Deductions

Based on the selections on the Personalise return screen, myTax will automatically display some deductions.

The following deductions are automatically displayed

If you have salary or wage income:

• Work-related car expenses
• Work-related travel expenses
• Work-related uniform, occupation specific or protective clothing, laundry and dry-cleaning expenses
• Work-related self-education expenses
• Other work-related expenses

If you have a foreign pension or annuity:

• Undeducted purchase price (UPP) of a foreign pension or annuity

Always displayed:

• Interest deductions
• Dividend deductions
• Gifts or donations
• Cost of managing tax affairs

Deductions you will need to select if they are relevant to you

• Work-related expenses
• Income protection, sickness and accident insurance premiums
• other deductions which includes  
  • Personal super contributions
  • Deduction for project pool
  • Forestry managed investment scheme deductions
  • Low value pool deduction
  • Any other deductions.

myDeductions tool

If you have used our ATO app's myDeductions tool during the year, you can upload your data to the ATO and we can then pre-fill your tax return.

To upload your data to the ATO:

1. Open myDeductions in the ATO app
2. Go to 'Settings'
3. Select 'Upload to tax return' and complete the process.

If you have completed the upload process after starting your myTax return, select Get myDeductions on the Personalise screen to pre-fill your return with your data.

For more information, see myDeductions - FAQs.

Tax losses from earlier income years

If you wish to claim tax losses from earlier income years, you will need to select this item.