Reasonable travel and overtime meal allowance expense amounts

These Determinations set out the amounts that the Commissioner considers are reasonable (reasonable amounts) for the substantiation exception in Subdivision 900-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) in relation to claims made for:

        (a) overtime meal allowance expenses - for food and drink in connection with overtime worked and where a meal allowance has been paid under an industrial instrument

        (b) domestic travel allowance expenses - accommodation, food and drink, and incidentals that are covered by the allowance

        (c) travel allowance expenses for employee truck drivers - food and drink that are covered by the allowance, and

        (d) overseas travel allowance expenses - food and drink and incidentals that are covered by the allowance.

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See also

• Travel allowances and PAYG withholding
• Withholding from allowances