2025–26 income year · for your FY2026 return

Occupation tax deduction guides

What you can claim on an Australian tax return depends on your occupation. Choose your occupation below to see which expenses are deductible and which are not.

Hospitality industry employees

Kitchen, floor, café and takeaway — chefs, cooks, kitchen hands, wait staff, baristas and managers

Hairdressers and beauty professionals

Hairdressers, barbers, nail technicians, make-up artists and beauty therapists

Building and construction employees

Carpenters, electricians, plumbers, tilers, plasterers, painters, welders, landscapers, site supervisors and apprentices

Teachers and education professionals

Primary and secondary teachers, tutors and community-language school teachers, TAFE and university lecturers, relief teachers and sports coaches

Cleaners

Office and commercial, domestic, hotel housekeeping, hospital cleaning and building maintenance