Introducing optional workday notes and presets

Important disclaimer

The information in this article is general in nature and should not be considered financial or taxation advice. Everyone’s circumstances are different, and tax laws can be complex. We strongly recommend consulting with a qualified accountant or registered tax agent who can provide advice tailored to your specific situation. WFH Logbook Australia is a record-keeping tool and does not provide tax or financial advice.

What is new

WFH Logbook Australia now supports optional workday notes and note presets.

Workday notes let you add short context to a day entry. Presets let you save common notes and reuse them quickly, so you do not have to type the same thing over and over.

That context can be about the kind of work you did that day, such as key activities, projects, or your role in the work.

Why we added it

Not every work-from-home day looks the same. Even when your hours are consistent, the work itself can vary a lot from day to day.

We also know that some accountants ask clients to keep additional detail to help substantiate work-from-home claims.

You can still log your hours as usual, but a short note can make it much easier to remember what work you did later. Presets make this practical when the same activities or project notes come up regularly.

Save time with note presets

If you often use the same note, you can save it as a preset and reuse it in seconds.

This keeps notes fast and consistent, especially for repeated entries like:

• Daily stand-up, sprint planning, and code review
• Project work on the same initiative over several days
• Release support or incident response duties
• Common role descriptions such as development, testing, or team lead tasks

When notes are useful

Workday notes are not required to log your WFH hours, and they are not a replacement for your hour records.

As a general rule, the ATO focuses on proper records of your actual hours worked from home and supporting evidence for your claim. Optional notes can still be useful because they may help add context to a record and support how a day is understood later.

Whether you should keep extra notes for your own circumstances is something to check with your accountant or registered tax agent.

If you do use notes, they can be especially helpful for recording what kind of work you performed, what project you were working on, or what role you were performing that day.

A few examples that work well

Short and factual notes are usually the most useful:

• Sprint planning, stand-up, and code reviews for Project Atlas
• Backend feature development for customer reporting module
• Production release support and incident triage for payments service
• QA testing and bug verification for mobile onboarding flow
• Team lead duties including 1:1s, planning, and unblocker support

Keep notes short and useful

Good workday notes are quick to add and easy to understand later.

• Keep them short
• Keep them factual
• Reuse presets for repeated situations
• Record enough detail to identify the work activity, project, or role when you look back later
• Avoid adding sensitive client or employer information unless you genuinely need it

Notes add context to your records

The core value of WFH Logbook Australia remains the same: consistent daily logging, timestamps, and clear records you can export when you need them.

Workday notes and presets build on that by making it easier to add context about the work you performed, especially when you want a clearer record of projects, activities, or role-based duties.

Start using it today

Update or download WFH Logbook Australia and try optional workday notes on your next entry.

If you have recurring activities or project notes, start by saving one or two presets so you can reuse them in a tap.