{"id":14085,"date":"2017-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/ato-releases-warning-over-tax-claims\/"},"modified":"2017-08-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T00:00:00","slug":"ato-releases-warning-over-tax-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/lifestyle\/ato-releases-warning-over-tax-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"ATO Releases Warning Over Tax Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Australian Tax Office is clamping down on dodgy work-related car expenses.<\/h3>\n

\u201cSome people think they are entitled to a \u2018standard deduction\u2019 for car expenses, using the cents per kilometre method, but this is not the case,\u201d ATO assistant commissioner Kath Anderson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it\u2019s true that you don\u2019t need written evidence for claims of up to 5000 kilometres per year, you do need to be able to show that you were required to use your car for work, and how you calculated your claim.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you make a claim for transporting bulky tools, you need to be able to prove you were required by your employer to take these items to work, and that there was no safe place to store them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also important to make sure you don\u2019t double-dip. In other words, you cannot claim expenses that have already been paid by your employer, including salary sacrificing arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

ATO sets its sights on work-related car expenses https:\/\/t.co\/RluBD5539P<\/a> @newscomauHQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SSRoNlf7Ce<\/a><\/p>— Frank Chung (@franks_chung) August 25, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote> \n