Paye - Claiming Back Expenses

Hi. It's difficult to define what you can/cannot claim as an expense, but the general rule is that it should be wholly, exclusively and necessarily for your duties. Things like commuting, clothes for work etc aren't allowed, but if, for example, your work clothes had a logo on it you could claim for the cost and upkeep. You would really need to justify any purchases/expenses and why they were necessary for your work.

Your best bet would be to contact your tax office by telephone and run it through with them. They can tell you what you can make a claim for and then you would most likely need to put that in writing.

Unfortunately, not all work related costs are reimbursed by employers, but I do agree that the IT equipment - required due to health & safety - should be a cost borne by the employer rather than the employee. Don't know whether there is actually any legislation about this.