Can you claim TAX back on Home to Duty ?

willow16v

I was wondering if any one could help me as i commute daily to work and its a total 170 mile round trip, although i only get the first 50 mile each way.

I heard a rumour that i can or could claim the tax back on fuel ?
Has anyone out there done this or is it possible and if so how ?

Many thanks

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Alias_Omega

Hi,

Im unsure, HTD has been around for years. I guess this is one of them things, the same as the uniform tax allowance that is only paid to officers.

melipona

You can claim back tax on the difference that the MOD pay in mileage allowance and what the HMR&C mileage rate is, so if MOD pays 35p per mile and the HMR&C is 40p then you can put in a claim for the difference. You do need to provide proof but you can use a printout of your travel claims as evidence.

However there are some exclusions including H to D and leave travel. There is an explanation here.

So for almost every duty journey that you do in your own car you can claim the difference. Its about time this was promulgated to all personnel it doesn't come out of any unit budget its what you are owed by the tax man.

willow16v

Many thanks
cheers

wilfie

It is true you can claim the tax back on the difference on what MOD pay per mile and what the thieves at the tax office allow. It is approx 3p per mile. The good news is that you can claim back for the previous 6 years

willow16v wrote: »

I was wondering if any one could help me as i commute daily to work and its a total 170 mile round trip, although i only get the first 50 mile each way.

I heard a rumour that i can or could claim the tax back on fuel ?
Has anyone out there done this or is it possible and if so how ?

Many thanks

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wilfie

Sorry should have said it calculates at approx 3p per mile that you can claim. so on 50miles it is £1.50. I have claimed once for the 6 previous years and will do so again next year for the 5 past years.

wilfie wrote: »

It is true you can claim the tax back on the difference on what MOD pay per mile and what the thieves at the tax office allow. It is approx 3p per mile. The good news is that you can claim back for the previous 6 years

Alias_Omega

Thats good news, and i cover 81 mile each day..

Unsure what the mileage rate i receive for this, though in the pay slip it says just under £300, with a contribution of over £80 for me.

Which forms would you need to submit to claim this.

VivS_2

Guys please don't get excited - many of you are reading what you want to hear and that is the - you can reclaim bit! Melipona got it correct first time in his exclusions line and the link to the IR web repeated here:
"However there are some exclusions including H to D and leave travel. There is an explanation here."

In short all those claiming home-to-duty irrespective of mileage cannot claim tax relief since tax relief is not valid on daily commutes.

The good news is all those times you have to take your own car to duty mtgs/ trips etc when MT either say they have no vehicles or you opt to tkae your own motor - they all count. The military used to have a nifty ability to print off all your mileage claims on a SPA form 5657 which allowed you to highlight the valid journeys for your calculations - now sadly with JPA that appears to be no longer available and it becomes more ardous to keep the necessary records.

The Tax form you need was when I last did this without a full tax return - a P87 Expenses Claim - there is a different form for each tax year but if you ring the helpline on 0845 300 3949 they will advise you and send you the forms relevant to you. There are also some leaflets that explain the 'business travel' tax regs - again it may be a dated code but IR124 was the 'using your own vehicle for work' one which I thought most relevant.

Hope this all helps.:A

JC1098

You can only claim back the tax on the difference between the rate paid and and the 40p Govt level. You cannot claim the tax back on leave or HTD journeys. The other gotcha is for duty journeys other than HTD you must be insured for occasional business use, SDP and commuting to your normal place of work is not sufficient. This is not a snag if your insurance company will do this without charging you extra, mine won't. If you claim for a duty journey and it is subsequently audited and you cannot prove you were insured for business use they will take the money back off you! Therefore if I cannot get an MT vehicle or cannot use public transport, I cannot go, I will not use my private vehicle for duty journeys.

Guido_2

Dear All,

I'd once again be grateful of any advice on the following.

I am in receipt of Get You Home (GYH) each month as I work some considerable distance from my family home.
I am led to believe I can claim back some Tax as a result of being paid GYH.

I must admit I don't truly understand this nor the way to claim it back either.

Are there any references in any documents I could read that would shed any light on this subject?

Most people I have spoken to have heard about it, but no one can tell me exactly how it works or, more importantly, how to claim it.


Can anyone on this forum please help?


Many thanks.

Alias_Omega

Hi Guido, ive merged your thread for a better responce.

Welcome to the forum.

Regards,

AliasOmega


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