As a teacher or school coach, you may be able to claim deductions for the following expenses. The expenses should be work-related and be paid out from your pocket but not reimbursed by your employer.
- Books, journals and professional library
- Car expenses
- Travel expenses
- Clothing expenses (including footwear and work uniforms)
- Laundry and dry-cleaning expenses
- Excursions, school trips and camps
- Hiring equipment
- Overtime meal expenses
- Phone and internet expenses
- Self-education expenses
- Seminars and conferences
- Stationery (e.g. logbooks, diaries and pens used for work)
- Teaching aids
- Union and professional association fees
- Working from home (including running expenses of an office or a study at home that are directly related to your job)
- Sunglasses, sunhats and sunscreen lotions (if school sporting coach)
- Tools and equipment (if use them to perform your duties as a teacher or educational professional)
- Repairs to tools and equipment
You can’t claim the expenses for personal use as well as the following expenses:
- Child care
- Fines
- Fitness expenses
- Grooming (including haircut)
- Meal and snack expenses
- Student expenses
- Social functions (cost of attending staff dinners and other entertainment expenses)
- Occupancy expenses incurred for working from home (e.g. rent, rates, mortgage interest and house insurance premiums)
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