Can I claim my mobile phone as the tax deduction? The answer is YES. However, you must genuinely use your mobile phone for work purpose to be eligible to claim a tax deduction. Often people use their mobile phone during work or after work hours to contact staff & management. In both cases, they use their own equipment for such work. If this sounds like you, it’s likely that you could claim your mobile phone as a tax deduction. The most important thing to note here is that you are only eligible to claim a ‘business use percentage’ of your mobile phone as a tax deduction. To begin with, you need the following records: 1. Proof of purchase for the mobile phone 2. The purchase date 3. The business use percentage 4. Working out your business use percentage ATO require you to keep a diary of all your mobile phone usage for a minimum 4 weeks and make a note of the time spent on your mobile phone for work and for personal use. Once documented, you will be able to work out what percentage of your mobile phone use is for work. Need more information, contact our tax accountants at 1300 009 007 or [email protected] #taxreturn #mobilephonededuction #taxdeductionmobilephone #mobilephonetax #mobiephonedepreciation #topaccountants (at Top Accountants)