I have a further question to this post 10 Sep 2021, with the same title, that has been archived and therefore I am unable to add my question: https://community.ato.gov.au/s/question/a0J9s0000001DtX/p00029718
@ALooP Question 1.0: I am a disability support worker and take clients out in my car, if I invoice clients for the km's travelled am I still able to claim these km's as a deduction?
I also drive from one client to another some days - am I able to claim these km's as a deduction?
Answer: Hi @ALooP
I assume you're working as a sole trader rather than an employee.
If you're charging your clients for travel, it just forms part of your business income, so you can still claim a deduction for travel, as long as at meets the rules for motor vehicle expenses.
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@ALooP Question 1.1: Hi Dan, yes it is working as a sole trader.
Also, am I right in thinking that the cents per Km method for my deduction includes cost for rego, insurance, maintainence, fuel and I can not add these as expenses as well?
Many thanks
Answer:
Hi @ALooP
If you use your car for work-related travel, such as taking client's out during the day, or traveling from one job to the next directly, you can claim these expenses.
You're right about the cents per kilometre method. If you use this method, you cannot claim any other costs (such as depreciation, rego, and so on) as these are accounted for using this method.
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@Chelle27 Question 2: If the above information is still current, as you cannot claim any other costs for travel using the cents per kilometre method, is this income included in business income and therefore subject to tax?
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