Beauty Therapists

Beauty Therapists – Personal Tax Allowances

As a beauty therapist there are a number of tax deductions and personal allowances that you may be entitled to claim when you submit your tax return.

Uniforms and Work Clothing

• Laundry or dry cleaning costs for your work uniform
• The cost of purchasing a compulsory work uniform (you may need to have your employers logo on your clothing to make sure you can include this in your tax return)
• Any work related protective equipment you purchased during the previous tax year, such as gloves or aprons

Work Related Equipment & Stuff

• As a beauty therapist you may purchase equipment for use at work – this could be make-up or waxing kits or brushes, stationary, work bag, or even using your personal laptop computer or mobile phone

Work related travel expenses

• If you use your car to visit clients, travel between different places of work, to attend meetings, conferences and events or to collect materials or supplies you may be able to claim for this
• If you take work related equipment or machinery from your home to your place of work, include this in your travel expenses
• You can claim for the cost of using public transport, taxis and parking if you attend conferences, events or meetings related to your job

 Meals and Accommodation

• If you work overtime you can claim for the cost of purchasing meals (provided you have been given a meals allowance by your employer)
• If you go to a work related meeting, event or expo you and you are able to claim reasonable accommodation and food expenses as well as travel (see above )

Training & Self Education Expenses

• If you complete a work related training course you would be able to claim for the course costs, as well as the cost of travelling to and from the study location and meals/accommodation if you need to stay overnight. A course could be anything a make-up techniques course to first aid or management training.
• If you decide to do a self education course offered by a recognised university or TAFE you would be entitled to claim for study expenses. You can also claim for the cost of travelling to and from your course, course textbooks and equipment.

Other Work Related Expenses

• If you are a member of a union or national association you will be able to claim this if it is related to your work
• Magazine subscriptions, books or journals related to your type of work
• Phone calls, text messages, internet usage, laptop use or the use of a home office space for work purposes can be included in your tax return

Other general work related expenses

These are not specific to beauty therapists, however you may have incurred some of these expenses during the tax year:

• Accountants fees & the cost of travelling to see your accountant or tax agent
• Bank fees for investment accounts
• Most types of donations are tax deductible

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