Quick reference guide
Consultant tax deductions in Australia
What salaried consultants should keep for tax time.
Quick checklist
- WFH utilities, phone, internet, and equipment.
- Professional memberships, courses, and industry events.
- Client-site travel records where eligible.
- Coworking or remote-work costs paid personally.
Remote work adds up
Consultants often split time across home, client sites, and offices. Internet, mobile, coworking, training, and travel records are easy to scatter.
The more varied your week is, the more useful a simple receipt system becomes.
Context matters
A travel receipt without context is hard to assess. Add a note if it relates to travel between work locations, a client engagement, or professional development.
You do not need a long diary. You need enough context for the claim to make sense later.
Make it accountant-friendly
Your accountant does not need a messy inbox. They need dates, merchants, categories, amounts, and receipt evidence.
A clean export turns scattered admin into something reviewable.
Receipts to search for
Sources
Last reviewed 28 Apr 2026 by Kalana Vithana. TaxBoy is not a registered tax agent and this article is general information, not tax advice.