Any REAL ways that the ordinary small non-driver person can get cash back from tax??

Nosht

Don't be so negative. Its not so much a matter of tax rebate/avoidance/evasion but more a matter of earning more.
Be positive about this & look for opportunities, they are about all over. For example, a friend at work has stated that her mother cannot find anyone to cut her grass & she is one of many pensioners in the same area with the same problem. An enterprising person could cut their grass for £5 each & earn over £100 per day & in winter the same person could clear ice from their paths & earn similar & I don't think that the tax boys would investigate something as small as this.


Regards,


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border_collie

fengirl wrote: »

As an ex-taxgirl, to me this thread is an amusing summary of all the myths and legends passed round in bars from taxpayer to taxpayer, which then get translated into wacky claims to the tax office late on a Sunday night!

Come on spill
tell us which ones are way off mark?

dharm999

Angel89

As you work in the security industry and had to get a licence, you can get tax relief for the amount of the licence. Phone up your tax office and tell them that you want your tax code adjusted for the licence. Another thing to check is your T&Cs. A lot of companies in the security industry have travel & subsistence schemes which pay you tax free to reimburse you your food and travelling costs. Your eligibility for this comes down to having no permanent place of work, which can be complicated to prove, but if it is detailed in your T&Cs then your employers have already convinced HMRC of this. If your T&Cs aren't clear, ask your company's HR department about travel & subsistence.

The other thing to check is on cleaning of uniform. I assume you are provided with a uniform and this has your employer's logos/name on it? If so, you can aks HMRC for an amount for cleaning of uniform (£60/year I think, but someone more knowledgeable can confirm the exact amount).

HTH.

fengirl_2

Sorry, I posted a long and amusing thread yesterday about all the wacky claims I have seen in my time and then it disappeared! The best was the B&B lady who produced supermarket receipts from Sainsburys at 10am and then Iceland (a bus ride away) at 10.01am on the same day. She was picking up random receipts from wherever she could.
Teachers are the worst for claiming random things, notably the guy who wanted the cost of his toupee 'or the children will make fun of me'. They also used to send letters back with the spelling corrected. Univeristy profs and lecturers are the worst for not understanding the system and that it applies to them.
SIA training - this is not an allowable expene as it merely puts you in the position to be a security guard. Only training which keeps your knowledge up to date is allowable, eg a course which updated you on the law relating to security guards.
Working for 6 mths and then lying on a beach in Thailand - yes you can do this and claim a tax refund (assuming you are not working in Thailand).
Don't forget when you claim relief for anything, you are not getting the cost of that thing back, only tax relief at 20% or 40%, so its not such a huge deal.
I would never advise anyone to work without declaring it. HMRC takes info from all over the place, including jealus neighbours and from walking the streets themselves. There is no gaurantee that you wont get caught. And dont forget that baby tax inspectors have to learn the job somewhere and the 'small, minor' cases are ideal for this.