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Motor Vehicle Logbook Tool

Record your vehicle details, business trips, running costs and logbook business-use percentage to estimate your motor vehicle deduction so Regans Accountants can review your claim.

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Estimated car deduction
$0
Logbook method · business use 0%
Client details
Vehicle details
Method

Claim your business-use % of all running costs plus depreciation. Needs a valid 12-week logbook.

12-week logbook tracker
For a valid logbook percentage, the logbook must include all car travel during the 12-week period, including private travel.
Total 0 km · business 0 kmBusiness use 0%

Your logbook must cover a continuous 12 weeks and is valid for up to 5 years (unless your usage changes).

Logbook progress
First date
Latest date
Days covered
Total km
0
Business km
0
Private km
0
Business-use %
0%

Add dated trips to track your 12-week period.

Running costs (whole year)
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$
Total running costs$0

Use whole-year costs, not just the 12-week logbook period.

Car & depreciation
$

Capped at the $69,674 car limit for depreciation.

If you are registered for GST and claimed GST credits, use the GST-exclusive cost.

ATO default for cars is 8 years.

Decline in value this year (25% diminishing)$0
Your deduction
Total running costs$0
Depreciation estimate$0
Total car expenses$0
Business-use percentage0%
Estimated deduction$0

Only used to compare against the cents-per-km method.

Summary preview

A summary of your figures. Download it as a PDF or Excel file (or print it), then bring it to Regans when you lodge your tax return.

Your figures stay on this device. Use Save Progress to keep working later, and download the PDF or Excel file to bring to Regans — nothing is sent automatically.

This tool provides an estimate only. Motor vehicle claims depend on ownership, substantiation, reimbursements, logbook records, business use, prior-year depreciation and ATO rules. Regans Accountants will review the claim before lodgement.