The ATO is committed to narrowing that gap and will closely monitor the items you intend to claim.

Individual work-related expenses don’t tend to add up to much. It’s when you multiply it by a population of 24 million that it all adds up.

The following items are on the ATO’s watch list this year:

• Claims for work-related clothing

• Deductions for home office use

•  Overtime meals claim

• Union fees and subscriptions

• Mobile phone and internet costs

• Motor vehicle claims where taxpayers take advantage of the 68 cent per km flat rate for up to 5,000km

• $300 dollar or less deductions without receipts

Last year, other items such as unexplained wealth, cash-only businesses and unpaid superannuation were also matters of priority for the Tax Office.