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INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 28.12

Car expenses

             (1)  If you owned or leased a * car, you can deduct for the car's expenses an amount or amounts worked out using one of 4 methods.

Note 1:       For particular types of cars taken on hire you cannot use one of the 4 methods: see section 28-165.

Note 2:       In certain circumstances the lessee of a luxury car is taken to be its owner (see subsection 242-15(2)).

Note 3:       In certain circumstances (for example, under a hire purchase agreement) the notional buyer of property is taken to be its owner (see subsection 240-20(2)).

             (2)  You must use one of the 4 methods unless an exception applies. If you can't use any of the methods, you can't deduct anything for the * car expenses.



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