Can travel between work and counselling be tax deductible?

I plan to catch a tax directly from my workplace to the counseling which is the approved Employee Assistance Program counsellor as they rarely have vacancies outside of work hours. Then I will catch a taxi back to work to finish my day. Would those two taxi rides be considered tax deductible? The subject for the counseling is to do with issues at work and not personal problems.

I personally think it should be tax deductible for the following reason,

It is an approved Employee Assistance Program;

It directly relates to the income producing activities;

The outcome of the program will improve the work performance;

Also if your employer paid for the counselling, the work related counselling will be exempted from Fringe Tax Benefit.

Good luck!

As per the ATO website information,

You can claim the cost of travelling:

from your normal workplace to an alternative workplace â€" for example, a client’s premises â€" while still on duty and back to your normal workplace or directly home

If the counselling is part of your work or training, the travel expenses should be deductible.

No, the issues might be work related but that doesn't make the travel deductible.