{"id":245,"date":"2015-06-11T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T04:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cruzandco.com.au\/?p=245"},"modified":"2015-06-27T12:05:33","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T02:05:33","slug":"the-basic-rules-for-claiming-work-related-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cruzandco.com.au\/the-basic-rules-for-claiming-work-related-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basic Rules for Claiming Work-related Expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) sounded a stern warning to employees who were demanding \u201cunusually high\u201d work-related expense claims. But why is this so?<\/em><\/strong> Following the annual returns of 2014, the ATO had detected a common occurrence where employees were making high expense claims for mobile phones, computers and other electronic devices. Consequently, the claims that ran into millions of UDS were taking a toll on the ATO, thus affecting the operations of the Australian economy.<\/p>\n In view of the foregoing, the ATO has warned its employees against double dipping while making their annual returns and claims. Furthermore, the ATO has informed employee expenses that have already been reimbursed by the employer cannot be claimed as deductions. However, some of the expenses that will be given urgent attention as work-related expenses include overnight travel, use of computers and the transportation of bulky goods for office purposes.<\/p>\n The ATO has outlined three basic rules<\/em><\/strong> for claiming work-related expenses. This means that a deduction will only be allowed if an employee can prove that an expense was:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In conclusion, the ATO rules, cautions employees from making claims for expenses without providing supportive evidence, and apportioning claims for private expenses.<\/p>\n Below is a YouTube demonstration on how to get the deductions right.<\/p>\n\n