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Salary Tax: can I claim my transportation expenses between home and work as deduction?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HowardCoombs:
    I do. Most business owners do too.

    Simplistic view : Employees cannot - business owners can.
    What he said^.

    I've not tried it but I think my helper is a legitimate business cost.
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    What ideas can people share on legitimate tax deductions?


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    There are not many - education expenses for education relevant to the job and charitable donations are the only two I can find for me. HK tax is nice and simple, not necessary to claim loads of deductions.


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    Laptops, phones for work etc?

    Airfares if work sends you overseas?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Paxbritannia:
    Laptops, phones for work etc?

    Airfares if work sends you overseas?
    These are things your employer pays for.

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    TB: Surely the BYOD thing is related to the employees being a little bit more picky about their devices?

    Or have employers given up providing essential laptops / desktops and blackberry phones and are insisting that employees bring their own devices?


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    Let's not complain about HK salary tax. It's pretty damn good!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Claire ex-ax:
    These are things your employer pays for.
    What if work only pays flex economy and I pay to upgrade?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paxbritannia:
    What if work only pays flex economy and I pay to upgrade?
    Your choice. The company paid the expense, you chose to pay for something out-of-pocket.

    There used to be a loophole whereby you could claim for personal expenses but that was closed before laptops were portable and when mobile phones were the size of a house brick.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paxbritannia:
    What if work only pays flex economy and I pay to upgrade?
    Now you're creating hypothetical situations which clearly go beyond common sense / gray areas.

    Why in gods name would IRD consider an upgrade essential to you earning a living? The class you travel in is strictly an issue between you and your employer. You accepted the economy ticket from them -- end of story.
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