Mileage Expense Claims

Stuball_2

I have read on the Inland Revenue that you no longer need a dispensation or P11D for mileage claims provided you are not paid more than the 40p per mile which is fine.

However on my current contract I live one side of the city and the site is on the other. The direct route is 12 miles a day shorter than the route I use but it takes 30 mins longer because of traffic. The route I take involves driving the wrong way initially in order to join the ring road. Will I be allowed to claim the additional 12 miles a day as an expense or will it be disallowed as it is my choice to take the longer route?

Llyllyll

Stuball wrote: »

I have read on the Inland Revenue that you no longer need a dispensation or P11D for mileage claims provided you are not paid more than the 40p per mile which is fine.

Please could you provide a link to the area on HMRC's website that states this.

Thanks

Stuball_2

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/eimanual/eim30058.htm

It's been in force since 2002 according to this notice

stan707

i don't believe the tax office will calculate your direct mileage - so anything reasonable will be accepted. personally i log all my daily mileage in excel with company name/location and the total distance travelled.total it up. 40p first 10k, 25p the rest, then deduct the amount already paid to me by my employer and claim for the remainder.I've not had problem so far and some of the daily figuares must seem very odd. ie same location 2 days running -one day 75, next day 122, but things change. ie road closed,weather conditions,previous experience etc.
just put in -they wont blink an eyelid.
what puzzles me with your case is that you cannot claim for travel from home to your normal place of work, but how this is defined is not clear to me. ie if you work in the same office all year this cannot be claimed -but where do they draw the line?
stan

garyhopef2s

If we get 43p per mile for the first 8000 miles then 12p per mile after that does it mean we can claim the extra 28p for the next 2000 miles? and 13p per mile after that?

lisyloo

I believe you can claim tax relief on the difference, but not the whole amount.

BoGoF

garyhopef2s wrote: »

If we get 43p per mile for the first 8000 miles then 12p per mile after that does it mean we can claim the extra 28p for the next 2000 miles? and 13p per mile after that?

Remember also you have had 3p too much for the first 8000 miles so this will reduce the amount that qualifies for tax relief.