AUSTRALIA · TAX RETURNS · CHECKED 19 OCTOBER 2026
Tax deductions for office, admin and it employees
Choose a working-from-home method before totalling internet, phone and equipment costs, so the same expense is not counted twice. A computer’s private use must be excluded.
Expenses to check for your work
Working from home
Use an eligible actual-cost or fixed-rate method and the required hours/expense records. Do not duplicate phone, internet, energy or stationery already covered by your chosen method.
Read the official guidanceWork phone and internet
Use bills and a reasonable work/private usage record. Include only work use and avoid claiming costs already included in a working-from-home fixed-rate claim.
Read the official guidanceTools, equipment and supplies
Claim the work-use portion. Equipment may need depreciation rather than a full purchase-price deduction. Enter only this year’s allowable amount, not the full price of an expensive laptop or tool set.
Read the official guidanceTraining for your current work
Training must maintain or improve skills used in your existing work, or be sufficiently connected to increasing income in it. Study that qualifies you for a new occupation is generally excluded.
Read the official guidanceUnion and professional fees
Eligible annual union or professional membership costs connected with your current work. Enter the amount you paid, excluding reimbursement.
Read the official guidanceWhat to leave out
Ordinary office clothing and commuting remain private expenses, including on hybrid-working days.
Keep the evidence with your calculation
Keep invoices and a note of the work purpose. Where an item also has private use, record how you calculated the work share. Do not duplicate an expense between jobs or include costs paid back to you.
Official guidance for these claims