The Tax Office has changed the way you can claim car expenses for 2016 and future years. If you use your car for work you might get a larger tax deduction if you keep a logbook for 12 weeks. You can still claim 5,000 kilometres without a logbook but the top rate per kilometre has been reduced so the maximum claim is $3,300. From 1 July 2015, there are only two methods available for claiming car expense deductions: 1. Cents per kilometre method 2. Logbook method Cents per ki