When filling out the logbook do I need to specify “depot to site” or “depot to city” or it can just have “business” or “personal” as the reason?
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A related question arose in recent days.
Must a logbook have a separate line for each day, or could a single line cover a whole week of exclusively work related travel, eg uber driver ?
See the details in the reply from @Taxduck , @Colin_Oscopy - the ATO explicitly states "journey" (and admittedly "trip" elsewhere). Accordingly, it's not "a separate line for each day" unless there was but a single journey on that day. In turn, it's certainly not "a whole week".
From ATO
"For each journey, record the:
- reason for the journey (such as a description of the business reason or whether it was for private use)
- start and end date of the journey
- odometer readings at the start and end of the journey
- kilometres travelled."
Logbook method | Australian Taxation Office
Another reference says
"include the destination and purpose of every journey,"
Expenses for a car you own or lease | Australian Taxation Office
Include purpose for business trips. Unless you include the purpose there is no indication that the trip is a trip you can claim if the ATO decide they want to see your logbook.
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