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Sloth123_(Newbie)Newbie
17 May 2024

Hi ATO community,


Employer pays cents per KM up to 5,000kms per financial year.


For eg:


HOME - WORKSITE A = 30kms. Employer deducts 20kms, employee can only claim 10kms.


WORKSITE A - WORKSITE B = Full claim.


WORKSITE B - HOME = 40kms, employer deducts 20kms, reimbursed for remaining 20kms.


We don't have an office base, our work stations changes daily, and employees do work on multiple sites daily as shown in eg above. We use our own cars for work.


If the community can please help with my following questions:


  1. Can we still claim for reimbursed kms?
  2. Can we claim the kms that weren't reimbursed to us despite not having a permanent office base during tax lodgements?
  3. What is the best method to claim for petrol, car insurance and car maintenance if personal car is used for work, and are these claimable?

Any information will be appreciated.


Thank you


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Taxduck(Taxicorn)Taxicorn
17 May 2024

This link explains what trips you can and cannot claim.

https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/income-deductions-offsets-and-records/deductions-you-can-claim/cars-transport-and-travel/trips-you-can-and-can-t-claim

Whether you can claim between home and work is difficult to say on the limited information provided. The information in the link should help you in deciding whether it is or not.

Your employer providing an allowance for travel is not relevant to whether travel is deductible or not. It comes down to whether the travel is deductible under the rules.

There are 2 methods of claiming car expenses. Choose one. Cents/km or logbook. This link explains

https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/income-deductions-offsets-and-records/deductions-you-can-claim/cars-transport-and-travel/motor-vehicle-and-car-expenses/expenses-for-a-car-you-own-or-lease

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Taxduck(Taxicorn)Taxicorn
17 May 2024

This link explains what trips you can and cannot claim.

https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/income-deductions-offsets-and-records/deductions-you-can-claim/cars-transport-and-travel/trips-you-can-and-can-t-claim

Whether you can claim between home and work is difficult to say on the limited information provided. The information in the link should help you in deciding whether it is or not.

Your employer providing an allowance for travel is not relevant to whether travel is deductible or not. It comes down to whether the travel is deductible under the rules.

There are 2 methods of claiming car expenses. Choose one. Cents/km or logbook. This link explains

https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/income-deductions-offsets-and-records/deductions-you-can-claim/cars-transport-and-travel/motor-vehicle-and-car-expenses/expenses-for-a-car-you-own-or-lease

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