Police Tax Deductions
The full list of police-specific deductions — the starting point if you only read one guide.
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Overtime and Allowances
How overtime, shift penalties, court time and allowances are taxed, and what they do to your return.
Read guideHome Office Deductions
Working-from-home claims for officers, the methods available and the records each one needs.
Read guideInvestment Property Tax
Rental income, deductible expenses, depreciation and what happens at sale time.
Read guideInvestment Property Guide for Officers
A longer walk-through of property tax decisions for police, from first purchase onward.
Read guideNegative Gearing and CGT Changes
The negative gearing and capital gains changes scheduled from 1 July 2027, and the transitional rules that decide who they hit.
Read guideSecond Job and Multiple Income Sources
Tax-free threshold choices, PAYG withholding, overtime and ABN income when police income is not your only income.
Read guideIs Private Health Insurance Worth It?
The Medicare Levy Surcharge thresholds, and when cover costs less than the surcharge you would otherwise pay.
Read guidePrivate Health Insurance and Your 2026 Tax Return
How the rebate, MLS income test, hospital cover and overtime can affect a police officer’s 2025–26 return.
Read guideNew Recruit Tax Guide
Your first police tax return: academy costs, part-year income and what to keep from day one.
Read guidePolice Family Tax
Partner income, family thresholds and returns for the rest of the household.
Read guideRetired Police Tax
Superannuation, pensions and investment income after you hand the badge back.
Read guideMulti-Year and Late Tax Returns
Behind by one year or ten. How we bring overdue returns up to date without the drama.
View serviceCan Police Officers Claim Boots on Tax?
When footwear is deductible, when it is not, and the difference compulsory-uniform status makes.
Read guideCan Police Officers Claim Phone and Internet?
Work-use percentages, how to evidence them and what a reasonable claim looks like.
Read guideCommon Tax Mistakes Police Officers Make
The errors we correct most often when officers bring us a return they lodged themselves.
Read guideTop myGov Tax Mistakes
Why the pre-filled myGov return misses police deductions, and what it costs officers who accept it as-is.
Read guideCan You Ask the ATO to Remit Interest?
How General Interest Charge works on an unpaid ATO debt, when remission may be considered, and why ignoring a debt costs more since 1 July 2025.
Read guideWill I Get Fined for Lodging My Tax Return Late?
When failure-to-lodge penalties may apply, how late lodgment differs from tax debt, and what to do if several years are overdue.
Read guideFree Police Tax Checklist
The deductions PDF our own clients work from. Download it and tick off as you go.
Open resourcePolice Tax Checklist 2026
The current-year checklist, updated for the 2026 financial year.
Open resourceFree Tax Health Check
A few quick questions to flag police-specific deductions you may be missing.
Open resourceExpress Tax Upload
Lodge without an appointment. Upload your details and we prepare the return for your review.
View serviceNSW Police Tax Specialists
Tax returns and deductions for New South Wales Police officers.
Explore pageVictoria Police Tax Specialists
Tax returns and deductions for Victoria Police members.
Explore pageQueensland Police Tax Specialists
Tax returns and deductions for Queensland Police Service officers.
Explore pageWA Police Tax Specialists
Tax returns and deductions for Western Australia Police Force officers.
Explore pageAFP Tax Specialists
Tax returns and deductions for Australian Federal Police members.
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