Other Work Related Expenses

Save While Working From Home

Did you know you can include some expenses associated with your new working from home situation in your salary package if it is primarily for use in your employment and forms part of your employer's salary packaging policy. You may not have to pay GST for these benefits!

Some home expenses you can salary package include:

Computer and related electronics e.g. printers, monitors
Running expenses e.g. computer consumables, printer ink, paper, stationary
Internet
Furniture, desks, chairs, filing cabinets
Cleaning costs
Heating, cooling and lighting
AirPods or headphones

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Working From Home Expenses You Can Salary Package

Laptop/Notebook Computers

Requirement	Limit ($)
You can package 1 per FBT year, if used for work.	No limit to the cost of the item. You can claim for one purchased up to 12 months ago provided you have not already claimed it through your personal tax.

iPad/Tablet

Requirement	Limit ($)
You can package 1 per FBT year, if used for work.	No limit to the cost of the item. You can claim for one purchased up to 12 months ago provided you have not already claimed it through your personal tax.

Computer Monitor

Limit ($):

Limit of up to $300 for the cost of the computer monitor. You can claim for one purchased up to 12 months ago provided you have not already claimed it through your personal tax.

Printers

Limit ($):

Limit of up to $300 for the cost of the printer. You can claim for one purchased up to 12 months ago provided you have not already claimed it through your personal tax.

Mobile Phone

Requirement	Limit ($)
Monthly plan costs for your mobile phone for the period of time working from home.	No limit to the cost of the mobile phone. You can claim for one purchased up to 12 months ago provided you have not already claimed it through your personal tax.

Internet

Requirement	Limit ($)
Monthly plan costs for your internet for the period of time working from home.	No limit to the cost of internet.

Furniture

Requirement	Limit ($)
Any new work furniture (ie: desk, lamps or chairs) purchased for you to work from home.	Limit of up to $300 per piece of furniture.

Heating, Cooling & Lighting

Requirement	Limit ($)
Apportioned for the area deemed a workspace for the period of time working from home.	No limit to the cost of furniture.

Cleaning Costs

Requirement	Limit ($)
Apportioned for the area deemed a workspace for the period of time working from home.	No limit to the cost of cleaning.

Other Running Expenses

Requirement	Limit ($)
Other running expenses including computer consumables (eg: printer ink, paper and other stationary)	No limit to the cost of other running expenses.

Calculators

Limit ($):

You can claim for one purchased up to 12 months ago provided you have not already claimed it through your personal tax.

Filing Cabinets or Shelves

Requirement	Limit ($)
Filing cabinets or shelves purchased for the period of time working from home.	Limit of up to $300 per item.

Subscriptions and Professional Memberships

Requirement	Limit ($)
Digital subscriptions purchased specifically for assisting you working from home (eg: work related newspapers such as the Australian Financial Review, anti-virus software, MS work software such as word and excel).	No limit to the cost of subscriptions and professional memberships.

AirPods or Headphones

No limit to the cost of AirPods or headphones.

Battery Chargers

No limit to the cost of battery chargers.

Save On Your Other Work Related Expenses

Your employer may allow you to package other work related expenses if directly related to your current employment. You may not have to pay GST for these benefits.

In the health and charities sector this means it can be packaged in addition to the threshold (capped) amount for your sector, tax free.

Other work related expenses you can salary package include:

Business software
Financial consulting
Investment loans - interest repayments
PDA
Professional indemnity insurance
Self education
Work related car parking

These expenses will be paid when you submit a claim for reimbursement.

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Important Note:

All Work Related Expenses packaged are exempt from FBT and cannot be claimed as an income deduction as well. They will not appear on your payment summary.

Where GST is payable for the service, your employer is able to claim an Input Tax Credit (ITC) - GST refund. This ITC may then be passed back to you, the employee.

Expenses are not included as part of the capped salary packaging threshold amount of Health and Charities sector.

Substantiation

Payment: Reimbursement to Bank Account

Login to your statements area and submit your claims online, together with required substantiation.

Evidence Required:

Attach invoices/receipts with your reimbursement claim