Best Tax Deductions to Claim for Caretakers
Caretakers maintain and clean residential buildings, schools, offices, holiday camps, caravan parks and associated grounds.
Employment Profile
- Average weekly pay: $1,100.55
- Employment size: 8,295
- Future growth: Stable
- Skill level: High School or Certificate I
Typical tax deductions include:
- Motor vehicle travel to and from work if having either shifting workplaces, or transporting bulky equipment (vacuum cleaners, buckets, solvents, and ladders).
- Motor vehicle travel between two jobs, travel to attend meetings and picking up supplies.
- Phone and internet – work %.
- The cost of renewing machinery operating licences and tickets that are required for work.
- Protective clothing and equipment including safety-coloured vests, steel-capped boots, gloves, overalls, aprons, safety glasses, goggles, and breathing masks.
- Compulsory work uniform branded with the employers logo.
- Courses, seminars and self-education expenses.
- Computers, tools and equipment.
- Union fees, licences, registrations and subscriptions.
- Overtime meal expenses – if paid an overtime meal allowance under an industrial award or law.
- Technical or professional magazines related to the cleaning job, e.g. Inclean magazine.
- Home office running expenses.
- Overnight travel expenses attending different workplaces.
- Sun protection costs including sunglasses and sunscreens.
Tax Strategies we can assist you with.
- Self-education expenses
- Sunglasses, sunscreens and cosmetics
- Computers, tools, equipment and other assets
- Protective clothing
- Compulsory work uniform
- Logbook for motor vehicles
- Union fees, licences, registrations and subscriptions
- Phone and internet
- Home office running expenses
- Overnight travel expenses
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