Home-based business deductions records

Information your records need to show 

Examples of types of records

  • Information to substantiate your claims for all of your home-based business expenses. 
  • How you worked out the business portion (for example, a diary over a representative four-week period or records of how you calculated the percentage of your floor plan dedicated to your business).

Tax invoices or receipts for: 

  • purchase and repairs of furniture and equipment used for your business 
  • utility bills and cleaning expenses 
  • mortgage interest, rent, insurance and council rates (if you claim occupancy expenses) 
  • rental contract between homeowner and business (if you claim occupancy expenses) 
  • diary evidence of calculations

Record keeping

Steps Progress

Record keeping overview

10 mins

Tasks and tips

6 mins

Starting your business records

2 mins

Digital record keeping

5 mins

Manual or paper record keeping

2 mins

Banking records

2 mins

Income records

3 mins

Accounting for private use of assets

9 mins

Motor vehicle deductions records

2 mins

Home-based business deductions records

1 mins

Other deductions records

1 mins

Stock and asset records

5 mins

GST records

1 mins

Employee records

7 mins

Car fringe benefits records

1 mins

Expense payment FBT records

2 mins

Contractor records

2 mins

Sharing economy records

1 mins

Cryptocurrency records

1 mins

Records for other taxes

5 mins

Sole trader structure records

4 mins

Partnership structure records

3 mins

Company structure records

3 mins

Trust structure records

1 mins

Changing your business structure records

1 mins

Selling or closing your business records

2 mins

Related courses

1 mins

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