Working from home during covid 19.
Home office hours rate ato. He keeps the required records to show how he calculates his claim. This requires evidence of a more than incidental use of an otherwise private area of the house. The ato has increased the hourly rate for home office running expenses from 45 cents per hour to 52 cents per hour effective from 1 july 2018. The tax office has announced special arrangements this year and it affects everyone working from home due to the.
From 16 march to 30 june 2020 linus works out that he worked. Tax deductions for home office expenses when working from home can be claimed if your home is a place of business or if it is used for income earning activities. Tax compliance reporter 23 january 2019 1 minute read. Tracking these expenses can be challenging so from 1 march to 30 june 2020 we have introduced a temporary shortcut method.
12 hours per week 2 weeks 24 hours. Linus uses his home office including the desk and chair for both work and private purposes. When completing his tax return linus usually claims his home office expenses using the fixed rate method. He works out that his private use is 10.
At home for 555 hours. This where the ato allows a flat rate of 52 per hour to cover home office expenses for heating cooling lighting and and the value of furniture without the need to keep details of actual costs. If you are in business and your home is also your principal place of business you should refer to running your business from home. For employees working from home due covid 19 we have specific information available about home office expenses and recording.
The ato has updated the hourly rate for calculating home office running expenses for the income year commencing 1 july 2018. In the period 1 march to 16 march 2020 linus continues to work from home for an average of 12 hours per week. This rate is relevant where an individual decides to use the ato s safe harbour rate as opposed to keeping records and determining the work related proportion of actual expenses incurred. Tax office reveals new working from home expenses rules.
If you work from home you may be able to claim a deduction for some of your expenses relating to the area you use. What s new for 2018 19 the fixed rate for heating cooling and lighting in your home office is now 52 cents per hour. We understand that due to covid 19 your working arrangements may have changed. If you have been working from home you may have expenses you can claim a deduction for at tax time.