Tax Deductions For Carer in Aged Care..

ladolcevita on 09/06/2019 - 12:05
Last edited 09/06/2019 - 12:08

Can some please advise me on what tax deductions I can claim for my occupation. I'm a carer for Aged Care. This will be my first year in completing a tax return for this particular job.

I use my car to travel to the homes of clients but don't get paid mileage to travel from one client to another. I only get paid mileage if I'm using my car to take client shopping or to a medical appointment and back to their home. etc.

I also use my mobile phone to clock in and out of shifts using our app, and google maps to reach the clients home. The app is also used to add in our mileage.

If anyone has any links in which you can direct me to, I would really appreciate it or of course if you are an accountant :). Just want start preparing now for it.

Thanks heaps guys and happy long weekend!

A

Education & Work

Comments

  • Ocker on 09/06/2019 - 12:14
    +7

    Find a good accountant for such specialised advice would be a worthwhile investment

    • ladolcevita on 09/06/2019 - 12:16

      Thanks for advice.. would you know of any in Melbourne? Cheers

    • ladolcevita on 10/06/2019 - 00:02
      +1

      Ohh thanks heaps!

  • [Deactivated] on 09/06/2019 - 13:09
    -3

    Not really are a super high deduction industry. :( If you wear a uniform there are deductions. Maybe if you do lifting of your clients as your job there might be some.

  • Donaldhump on 09/06/2019 - 13:38
    +1

    i believe any travel after your first visit (or normal workplace if there is any office you first go to) would be a tax deduction at 66c a km. i think you can claim this under 5000km without a log book.

    drop a $100 at a basic accountant, and they will get this back for you, and the $100 is a tax deduction next year i think.

    • serpserpserp on 09/06/2019 - 16:25
      +1

      What about this scenario, if you work in the medical field and you have to go attend mandatory training across town once every week in the afternoon (So drive from Home to work, then to training centre from work in the afternoon, then home).

      • qwerty on 09/06/2019 - 16:37
        +1

        https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-and-deductions/In-…?

        You can also claim the cost of daily travel from your:

        home to your place of education and back
        work to your place of education and back.
        Depiction of travel you can claim for work-related self-education as listed above.

        If you receive a taxable scholarship and you are not employed by the scholarship provider, you can only claim the cost of travel where there is a course requirement for you to undertake activities at locations other than your normal place of education.

        Travel you can't claim
        For work-related self education, you cannot claim the cost of the last stage of your travel from:

        home to your place of education, and then to work
        work to your place of education, and then to your home.

      • Donaldhump on 09/06/2019 - 18:25
        +1

        I believe you can Claim all other than the initial journey, but read ato rules

        I’m sure people would Rort this given if work and training center are 1km apart but the initial journey is 100km, then the last journey real needed to be done anyway

        Edit seems to stated above you can’t claim last segment, but nothing stopping you driving back to work, punching a dart, then going home least u can claim the first bit back

        • serpserpserp on 09/06/2019 - 19:31
          +1

          Edit seems to stated above you can’t claim last segment, but nothing stopping you driving back to work, punching a dart, then going home least u can claim the first bit back

          Haha I like the thinking! But in this instance it is kind of a triangle trip. Work is probably less than 10km drive from home, but training is usually 30 to 40kms away. But same distance from training back to house. The training does move around though (although nowhere near how which sucks).

          Thanks for qwerty for his reply too.

  • coin saver on 09/06/2019 - 14:20
    +1

    Union/Membership fees are tax deductible you could join and ask them to investigate why your employer is not compensating you for travel expenses between clients.(i hope they are paying you wages when you are traveling between clients)

    • ladolcevita on 10/06/2019 - 00:07

      Hummm i will have to get onto a union i think.. yes i dont get paid travelling to and from clients..weird i know. Thank you

  • Avo on 09/06/2019 - 18:05

    Travel between clients is deductible or from a central workplace to a client
    It’s actually 68 cents per kilometre for the 2019 year. Keep a log book

    If you are required to wear uniform you can claim the cost of that and also any associated laundry costs up to $150 without substantiation otherwise will need a diary or receipts

    Mobile phone you can claim but need to calculate the proportion of work use which the ato recommends looking through call logs that are available on each bill.

    Non slip work shoes any protective clothing etc.

    Union fees

    If you are required to write reports or work from home you can claim 52 cents per hour of work to cover electricity and other incidental costs

    As suggested use an accountant the fees are deductible the following year

    • serpserpserp on 09/06/2019 - 19:34

      Non slip work shoes

      Never heard of this one. Does that mean anyone that handles patients/people can claim this?

      • Deridas on 10/06/2019 - 18:52

        Yes, you can claim for a pair of shoes is my understanding.

        It's mandatory safety equipment used only for work purposes, one pair of shoes per year is my understanding.

        IANAaccoutant

    • ladolcevita on 10/06/2019 - 00:09

      As carers we head off from our homes and really never visit headoffice unless its for a meeting or training.

  • HeWhoKnows on 10/06/2019 - 13:10

    Ask the tax office.
    But any expenses directly related to and whilst working.
    This includes travel whilst working but not to and from work.
    Does not include your meals.

    Suggest you list some of your expenses here and we can help you pick the ones to claim.

    Just remember you must have
    a) receipts
    b) log book for travel claims

    So if you havent got these its a bit late now

    • serpserpserp on 10/06/2019 - 19:25

      b) log book for travel claims

      As noted above, there is a baseline you can claim without log book.

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