Best Tax Deductions to Claim for Hairdressers
Hairdressers cut or style hair in order to enhance or maintain a person’s appearance.
Employment Profile
- Average weekly pay: $920
- Employment size: 57,120
- Future growth: Moderate
- Skill level: Certificate III or IV
Typical tax deductions include:
- Motor vehicle travel between various places of work, visiting clients, training related travel, or to competitions – where the prizes won would be part of income, or where coaching staff.
- Phone and internet – work %.
- Computers, tools and equipment – includes mobile phones, calculators, professional library, hair-cutting and hair-styling tools.
- Overnight travel expenses attending conferences, seminars, training courses, and industry promotions – includes airfares, accommodation, meals, and incidentals.
- Compulsory work uniform branded with the employers logo.
- Self-education courses – for example, Cert IV in Hairdressing or Diploma in Hairdressing Salon Management.
Union fees, licences, registrations and subscriptions. - Overtime meals – if paid a meal allowance under an industrial award.
- Magazines and books related to hairdressing, hairstyles, sales, customer service, and management.
- Home office running expenses.
- Handbags, briefcases and satchels.
Professional memberships.
Non-deductible expenses:
- Grooming – including hairdressing, cosmetics, hair and skin care products.
- Membership joining fees.
Tax Strategies we can assist you with.
- Overtime meal expenses
- Self-education expenses
- Computers, tools, equipment and other assets
- Compulsory work uniform
- Union fees, licences, registrations and subscriptions
- Phone and internet
- Motor vehicle expenses: cents per km method
- Home office running expenses
- Handbags, briefcases and satchels
- Overnight travel expenses
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