Yes — Fully Claimable
Can I Claim Mobile Phone as a Business Expense in Australia?
Yes — mobile phone costs used for work are deductible based on business use percentage. Provide a representative 4-week diary, then apply that % to the year's bills.
Typical claim: A$600–A$1,200/year
What Australian Taxation Office (ATO) says
ATO accepts a 4-week representative diary to establish work-use percentage. Apply to itemised bills or the contracted plan cost. Phone hardware is depreciated over the asset's effective life (3 years for phones).
When you can claim
- Apportioned monthly plan cost (work %)
- Apportioned itemised call charges
- Phone hardware depreciation (or instant asset write-off if under threshold)
- Cases, screen protectors used for the work phone
When you cannot claim
- Private call charges
- Family member's phone on a business plan
- Pre-existing phone costs that have not changed due to work use
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