{"id":51615,"date":"2020-10-22T15:45:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T15:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=51615"},"modified":"2021-12-29T07:52:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T07:52:31","slug":"claiming-motor-vehicle-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/claiming-motor-vehicle-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Claiming motor vehicle expenses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Claiming motor vehicle expenses?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51616 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6g-Fuel-tax-credits_a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Source:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ato.gov.au\/Newsroom\/smallbusiness\/General\/Claiming-motor-vehicle-expenses-\/?sbnews20201021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ATO<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>15\u00a0October 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You can claim motor vehicle expenses that are part of the everyday running of your business, such as travelling between different business premises and visiting clients.<\/p>\n<p>Common expenses include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fuel<\/li>\n<li>repairs<\/li>\n<li>lease payments<\/li>\n<li>insurance registration<\/li>\n<li>depreciation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you operate your business as a sole trader or partnership and use a car as part of the everyday running of your business, you can work out your claim using the:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cents per kilometre method, or<\/li>\n<li>logbook method<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rates for the cents per kilometre method are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>68\u00a0cents from 1\u00a0July 2018 to 30\u00a0June 2020<\/li>\n<li>72\u00a0cents from 1\u00a0July 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It applies for a maximum of 5,000\u00a0business kilometres per car.<\/p>\n<p>For the logbook method, you need to keep a logbook for at least 12\u00a0continuous weeks and work out the percentage of business use for each car expense.<\/p>\n<p>You can only claim the actual costs of expenses based on receipts if you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>operate your business as a sole trader or partnership and use an \u2018other vehicle\u2019, such as motorcycles or vans designed to carry loads of at least one tonne<\/li>\n<li>operate your business as a company or trust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Always keep records showing how you calculated your claim.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, if you use your vehicle for both business and private use, you can only claim the business portion of the expenses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claiming motor vehicle expenses? 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