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Can I claim any tax back for working from home

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  • BoGoF
    BoGoF Posts: 7,098 Forumite
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    Is the £3 paid tax free by the employer or claimed as an allowance by the employee?

    Either or. Obviously your best bet is to try and convince your employer to pay it, that way you get the full £3 per week. If you claim it as an expense then you only ger tax relief on the £3.

    To clarify a point HMRC's stance is that you will only get it for 48 weeks of the year to take account of annual leave etc (I believe the minimum entitlement is 4 weeks a year)
  • Sagz_2
    Sagz_2 Posts: 6,251 Forumite
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    Hmmmm

    Had a reply from HMR&C today saying that 'a refund does not arise because the benefits included in your tax code for each year had been understated'.

    Can someone translate for me please?

    I'd asked if a refund was due because I use a room at home as an office.


    Thanks for any help anyone can give
    x
    Some days you're the dog..... most days you're the tree! :D
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