Good morning everyone please may I ask teachers who have to travel quite a distance to supervise school presentation nights and school performances after normal school hours,do they claim under car related expenses 85 cents per km to and from the destination if they drive their own car? But if take public transport then claim under work related travel is that correct thanks?
Thanks again!
To add some examples to the response from @Bruce4Tax in the context of a family member who's a teacher, it does depend on where each activity is held, @Plantatree . If a presentation night were to be at, say, Melbourne Exhibition Centre; performances were in Melbourne Town Hall, at The Plenary or in a suburban theatre; valedictory dinners were at a racecourse; or curriculum-specific sessions were held at a university ... in each case the travel between school and the venue and then home, or from home return to the venue, could be deductable (along with parking, tolls, etc.). If the functions are at school, it's a normal trip to work.
If these activities are held at the school, then the travel is still home to work.
To add some examples to the response from @Bruce4Tax in the context of a family member who's a teacher, it does depend on where each activity is held, @Plantatree . If a presentation night were to be at, say, Melbourne Exhibition Centre; performances were in Melbourne Town Hall, at The Plenary or in a suburban theatre; valedictory dinners were at a racecourse; or curriculum-specific sessions were held at a university ... in each case the travel between school and the venue and then home, or from home return to the venue, could be deductable (along with parking, tolls, etc.). If the functions are at school, it's a normal trip to work.
Thank you so much @Bruce4tax & @knaresbro for fast reply! Yes, these functions were held in different locations (quite far away) and one is after school but then have to travel back to school a few hours later at night. Ok then do we put under Work Related Travel expenses except the one travel back to school at night.
Thanks again, have a great weekend!
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