Aus Tax: Volunteer charter pilots - Offsetting CPL expenses
All
If you are a volunteer charter pilot at a flight school, working weekends and odd days, not employed formally but doing charter for them for nothing, can you offset CPL related expenses against your main (non aviation) income, come tax time in June? (Australia).
For example - CPL licence issue, class 1 medical costs and issue, dangerous goods course, bi-annual flight review exam costs etc.
Naturally you need all these things to maintain your status as a commercial pilot to do charter - even if you are only volunteering at this stage and not formally employed.
Many thanks.