Vehicle and travel expenses

Image result for ato Transportation articlesYou can request the transport of vehicles and other travel expenses that you are incurring while doing your job, but in general you cannot request a normal trip between home and work - this is considered private travel.

Travel expenses need to be tracked.

More information on:

commuting between home and work and between workplaces
car expenses
removal or resettlement
other travel expenses
allowances and living expenses when traveling from home to work
distribution of transport costs
Keep track of travel expenses
See also:

Travel diary
Exceptions for monitoring travel expenses
myDeductions - tool to track data in the ATO application

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