Tax Deductions for Personal Trainers: A 1099 Guide
One session is on the gym floor at 6am, the next is at a client’s house across town at lunch, and the certification you need to renew this year isn’t going to pay for itself. Independent personal trainers and coaches – whether working out of a gym as a 1099 contractor or building a mobile client roster – carry a specific mix of recurring and one-off expenses that flow straight through Schedule C.
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Personal training is a physically demanding profession – but it’s also an expensive one. Between gym rent, equipment, certifications, insurance, and travel between clients, the costs stack up fast. The good news is that most of those costs are legitimate tax deductions for personal trainers in Australia, and claiming them properly can put thousands of dollars back in your pocket each year. This guide breaks down every major deduction category so you know exactly what to claim.
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2026 Budget for Service Sole Traders (PT, Cleaners)
If you run a personal training, cleaning, hairdressing, beauty, gardening, dog-walking, or similar service business as a sole trader, here’s what the 12 May 2026 Federal Budget actually changes for your bottom line. There is plenty of noise in the budget coverage aimed at large corporates and wage earners — this article cuts through to the six measures that directly affect service-based sole traders, with concrete examples for each trade.
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