Work out what you can claim.

• Nurses & Midwives$3,000typical claim
• Teachers$2,800typical claim
• Tradies$3,500typical claim
• IT Professionals$2,500typical claim
• Office Workers$1,800typical claim
• Retail Workers$1,300typical claim

Every occupation (45)

• Adult Industry Workers$2,500
• Allied Health Professionals$3,000
• Apprentices & Trainees$2,500
• Bus Drivers$2,000
• Call Centre Operators$1,800
• Cleaners$2,000
• Community & Care Workers$2,400
• Construction Workers$3,500
• Defence Force Members$2,500
• Doctors$3,500
• Engineers$2,800
• Factory Workers$2,000
• Farm & Agricultural Workers$2,500
• Fitness Professionals$2,200
• Flight Attendants$2,500
• Freelancers & Sole Traders$4,000
• Gaming Attendants$1,500
• Hairdressers & Beauty Professionals$2,200
• Hospitality Workers$1,500
• Intern Pharmacists$2,800
• IT Professionals$2,500
• Lawyers$3,200
• Meat Workers$2,000
• Media Professionals$2,500
• Mining Workers$3,500
• Nurses & Midwives$3,000
• Office Workers$1,800
• Paramedics$2,800
• Performing Artists$2,500
• Pharmacists$3,200
• Pilots$3,200
• Police Officers$2,500
• Professional Athletes$3,000
• Real Estate Employees$3,500
• Recruitment Consultants$2,800
• Retail Workers$1,300
• Rideshare & Delivery Drivers$4,000
• Sales Representatives$3,000
• Security Guards$2,400
• Teachers$2,800
• Tradies$3,500
• Train Drivers$2,000
• Travel Agents$2,000
• Truck Drivers$4,500
• University Lecturers$3,200

Typical claims are illustrative ranges for each role, not limits or targets: you claim what you genuinely spent and can prove. The $1,000 standard deduction starts with the 2026-27 income year and applies to employees, not business income.