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_Channell-9623(Enthusiast)Enthusiast
26 May 2021

We have a client who is a sole trader and has been injured at work. As sole traders are not generally covered under work cover is the sole trader able to claim medical expenses for the injury as a business expenses. We have a PBR for another client that was a director of a company that was able to claim the medical expenses for being injured at work through the company, however due to this client being a sole trader the situation is different and I would like clarification please.

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RichATO(Community Support)Community Support
ATO Certified Response26 May 2021

Hi @Channell-9623

The short answer is no. A sole trader is unable to directly claim back the cost of medical expenses for a work related injury. They are unable to obtain workcover insurance.

You might like to review this previous post on sole trader medical cost on the Community platform too.

RichATO

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RichATO(Community Support)Community Support
ATO Certified Response26 May 2021

Hi @Channell-9623

The short answer is no. A sole trader is unable to directly claim back the cost of medical expenses for a work related injury. They are unable to obtain workcover insurance.

You might like to review this previous post on sole trader medical cost on the Community platform too.

RichATO

Jas_ace73(Newbie)Newbie
16 Oct 2023

So you are saying sole trader hurts themselves and they have no insurance, and cannot claim on insurance. What happens to them?

But a director of a business can claim medical expenses. To me that does not seem right? I would assume the same rules would apply to both. Section 8-1 of the ITAA 1997.

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