Tax Facts
Reasonable Overseas Travel Allowance Claims
Where an employee, company director, or office holder receives an allowance for travel costs outside of Australia and the person makes a claim for the costs of food, drink and incidental expenses up to certain limits, then the person is not required to keep written evidence (i.e. receipts) of the expenses. These deduction limits are based on the salary of the person and the destination of the trip. Note the person is still required to keep receipts for accommodation expenses.
The travel must be for business purposes. Note this concession does not apply to self employed persons, including partners in a partnership.
Click here and then scroll down to access the reasonable overseas travel allowance claims for 2009/10.
Click here and then scroll down to access the reasonable overseas travel allowance claims for 2008/09.
