Healthcare Guide 2026

Nurse tax deduction checklist for 2025–26

Preparing a 2025–26 employee tax return? Use this checklist to review common nurse expense areas, separate private or reimbursed costs, and prepare supporting records before lodging.

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Nurse deduction checklist

Start with these high-intent expense areas. Each one still depends on your current duties, who paid, private use and the records you hold.

Compulsory uniforms, protective clothing and laundry

Occupation-specific or compulsory uniforms and protective items may qualify, together with eligible cleaning costs. Conventional clothing and ordinary shoes are generally private.

Evidence: Keep purchase receipts and laundry records or calculations appropriate to the claim method used.

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Nursing registration, union and professional fees

Annual registration renewals, union fees and relevant professional memberships may qualify when connected to your current nursing work. Initial registration can be treated differently.

Evidence: Keep renewal notices, fee statements and payment confirmations.

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Self-education and mandatory training

Training may qualify when it maintains or improves skills used in your current role. Study that enables a new occupation or is only generally related to health is usually outside this rule.

Evidence: Keep invoices, course outlines, completion records and notes connecting the training to current duties.

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Travel between workplaces or to alternate work sites

Some travel between separate workplaces or to an alternate work site may qualify. Ordinary travel from home to a regular workplace is generally private.

Evidence: Keep trip dates, destinations, work purpose and vehicle records required for the calculation method used.

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Costs to leave out of your claim

  • Conventional clothes and ordinary non-protective shoes worn on shift.
  • Ordinary meals, snacks and travel from home to a regular workplace.
  • Study that qualifies you for a new occupation rather than your current role.
  • Any expense paid or reimbursed by an employer or agency.

Prepare an accountant-ready evidence pack

  • Uniform, protective-item and laundry receipts or calculations.
  • Registration, union and professional membership statements.
  • Course outlines and evidence connecting training to current nursing duties.
  • A trip diary and the required vehicle records for any work-travel claim.

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Verify against current ATO guidance

ATO: Nurses and midwivesATO: Records you need to keep and record-keeping exceptions

General information only, not tax advice. Deductly guide last reviewed: 2026-09-02.

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Frequently asked questions

What tax deductions should an Australian nurse review?

Common review areas include eligible uniforms and protective items, annual registration, union or professional fees, relevant self-education and qualifying work travel. Each claim depends on the facts and records.

Can nurses claim shoes and laundry?

Cleaning eligible compulsory uniforms or protective clothing may qualify. Ordinary shoes and conventional clothing are generally private, even when worn only at work.

What records should a nurse take to an accountant?

Take uniform and laundry records, annual registration and fee statements, course evidence, work-travel records and details of employer or agency reimbursements.

What can nurses claim on tax without receipts?

Do not assume a work expense is deductible because a receipt is missing. The ATO generally requires written evidence plus a record showing how the cost relates to your work and how you calculated the work-related portion. Limited record-keeping exceptions may apply, including where total work-related expenses are $300 or less, but you still need to show how you incurred and calculated the claim. Check the ATO rules for the specific expense or ask your registered tax agent.