Self-education expenses calculator
This calculator will check your eligibility to claim a deduction and helps you to estimate the deduction you can claim for work-related self-education expenses. It can be used for the 2013–14 to 2021–22 income years.
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Before you use this calculator
The calculated results are based on the information you provide at the time of calculation. You should use these results as an estimate and for guidance purposes only.
Self-education expenses are the costs you incur to undertake a course of study at a school, college, university, or other recognised place of education including online providers.
You can't claim a deduction for self-education expenses for a course that:
- relates only in a general way to your current employment or profession
- will enable you to get new employment.
You can't claim any deductions against government assistance payments, including Austudy, ABSTUDY and Youth Allowance.
Information you need for this calculator
You will need to enter amounts for all the eligible self-education expenses you incurred during the income year. This includes amounts for the decline in value of depreciating assets used for self-education purposes and car expenses relating to your self-education.
If you have decline in value amounts to claim, before you begin your self–education calculation, you can use the Depreciation and capital allowances toolThis link opens in a new window to help calculate decline in value amounts.
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Our calculator will take between 5 and 10 minutes to use.
Self-education expenses calculator This calculator helps you to estimate the deduction you can claim for work related self-education expenses on your tax return.
Last modified: 01 Jul 2022QC 17744