Occupation Specific Guides
Liz Gibbs • September 11, 2017
The ATO has developed a suite of occupation-specific guides to help you understand what you can and can't claim as work-related expenses.
The information is broken down into different deduction labels, including:
- car expenses
- home office expenses
- clothing expenses
- self-education or professional development expenses.
Please click on the links below for the guides for specific industries and occupations:
- Adult industry workers – claiming work-related expenses
- Airline employees
- Australian Defence Force members – claiming work-related expenses
- Australian Defence Force members
- Building and construction employees – claiming work-related expenses
- Business professionals – deductions you may be able to claim
- Cleaners
- Earthmoving plant operators – claiming work-related expenses
- Education professionals – claiming work-related expenses
- Electricians – claiming work-related expenses
- Engineers – claiming work-related expenses
- Factory workers
- Fitness and sporting industry employees – what expenses can I claim?
- Flight attendants – claiming work-related expenses
- Guards and security employees – what expenses can I claim?
- Hairdressers
- Hospitality industry employees
- Income averaging for special professionals
- IT professionals – claiming work-related expenses
- Journalists
- Lawyers
- Mechanical, automotive and electrical tradespersons – deductions you may be able to claim
- Mechanics – claiming work-related expenses
- Mining site employees – claiming work-related expenses
- Nurses
- Nurses, midwives and direct carers – claiming work-related expenses
- Performing artists
- Plumber employees – claiming work-related expenses
- Police – claiming work-related expenses
- Professional footballers – general tax guide
- Real estate employees – claiming work-related expenses
- Sales and marketing managers – claiming work-related expenses
- Sales representatives – claiming work-related expenses
- Shop assistants
- Teachers – claiming work-related expenses
- Travel agent employees – claiming work-related expenses
- Truck drivers – claiming work-related expenses.
If you have any questions about how the occupation specific guides apply to you, please don't hesitate to contact Robert Goodman Accountants on 07 3289 1700.
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