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Generally speaking, the cost of travel between your home to work typically isn't claimable as this is considered a private expense. However, there are some exceptions including: 'if you had shifting places of employment you regularly work at more than one site each day before returning home' Essentially, you'd be able to claim: - the distances travelled once you've accepted a job order to arrive at the pick-up location. - between the pick-up location and delivery address for each order. However you wouldn't be able to claim for any distance travelled whilst waiting for the next job order to come through. It's still a good idea to track your total distances though because this would help you apportion your business versus private use distances when it comes time to claiming deductions on your tax return. There are two ways to work out your yearly car expenses: - The cents per kilometre method (allows you to claim up to a maximum of 5,000 business-use kilometres per car per income year), or - The log book method (If you're travelling more than 5,000km per income year) You can find more information about both of these on our website under 'Car Expenses' (links further down). I'd recommend to read through both as they each have set record keeping requirements in order for you to claim deductions. I've also found another forum post that you might like to look at which explores a similar question about food-service delivery platforms. I hope this helps! ATO Website- Travel between home and work and between workplaces ATO Website- The sharing economy and tax ATO Website- Income and deductions for providing services ATO Website- Car expenses ATO Community- I deliver for UberEats only (not ride sharing)Ã¢â‚¬Â¦.how/what to declare? RachATO

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