Best Tax Deductions to Claim for Secretaries and Receptionists
Secretaries perform secretarial, clerical and other administrative tasks.
Employment Profile
- Average weekly pay: $1,141.95
- Employment size: 222,180
- Future growth: Decline
- Skill level: Certificate III or IV
Typical tax deductions include:
- Motor vehicle travel visiting clients, travelling between separate workplaces, and attending training courses.
- Phone and internet – work %.
- Computers, tools and equipment.
- Overnight travel expenses attending different workplaces and for training purposes – includes airfares, accommodation and meals.
- Handbag, briefcase and satchel.
- Professional seminars, courses, conferences and workshops.
- Reference books, technical journals and trade magazines.
- Self-education courses related to the current job.
- Home office running expenses.
- Union fees, licences, registration and subscriptions.
- Overseas conferences, courses and study tours.
- Compulsory work uniform branded with the employers logo.
Professional memberships.
Non-deductible expenses:
- Cost of business lunches or social events.
Tax Strategies we can assist you with.
- 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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