Tax Return (1 Viewer)

[hfis]

Hi, I'm just completing my tax return at the moment, and I'm confused about the 'Self Education' bit. It says we are able to claim expenses for textbooks, but it places emphasis on the phrase 'work related'.

As a checkout operator studying Law/Med Science, am I able to claim my textbooks? Any advice appreciated.

 

[Minai]

s8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 is definitive:
"You can claim a deduction for an outgoing or expense if
(a) It is incurred in gaining or producing assessable income..."

as natstar said, you can only claim deductions on expenses that are (generally) cause by your employment

 

[mr_shittles]

Hi, I'm just completing my tax return at the moment, and I'm confused about the 'Self Education' bit. It says we are able to claim expenses for textbooks, but it places emphasis on the phrase 'work related'.

As a checkout operator studying Law/Med Science, am I able to claim my textbooks? Any advice appreciated.

Short answer: No.

If you work in legal aid, at a law firm, do para legal work, etc. you can claim law books.

If you work in the med science field, then you can claim med science books.

If you work as checkout, self education books would have to have something to do with improving your knowledge, skills and understanding of working in checkout.