Claiming tax deduction for business class flights

[VPS]

I think a number of people are saying about how many days work and how many days personal but I understand the OP is really just wondering if they can claim the difference between Y and J

 

[Quickstatus]

3. When I asked if the $ reimbursed by my company, as part my next month's pay, is taxable - I was told no ... Is this correct?

Basically any reimbursement counts toward your GROSS income
Your expenditure toward work related expenses reduces your GROSS income.

So if your income is $1million and the company reimburses your work related expenses 100% (lets say its $100,000) and gives you all the $100,000.
Your gross income is therefore $1.1 million
However your taxable income is $1 million. (gross income less tax deductions)

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Some years ago the ATO tried/proposed to limit deductible expenses of medical conferences to something ridiculous like $2000 a year. It didn't go down well.

 

[Quickstatus]

Not sure on the specifics of the employer with personal upgrade interpretation though (intuitively I think it should but maybe wishful thinking)

Its not any different to say the employer providing a travel allowance toward conferences, how you spend that is up to you except that it has to be on flights, conference registration.

 

[justinbrett]

Basically any reimbursement counts toward your GROSS income
Your expenditure toward work related expenses reduces your GROSS income.

It depends how it's paid.

The employer can pay it outside of salary where it expects it to be spent in full. In this case neither is the allowance/reimbursement taxable, nor the expense deductible. Even if it's not spent in full, tax is not payable.

APS and ADF work like this, but it is a general provision in the tax law that can apply to others as well - it's up to the employer to meet the conditions.