Office & admin – deductions guide.
Office and admin roles look low-expense on the surface, but a few key categories — home office running costs, tech, memberships and self-education — often add up to hundreds or thousands in deductions. Here's what to check at tax time.
Working from home
If you work from home at least some of the time, you can claim the additional running costs for those hours: electricity, internet, phone and depreciation on office furniture and tech. Night Tax will pick the method (fixed rate or actual cost) that gives you the best result.
Technology & software
- Work portion of laptop, tablet, monitor and accessories
- Software subscriptions you pay for personally
- Work portion of mobile phone and internet plans
- Depreciation on higher-cost tech items
Professional memberships & subscriptions
- Industry body memberships (e.g. CPA, CA, AHRI)
- Trade journals and professional publications
- Union fees
Self-education & upskilling
- Courses that maintain or improve your current role
- Certifications directly linked to your job
- Conference and seminar fees
- Reference books and online learning subscriptions
Other commonly missed items
- Home office consumables (stationery, ink)
- Ergonomic chair and desk (subject to depreciation rules)
- Portion of streaming or research subscriptions genuinely used for work
- Income protection insurance premiums (outside super)
How Night Tax helps office workers
Because office roles vary so much, Night Tax's AI asks about your specific duties — client-facing, technical, finance, HR, marketing — and tunes its prompts accordingly. A registered tax agent reviews the return before lodgement.
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