CHAPTER 5
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ADMINISTRATION
PART 5-30
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RECORD-KEEPING AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Division 900
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Substantiation rules
Subdivision 900-C
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Substantiating car expenses
SECTION 900-70
Getting written evidence
900-70(1)
For the
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log book
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method of deducting a *car expense, you need to substantiate the expense by getting written evidence. Subdivision
900-E
tells you about the evidence you need.
Subdivision
28-F
tells you about the
"
log book
"
method.
History
S 900-70(1) amended by No 162 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 items 38 and 39, by omitting
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the
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one-third of actual expenses
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method or
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before
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the
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log book
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method
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and
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Subdivision 28-E tells you about the
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one-third of actual expenses
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method and
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before
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Subdivision 28-F
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, applicable in relation to the 2015-16 income year and later income years.
900-70(2)
(Repealed by No 162 of 2015)
History
S 900-70(2) repealed by No 162 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 40, applicable in relation to the 2015-16 income year and later income years. S 900-70(2) formerly read:
900-70(2)
If you are using the
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one-third of actual expenses
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method and your expense is for fuel or oil, you have a choice of either:
(a)
getting written evidence of it under Subdivision
900-E
; or
(b)
keeping odometer records for the period when you owned or leased the *car in the income year.
Subdivision
28-H
tells you about odometer records.
Note:
In certain circumstances (for example, under a hire purchase agreement) the notional buyer of property is taken to be its owner (see subsection
240-20(2)
).
S 900-70(2)(b) amended by No 72 of 2001.
900-70(3)
If you are using the
"
log book
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method and your expense is for fuel or oil, you do not need to get written evidence of it, because section
28-100
already requires you to keep odometer records for the period when you *held the *car in the income year.