Doing your car on a tax return in Australia is about proving work use, not the daily crawl to the office. Two main ATO methods: cents-per-kilometre (up to 5,000 km per car at the ATO-set rate) or the logbook method (keep a 12‑week logbook to get your business-use %, then claim fuel, servicing, rego, insurance and depreciation accordingly). You can’t double-dip if you’re reimbursed, and forget fines or purely private trips. Keep receipts plus odometer readings at 30 June if you want your deduction to survive scrutiny. If you’re GST-registered (rideshare, sole trader, etc.), claim input tax credits on the business-use portion via BAS and the deduction at year-end. This is general info—check the ATO or a tax adviser for specifics to your situation.
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