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Working From Home Expenses Calculator

Estimate Your Work-From-Home Deduction

If you work from home, you may be entitled to claim certain work-related running expenses. This calculator estimates your deduction by the fixed rate and the actual cost methods from the information and records you provide. Working from home does not make all household costs deductible, and eligibility and record-keeping requirements apply.

Your details

Income year

For both methods

The work-related share of each, in dollars. The fixed rate doesn't cover these, so they are claimed on top of it.

Decline in value of equipment and furniture

Repairs to home office items

Cleaning of the work area

Fixed rate method

Hours worked from home in the year

From your record of the hours you worked from home.

Actual cost method

The work-related share of each running cost, in dollars.

Electricity

Not claimedFrom the billsFrom what was used

Gas

Not claimedFrom the billsFrom what was used

Internet

Stationery and computer consumables

Phone

Leasing of equipment

Your estimate

Enter your hours or your costs to compare the two methods.

How this is worked out

Fixed rate method: 70c for each hour worked from home in 2025-26, cents dropped. The rate covers energy, internet, phone and stationery; decline in value, repairs and cleaning are claimed on top.

Actual cost method: the work-related share of each running cost. Electricity and gas are either the bills times the share used for work, or the cost per unit times the units used an hour times the hours.

Rates from the ATO (opens in a new tab)

What this calculator doesn't cover

The 52 cents an hour and shortcut methods of the years before 2024-25
Occupancy costs such as rent, mortgage interest, rates and home insurance
Costs your employer paid or reimbursed

Please note

This calculator gives an estimate for general information only, using the rates the ATO publishes for the year shown. It is not tax advice, and it is not provided or endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office.

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