Tax Deductions for Engineers

• Travel to and from work, and client’s premises, while transporting bulky equipment (normally 20 or more kilos).
• Travel between various building sites and places of work.
• Overnight and overseas travel for work purposes including airfares, meals and accommodation.
• Mobile phone, internet and home office costs.
• Protective clothing, including sun-protection clothing, safety-coloured vests, steel-capped boots, gloves, overalls and wet weather gear.
• Renewal fees for machinery operating licences.
• Courses, seminars and self-education expenses.
• Tools and equipment, if less than $300 each are immediately deductible. Whereas if they are over $300 they are depreciable.  
• Unions fees, memberships and subscriptions (work related).   

Non-deductible expenses:

• Drivers licence.