Ten Deductions Employees Should Never Have Claimed
- Adult industry workers claiming breast implants.
- Employees claiming cigarettes for stress relief at work.
- Driving instructors claiming speeding and parking fines.
- Prescription glasses, contact lenses and hearing aids.
- Cost of business lunches and social functions (even if discussing business matters).
- Actors, dancers and entertainers giving gifts such as flowers or alcohol to fellow performers, producers or directors (as it is a private expense).
- Adult industry workers claiming every day clothes including shoes, dresses, skirts and blouses.
- Defense force members claiming haircuts, grooming and weight loss programs or supplies (even though ADF has specific regulations on weight and grooming).
- Factory workers claiming iPods and digital media subscriptions to listen to music at work.
- FIFO workers claiming taxi travel to and from the airport.