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Reasonable Work Expense Claims

The ATO has issued a Taxation Ruling TD2009/15 which sets out the amounts considered reasonable for certain work expense claims covered by allowances for 2009-2010.

Darwin and Alice Springs Accommodation
The reasonable amounts for daily travel allowance expenses for the 2009-2010 income year are (for employees annual salary of $93,600.00 or below):

Darwin	$265.80
Alice Springs	$241.05
Adelaide	$263.80

Overtime meals
Overtime meal allowance expense claims up to $24.95 per meal are considered reasonable where the allowance is paid under an industrial award.

Truck drivers
For meal expenses of employee truck drivers who receive travel allowance and who sleep away from home, an allowance of $82.05 per day is considered reasonable. For drivers with an annual salary of $93,601 or more, the daily rate is $89.50

Set rates per kilometer for motor vehicle expense claims for the 2009 / 2010 and 2009/10 year are:

Another important issue each year is the Federal Government Budget, and to a lesser extent, those of the various state and territory governments.

You can read the 2009 Federal Budget at :
http://www.budget.gov.au

You can read the 2009 Northern Territory Budget at :
http://www.budget.nt.gov.au

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