Can a real estate claim the purchase of a lawn mower.

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As per the Real estate employees - income and work-related deductions guidelines (https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-deductions-offsets-and-records/In-detail/Occupation-and-industry-specific-guides/Real-estate-employees---income-and-work-related-deductions/), Tools and equipment (https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-deductions-offsets-and-records/In-detail/Occupation-and-industry-specific-guides/Real-estate-employees---income-and-work-related-deductions/?anchor=RealestateemployeeexpensesTW#Toolsandequipment) are a claimable expense if used for employment purposes. Due to the value of the lawn mower the employee would only be able to claim the decline in value for the period of the year where it was own and used for employment purposes.

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