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Truck drivers – income and work-related deductions

Truck drivers guide to income, allowances and claiming deductions for work-related expenses.

Last updated 23 June 2023

Income and allowances
Income and allowance amounts you need to include in your tax return and amounts you don’t include.

Deductions for work expenses
Deductions you can and can't claim for expenses you incur to earn your income or performing your work.

Record keeping for work expenses
Records you need to keep as evidence of your expenses and exceptions to keeping some records.

For a summary of common expenses, see Truck driver (PDF, 466KB)This link will download a file

Income and allowance amounts you need to include in your tax return and amounts you don’t include.

Deductions you can and can't claim for expenses you incur to earn your income or performing your work.

Records you need to keep as evidence of your expenses and exceptions to keeping some records.

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