A different "Using my personal car for work" question

Armengar

I plan on filling in a form 87 to claim back tax, however I am a little stumped on the part where I declare my entitlement received.

I use my own personal car to travel to a fixed depot each morning, from then I go to different clients houses. I get paid a fixed rate per day plus an amount per job. Each increment of 10 miles driving between customers means that the "amount extra" goes up by one pound.

i.e.

if I had two jobs in one day:

"basic" + (13 miles to first job = "amount" + £1) + (26 miles to second job = "amount" + £2)

so I do not get a "per mile" allowance but since my "per customer" payment increases in blocks of 10 miles I cannot say that I get no mileage allowance.

How would I sort this one out?

reddevilled

Armengar wrote:

I plan on filling in a form 87 to claim back tax, however I am a little stumped on the part where I declare my entitlement received.

I use my own personal car to travel to a fixed depot each morning, from then I go to different clients houses. I get paid a fixed rate per day plus an amount per job. Each increment of 10 miles driving between customers means that the "amount extra" goes up by one pound.

i.e.

if I had two jobs in one day:

"basic" + (13 miles to first job = "amount" + £1) + (26 miles to second job = "amount" + £2)

so I do not get a "per mile" allowance but since my "per customer" payment increases in blocks of 10 miles I cannot say that I get no mileage allowance.

How would I sort this one out?

You will need to take the amount reimbursed to you divided by the total number of "business miles" (obviously excluding home to work). This will then give you a rate per mile on average.

cosyc

You might not need P87, I just wrote a letter asking for tax reflief on mileage, amount you received same as red devilled suggested, then work out tax free motoring at miles ravelled times 40p a mile less first sum and ask for tax releif on that amount.

Don't include miles from your home to depot!

jennifernil

You can just put it on your tax return. Claim 40p per business mile less the total amount your employer pays you.