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What You Can't ClaimĮxpenses relating to food, drink or entertainment can't be claimed and neither can the cost of travelling to and from mess functions. Your mess committee can provide details of your mess subscriptions. You may claim a portion of compulsory mess subscriptions which relate specifically to work-related activities. While you can still deduct your expenses, you will need to provide evidence. If you're paid a uniform maintenance allowance, you must include this in your tax return as income. If your claim for laundry expenses is under $150, you don't need written evidence but you do need to use a reasonable basis to work out your claim.Ĭlaims over $300 require written evidence by way of receipts or written records to substantiate your claim. This means expenses such as the laundromat, home laundry, dry-cleaning costs and sh maintenance expenses like sh polish.

Regardless of whether you purchased the clothing or it was supplied by your employer, you're entitled to claim expenses involved in cleaning and maintaining your uniforms. You can't claim the costs of protective clothing which has been provided by your employer.

If you work in the sun for all or part of the day, you can claim sunglasses, sunhats and sunscreens.

However, if the clothing or footwear protects both yourself and your uniform from danger or injury, then you may claim it as protective clothing. There are strict regulations around what you can and can't claim. Underwear, regular fashion shs, hair accessories and t-shirts can't be claimed unless they're enforced within uniform policy or guidelines as part of a compulsory and distinctive uniform. Conventional items of clothing and footwear link running shs usually can't be claimed. Where the uniform is deemed non-compulsory, you can't claim the cost.

Hats or caps with rank or other embellishments.

Military white, blue or khaki shirts with rank or other embellishments.

The ATO considers military uniforms compulsory which means you can claim items like: Even though you're issued an allowance, you're entitled to claim a deduction for the purchase, repair, maintenance and laundry of military uniforms. Clothing, Laundry and Dry-cleaning ExpensesĪustralian Defence Force members are often given a uniform allowance which should be included as income in your tax return. The cost of trips between home and work, even if it's outside working hours or over a weekend. However, you must be able to show how you worked out your estimate by keeping a diary of work-related travel. You don't need receipts or other written evidence to prove your claim.

The amount you can claim is capped at 5,000 work kilometres per car, even if you traveled more. Defence force members most commonly use the cents per kilometre method (currently 68 cents per kilometre). When it comes to claiming car and travel expenses, you can use the cents per kilometre or the logbook method. If you're carrying bulky tools or equipment which is necessary for work and which can't be securely stored at work, then you may also be able to claim the cost of home-to-work or work-to-home travel. For example, travel between bases, travel within the base, travel from the base to another location required for work as well as any travel directly between workplaces (provided neither location is your home). If the travel relates to work, you may be able to claim it. If you intend to claim, remember to keep a record of your car travel showing the dates, activities, places, times and duration of your travel. If you use your car to perform duties within your role in the Australian Defence Force, you are entitled to claim a deduction for expenses associated with using your car. Here's what members of the Australian Defence Force need to know when preparing to lodge a tax return: Car and Travel Expenses Knowing what you can and can't claim can make a substantial difference to your final tax outcome. As a member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), you probably incur expenses in performing your job.