The ATO have now announced that from 1 March until 30 June 2020, you are able to use the shortcut method and claim a deduction of 80c for each hour you work from home due to the COVID-19 as long as you are working from home to fulfil your employment duties and not just carrying out minimal tasks such as occasionally checking emails or taking calls and incurring additional deductible running expenses as  a result of working from home. This will cover all deductible running expenses including your electricity for lighting, heating and cooling, running electronic items used for work, decline in value … Continue reading Claiming Home Office Expenses