Hi Alan,

Something I wasn't clear of, is it possible to claim any of the following given my partner moved to Australia on a sponsored work visa ?

cost of Visa application fee;
cost of TRA fees (including application, trade exams, ongoing tests);
cost of obtaining licences required for his job (electrical, first aid etc);
cost of translations & other demands as part of any paperwork submissions to government;
cost of medical insurance (as not covered by Medicare, which we submitted the exemption forms btw)

Any other costs that were incurred in order to start the job ?

I'm assuming the relocation itself isn't claimable ?

Just would be nice to have consideration of all those, very expensive costs that were required by the government to obtain his "working permit".

Improbable that these can be validly claimed as personal tax deductions in my view, but others may disagree.

Better to have these costs salary packaged (ie paid for by the sponsoring employer) with the gross salary adjusted downwards.

Please let me know if you would like an intro to an accountant who can discuss these specific deductions with you.

Best regards.