Individual tax return
Tax returns for hospitality workers & chefs
Late nights, split shifts and a return that shouldn't take you all of your day off. Here's what hospitality workers can usually claim.
Fixed-fee returns from $390. Lodged by a CPA & Registered Tax Agent.
- Plain black-and-white clothing worn as a 'uniform', the ATO generally disallows conventional clothing
- Meals you buy during a normal shift
- Home-to-work travel
- Grooming and personal appearance
What you can usually claim
The deductions we check for every hospitality & chefs return.
- Compulsory uniforms and chef's whites with an employer logo, plus laundering
- Non-slip kitchen shoes where they're compulsory
- Knives and tools of trade (for chefs and cooks)
- Renewals of certificates required for your current job, RSA, RSG, food safety supervisor
- Self-education that relates to your current role
- Work-related portion of your phone
- Union or association fees
General information only, based on ATO rules, an expense must relate to earning your income, you can't have been reimbursed for it, and you need a record. We'll confirm what applies to you.
What to have ready
Your income
Your income statement is usually pre-filled from the ATO, we'll check it's complete, including any allowances.
Your deductions
Receipts, a logbook if you claim car use, and rough work-versus-private splits for phone and home office.
The extras
Private health statement, spouse details, and any investment, rental or share information.
Last year
If you're switching to us, last year's return helps us pick up anything carried forward.
Common questions
Usually no. Plain, conventional clothing generally isn't deductible even when your employer requires a particular colour. A uniform with a logo, or genuinely protective/occupation-specific clothing like chef's whites, is a different story.
Yes. Knives and other tools of trade you buy for work are claimable, an immediate deduction for lower-cost items, or depreciation for a pricier set. Keep the receipt and we'll handle the rest.
Let's get your return sorted.
Answer a few quick questions and we'll take it from there, returns from $390, fixed, no surprises.