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Taxduck(Taxicorn)Taxicorn
23 Apr 2026

There are 2 separate types of office expenses. Running expenses and occupancy expenses.

Running expenses are the costs of running a home office. Occupancy expenses are the costs of holding and maintaining a home office.

Your question is about the deductibility of occupancy expenses. Whether these expenses are claimable depends on your work requirements and your working arrangement with your employer. For eligibility to claim refer to the ATO guidelines as below

Occupancy expenses | Australian Taxation Office

Personal circumstances are generally not relevant.


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23 Apr 2026

Thank you so much. I thought that might be the case.

I'll have a chat with my Line Manager about this, because I really should be in a space without any conflicting interests, but I don't have the capacity to be physically in the office when I have my kids with me.

My dad doesn't look, and doesn't ask, but yeah, I'll definitely discuss it with my Line Manager.

23 Apr 2026

Actually, I just thought I would ask this, seeing as its soemthing i have been thinking about...

As my user name suggests, I am a crafter. I had a back-of-the-mind thought about using the bus as a crafting space as well

Many people (even random people out and about) have asked if I sell the things I make.

So, if I ever decide to start actually selling the things I make, would the fact that I would be using the bus as a studio for my craft work be considered? I don't have room where I live to do these things on a scale that could work for an actual business right now, but having a studio space would make that idea much more feasible for me.

Its probably not something I can claim, but thought I would ask anyway.

Thank you, again, for such a quick response!

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