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philippa.glaze(Newbie)Newbie
13 Nov 2024

I recently built a home office to accommodate mine and my husbands working from home. It cost around $35,000 in materials and labour. This is one room that is being exclusively used as a home office.


It has chairs, tables, mini fridge, rug, and other office supplies and books but this is it. I know I can claim the deductions on furniture.


Can I claim the cost of the building materials and labour to have this built on my home? Would I put each individual charge down as a deduction? For example, windows and doors being $7000.


How would deductions work on this home office extension?

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Bruce4Tax(Taxicorn)Taxicorn
ATO Certified Response13 Nov 2024

Can I claim the cost of the building materials and labour to have this built on my home?

Would I put each individual charge down as a deduction? For example, windows and doors being $7000.


No. That is capital works.


Occupancy expenses could only be considered if employers do not have an office location available to work in.


https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/income-deductions-offsets-and-records/deductions-you-can-claim/working-from-home-expenses/occupancy-expenses


Best to go to a local tax agent if you don’t know what to do.




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Bruce4Tax(Taxicorn)Taxicorn
ATO Certified Response13 Nov 2024

Can I claim the cost of the building materials and labour to have this built on my home?

Would I put each individual charge down as a deduction? For example, windows and doors being $7000.


No. That is capital works.


Occupancy expenses could only be considered if employers do not have an office location available to work in.


https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/income-deductions-offsets-and-records/deductions-you-can-claim/working-from-home-expenses/occupancy-expenses


Best to go to a local tax agent if you don’t know what to do.




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