Best Tax Deductions to Claim for Panel Beaters and Painters
Panel beaters and spray painters can claim protective and sun-protection clothing including safety-coloured gear, sunglasses and sunscreen, compulsory branded uniforms, tools, computers and equipment, union fees, licences and registrations, travel between job sites and to collect materials, overtime meals paid under an industrial award, courses and self-education, and home office running expenses. Normal travel between home and a single regular workshop, and ordinary clothing worn to work, are not deductible. You can only claim the work-related portion, and only where you paid for it yourself and kept receipts.
Employment Profile
- Average weekly pay: $920
- Employment size: 18,480
- Future growth: Stable
- Skill level: Certificate III or IV
Typical tax deductions include:
- Motor vehicle travel to and from work if having either shifting workplaces (working at more than one site each day before returning home), or transporting bulky equipment.
- Motor vehicle travel between job sites, to pick up materials, or attend training courses.
- Computers, tools and equipment.
- Phone and internet – work %.
- Overnight travel expenses – includes meals and accommodation.
- Protective clothing including sun-protection, safety-coloured vests, steel-capped boots, gloves, overalls, and wet weather gear.
- Overtime meals – if overtime meal allowance received under an industrial award.
- Sun protection costs including sunglasses, sunscreen and cosmetics.
- Union fees, licences, registrations and subscriptions.
- Courses, seminars and self-education expenses.
- Home office running expenses.
- Compulsory work uniform branded with the employers logo.
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
- Union fees, licences, registrations and subscriptions
- Phone and internet
- Motor vehicle expenses: cents per km method
- Home office running expenses
- Overnight travel expenses
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