How to Calculate Home Office Expenses and Deductions

shortcut method was put forward due to COVID-19. And you can claim 80 cents per hour of work done from home. This is specifically COVID-specific. If you use the shortcut method, this means you can't further claim anything else when it comes to deductions. mortgage expenses, water expenses, council rates are not claimable and rent as well. Of course, you need to keep a work diary to stipulate the number of hours worked from home.