Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 No. 38 of 1997 - SECT 900.40

(1) Even if the *work expenses you claim total more than $300, you can still
deduct up to $150 of *laundry expenses without getting written evidence of
them.

(2) However, this exception does not increase the $300 limit in section 900-
35 to $450: your *laundry expenses still count toward that limit. Example: You
want to deduct laundry expenses of $140 and union dues of $200. These work
expenses total more than $300, so the exception in section 900- 35 doesn't
apply. This means you must substantiate the union dues expense. However,
because of the exception in this section, you don't need to get written
evidence of the laundry expenses.

(3) This limit can be increased from time to time by regulations made under
section 909-1.

(4) A laundry expense is a *work expense to do with washing, drying or ironing
clothes (but not dry cleaning).