Use this page when you want a practical calculator for Australian WFH hours and clearer tax-time records. It is built to reflect the real exclusions people often miss.
Australian tax-time record keeping
Calculate WFH hours with ATO-style record keeping in mind
Enter your date range, then remove office days, leave, public holidays, and employment gaps so your total is closer to the hours you actually worked from home.
Excludes weekends automatically
Handles public holidays
Accounts for job changes and gap periods
Keeps your calculator state in local storage on this device
WFH hours calculator
Track work-from-home hours across date ranges, public holidays, office days, leave, and job changes.
Public holidays
Estimated WFH hours1922.8 hours
This estimate assumes you worked from home on all selected days for the specified hours. Adjust your schedule and exclusions to reflect your actual records.
New South Wales public holidays in range (9)
Recognised dates in the selected state and period; only scheduled days are excluded.
2025-10-06 — Labour Day
2025-12-25 — Christmas Day
2025-12-26 — Boxing Day
2026-01-01 — New Year's Day
2026-01-26 — Australia Day
2026-04-03 — Good Friday
2026-04-06 — Easter Monday
2026-04-25 — Anzac Day
2026-06-08 — King's Birthday
Employment periods & excluded ranges (0)
Leave, office days, job gaps and individual dates.
Employment periods
Add the periods you were actually employed. Gaps between jobs are automatically excluded from your WFH total.
No employment periods. Full selected range is in scope.
Additional excluded ranges
Exclude leave, illness, shutdowns, or other non-working periods that should not be counted toward WFH hours.
Estimate a working-from-home deduction using the fixed-rate method for a selected financial year rule.
Selected range FY context: 2025-26. This panel is an estimate only and you can override the rate if the applicable rule differs.
WFH hours used1922.8
Rate applied70c
Estimated deduction$1,345.96
Who this page is for
This page is for Australian employees and contractors who need a straightforward way to total WFH hours. It is especially useful if your year included office attendance, leave periods, shutdowns, or changes between jobs.
What the calculator excludes
Weekends, so you do not need to strip them out manually.
Public holidays when you turn the holiday exclusion on.
Leave ranges and one-off excluded dates such as sick leave.
Employment gaps between jobs or outside your active employment periods.
Office days attached to individual job periods.
How to use it well
Start with the full date range you want to review. Then add your employment periods first, set any regular office day, and finally enter leave or other exclusions. If you want the step-by-step manual method, read how to calculate WFH hours in Australia.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this ATO WFH hours calculator for?
It is for Australian workers who need a practical way to total work-from-home hours for record keeping before speaking with a tax adviser or checking ATO guidance.
Does the tool handle leave and public holidays?
Yes. You can remove public holidays, add leave ranges, and add single excluded dates such as sick leave or shutdown days.
Can I use it if I changed jobs mid-year?
Yes. Employment periods let you include only the dates you were actually employed and automatically remove gap periods.