Income & Tax Deductions for Teachers

(last updated 23/04/2014)

Tax Deductions for Teachers

The following is a checklist of tax deductions a teacher can claim on their tax return:

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Allowance Income for Teachers

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 allowance payment you received.

Teachers commonly receive the following allowances:

motor vehicle (based on a cents-per-kilometre basis),
travelling
uniform and maintenance

Receipt of an allowance does not automatically mean that a corresponding tax deduction can be claimed. In order to claim a deduction against an allowance, the expense must actually be incurred and meet the other tests of deductibility, for example, the expense must be incurred in earing 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:

For help with your eTax return see our eTax Return Checklist.

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