnity insurance, CPD and conferences, scrubs, masks and loupes.

Tax guide for Early Childhood

Working with children checks, uniforms and laundry, sun protection, first aid and study.

Tax guide for Engineers

Site travel, protective gear, tools and software, memberships, study and FIFO work.

Tax guide for Factory Workers

Boots and safety gear, uniforms and laundry, tools, forklift licences and overtime meals.

Tax guide for Farm Workers

Boots and sun protection, tools, firearms, working dogs, heavy vehicle permits and musters.

Tax guide for FIFO and Mining

Flights, the drive to site, camp and meals, protective gear and the zone tax offset.

Tax guide for Fire Fighters

Gear you pay for yourself, recalls to another station, deployments, fitness and volunteers.

Tax guide for Fitness and Sport

Logo uniforms and laundry, equipment, class music, sunscreen, driving to clients and courses.

Tax guide for Flight Attendants

Layover meals, travel allowances, uniform shoes and stockings, grooming, luggage and visas.

Tax guide for Gaming Attendants

Logo uniforms and laundry, licence renewals, split shifts, overtime meals and TAFE courses.

Tax guide for Hair and Beauty

Scissors, clippers and hair dryers, aprons and laundry, grooming, courses, expos and phones.

Tax guide for Hospitality

Knives and chef's whites, uniforms and laundry, RSA renewals, overtime meals and split shifts.

Tax guide for IT Professionals

Laptops, monitors and software, working from home, on-call work, travel and courses.

Tax guide for Lawyers

Practising certificates, insurance, CPD and study, law books, travel to court and clothing.

Tax guide for Meat Workers

Knives and sharpening stones, gum boots and gloves, laundry, cold allowances and Q fever.

Tax guide for Mechanics

Tool sets and the $300 rule, tool finance and insurance, overalls, licences and apprentices.

Tax guide for Media

Cameras, laptops and bags, newspapers and streaming, on-air clothes, grooming and travel.

Tax guide for Medical Professionals

Registration and indemnity, CPD and conferences, travel, equipment and the Medicare levy.

Tax guide for Nurses and Midwives

Fob watches, scrubs and laundry, registration and agency fees, study, travel and allowances.

Tax guide for Office Workers

Working from home, phone and internet, courses, memberships and the new $1,000 deduction.

Tax guide for Paramedics

Uniforms, fob watches, registration, travel between stations, fitness and on-call rules.

Tax guide for Performing Artists

Costumes, stage make-up, agent fees, lessons, instruments, research, touring and fitness.

Tax guide for Pilots

Layovers, travel allowances, licence renewals, CASA medicals and loss of licence insurance.

Tax guide for Police & Detectives

Kit you buy yourself, training ammunition, plain clothes, the gym and the rules on each.

Tax guide for Professional Sport

Gym fees, boots and protective gear, away games, manager fees, on-field fines and prize money.

Tax guide for Real Estate Agents

Your car, phone, open homes, letterbox drops, client gifts and entertainment.

Tax guide for Recruitment

Client visits, parking, client gifts, LinkedIn Premium, phones, working from home and study.

Tax guide for Retail

Logo shirts and laundry, moving between stores, overtime meals, head office trips and courses.

Tax guide for Sales and Marketing

Client visits, car allowances, client lunches and gifts, suits, laptops, phones and courses.

Tax guide for Security Guards

Licence renewals, uniforms, laundry, firearms, guard dogs, first aid and travel between sites.

Tax guide for Support Workers and Carers

Driving between clients, taking clients out, uniforms, training, checks and sleepovers.

Tax guide for Teachers

Classroom supplies, excursions and camps, registration, study, travel and working from home.

Tax guide for Tradies

Tools, utes and vans, travel between sites, protective gear, tickets and apprentices.

Tax guide for Train Drivers

Rest breaks away from home, meals, overtime meals, licence renewals, boots and sunglasses.

Tax guide for Travel Agents

Famils and educationals, conferences, logo shirts, bonuses, phone and working from home.

Tax guide for Truck Drivers

Overnight runs, meals and showers, travel allowances, licences, medicals and boots.

Tax guide for Adult Industry

Costumes, stage make-up, agency commission, driving between clients, dance classes and touring.

Ben De Rosa shaking hands with a visitor at the Aevum Accounting office

Can’t find your job?

We have not written a guide for every job yet. The ATO has guides for many more occupations, and the same three rules apply to every claim: you paid for it yourself and were not paid back, it relates directly to earning your income, and you have a record to prove it.

Aevum Accounting is a CPA practice and registered tax agent in Balcatta, Perth. Our director, Ben De Rosa, is a CPA and registered tax agent with more than 18 years in the industry. Book an appointment and we’ll work through your deductions with you.

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