Claiming a reduction for work-related self-education expense
Scenario:
I am a computer science student who works at the university laboratory installing computers. The course and the job are generally related, and what I learn might help me in my job. Am I able to claim a reduction for work-related self-education expenses?
Explanation:
No. The high-level professional skills you acquire are well beyond the skills required for your current job and employment. Consequently, there is no sufficient connection between your job and your course。
Your current employment and the course you undertake must have sufficient connection for your self-education expenses to qualify as a work-related tax deduction. If a study course is too general in terms of your current income-earning activities, the necessary connection between the self-education expense and your income-earning activity does not exist.