Fully Maintained Novated Lease – Fuel Receipts – What Can I Claim?
If you have a fully maintained novated lease, you can claim reimbursement for eligible fuel and vehicle charging expenses incurred while your lease is active. The expense must relate to your leased vehicle, be supported by a valid receipt (tax invoice and proof of payment), and fall within the lease term (including the lease start and end dates).
What you can claim
- Fuel purchased and used in your leased vehicle.
- Eligible fuel-related consumables, including fuel additives.
- Electricity costs for charging an electric vehicle (EV), where the charging expense is itemised and relates to the leased vehicle.
- Credit card surcharges, where they are separately itemised on an otherwise eligible fuel or charging receipt.
What you can't claim
- Fuel purchased for a vehicle other than your leased vehicle.
- Fuel incurred outside the active lease period
- Expenses that are not sufficiently itemised to identify the eligible fuel, EV charging, AdBlue, or fuel additive component.
- Parking fees, road tolls, traffic infringements, fines, penalties, or other non-fuel vehicle expenses submitted as fuel claims.
- Personal items purchased on the same receipt that are not eligible running costs for the leased vehicle.
- Fuel purchased in a Jerry Can.
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Scenario-Based Examples
Can I claim fuel purchased on the first day of my lease?
Sarah fills up her leased vehicle on the lease commencement date and keeps the tax invoice. Because the fuel was purchased for the leased vehicle during the active lease period, Sarah can claim this fuel expense.*
Can I claim fuel purchased after my lease has ended?
Michael purchases fuel a week after his novated lease has ended. As the expense was incurred outside the active lease period, Michael cannot claim this fuel expense.*
Can I claim an EV charging expense from a public charging station?
Priya charges her leased electric vehicle at a public charging station and receives an itemised tax invoice showing the charging cost. As she has used the Tax Invoice Method exclusively for all her EV charging claims this FBT year and the expense relates to charging her leased vehicle, Priya can claim this EV charging expense.*
Can I claim snacks and drinks purchased on the same receipt as fuel?
Daniel purchases fuel and convenience store items in a single transaction. Only the eligible fuel component can be claimed. Personal purchases are not claimable.*
Can I claim AdBlue for my leased diesel vehicle?
Emma purchases AdBlue for use in her leased diesel vehicle and keeps an itemised tax invoice. AdBlue may be claimed under other running costs where it directly relates to the leased vehicle and the applicable documentation requirements are met.*