Income & Tax Deductions for Police Officers

(last updated 23/04/2014)

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Tax Deductions for Police Officers

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Allowances Income for Police Officers

If any allowance is shown as a separate amount on your payment summary, include it as income at item 2 on your tax return. You must include the whole amount of any award transport payment you received.

Police officers commonly receive the following allowances:

• at-sea
• bandsmen
• boot; uniform and boot; or uniform, footwear and maintenance
• bush patrol
• cam
• detective
• excess fares and travelling
• incidental expense
• motor vehicle (based on a cents-per-kilometre basis)
• meal
• travel expense.

Receipt of an allowance does not automatically mean that a corresponding tax deduction can be claimed, even if your work might be considered unpleasant, special or dangerous. In order to claim a deduction against an allowance, the expense must actually be incurred and meet the other tests of detectability, for example, the expense must be incurred in earring the income or allowance.

E-tax Return

See these posts with tips, calculators and checklists to help you prepare your eTax Return (and get a better refund) with less hassle:

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