Australians who work from home could be eligible for thousands of dollars in tax deductions after an ABC presenter successfully challenged a ruling from the Tax Office that rent could not be claimed as an expense by such workers.

However, the finding from the Administrative Review Tribunal has spurred a Federal Court challenge from the ATO, which is seeking to overturn the decision.

Melbourne ABC radio presenter Ned Hall lodged a tax claim for $5878 in rental deductions to cover the occupancy of a second bedroom he used as a home office during Victoria’s lockdowns.

Court documents show that Hall’s main workplace for the entire year was the spare bedroom, which meant that in the 2021 income year, his apartment was both his home and his workplace, where he earned most of his assessable i

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