Wash your uniform at home ?

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  • fengirl_2
    fengirl_2 Posts: 4,530 Forumite
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    You look on the HMRC website for the list of fixed rate deductions - find your job under this list. The write to your tax office asking for the deductions for each year you were responsible for the laundry. Tell the tax office you want a payable order for each year's overpayment, NOT a deduction in your current code.
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    I work for an agency and I have to wear a uniform as a requirement of the job, the employer does not provide the uniform or any laundry facilities, but I would not be allowed to work without the uniform (which I had to buy myself and does not carry a company logo).

    Would I still be entitled to claim?
  • Chuzzle
    Chuzzle Posts: 625 Forumite
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    My employer provides polo shirt, fleece bodywarmer, fleece jacket all with company logo on and un-logo'd trousers. We are expected to wash these ourselves. Can I claim anything back for this? Same with my husband he has t-shirts and overalls with company name and slogan on them. I work in the office of a plastic moulding company and my husband is a welder.
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  • elantan
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    wonder if anyone help me ...hubby has tried to claim for getting his clothes washed from the tax man but his work havnt signed up to or agreed to something (not sure which) so he has been informed that he cant claim for this ...is there anything he can do?
  • fengirl_2
    fengirl_2 Posts: 4,530 Forumite
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    Domino9, yes, RuthieB, yes.
    Elantan, I am not sure what you mean. One can only claim the cost of cleaning a uniform or specialist workwear which one wouldnt wear outside work. The employer may have been asked to confirm that certain clothing was a requirement and declined to do so. Is this the case? What does your husband do?
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  • elantan
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    he works in the gas industry digging roads etc so has to wear protective clothing ...his work gave out cleaning vouchers for the clothes to be cleaned in a dry cleaners ...the dry cleaners refuse to clean then though as they are filthy....he gets covered in dirt alot mud etc so we have went through various washing machines etc through the time he has worked there .... but apprently he isnt entitled to it for what ever reason
  • irishgirl62
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    does it apply to part time workers? I work 20 hours a week and my uniform has to be washed after every shift
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  • fengirl_2
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    Elantan, I reckon he comes under 'trades ancilliary to engineering - labourers' which is £80. He just needs to write to the tax office saying what his job is and claiming the fixed rate allowance. The allowance is also to cover things like work boots. If HMRC mention the cleaning vouchers, he just needs to tell them what you have told us.
    Irishgirl - it doesnt matter how many hours you work, you still incur that expense.
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  • Dave_liverpool
    Dave_liverpool Posts: 586 Forumite
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    fengirl wrote: »
    Domino9, yes, RuthieB, yes.
    Elantan, I am not sure what you mean. One can only claim the cost of cleaning a uniform or specialist workwear which one wouldnt wear outside work. The employer may have been asked to confirm that certain clothing was a requirement and declined to do so. Is this the case? What does your husband do?
    I wear a tee shirt to work everyday, it has the company logo on it, I asked about this to the tax man who then sent a letter asking what was special about my job that I needed specialist work wear. I can't respond as I am a lorry driver, I am supplied with 2 tee shirts to wear but am allowed to wear any dark top if 1 isn't clean.
  • fengirl_2
    fengirl_2 Posts: 4,530 Forumite
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    Dave, you just tell the tax office that you are required to wear logo'd workwear - thats the speciality of it - you wouldnt wear it down the disco, would you?
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