Wash your uniform at home ?

Janeryan

Good tip-will try this & let you know how I go as DH has had to waer uniformfor last 2 jobs(plus has to have boots as well)

badgers11

carl310166 wrote:

Quite a few of my workmates in Royal Mail have written off to the Tax Office.

They have started to receive replies stating that their tax codes have already been adjusted to take the cleaning into account,but we can claim tax relief on contributions to our death grants via union subscriptions.

If any Royal Mail worker would like a copy of this standard letter,PM me.

...same adjustment has been written into Police officers' codes, so it looks like it's probably common in the 'public'/services sector.

Andy_ArT_Trigg

A couple of people have asked whether this would still apply to them if their companies DO have laundry facilities, but not for them personally. Going purely on common sense and logic (which is sometimes a fatal flaw in a plan) ;-) I would say yes. The tax relief is there if you are obliged to wash a uniform, but your company does not provide you with the means to do it and therefore you have to wash it at home - at your own expense.

allycat999

My husband is a firefighter at an RAF base, there is a cleaning facility available on the camp but his next to skin items are not cleaned at this just the fire kit. He gets an allowance of £60 per year added after letter to tax office but also had to get letter by section commandor to confirm this. Its more complicated to apply but if you work on a base you can get an extra allowance added - the £60 is the agreed rate for firefighters.
I work as a mobile carer and get £70 per year added, I just had to send a letter off.

tankgirl1

hi- i havent read this thread all the way through (sorry!!)

just a quick question though...

i am currently on income support, but have worked 5 out of the last 6 years in places where i had to wear, and launder a uniform with the company logo on.

can i claim anything back??

many thanks

TG

tankgirl1

bumpity bump

Warriorsith

You need to ring your tax office, they'll ask you questions then inform you wether or not your tax code allowed for that. My OH tax code is alright and has it already included I have to ring them tomorrow as mine code is differant from her's.

Just hae details ready like, national insurance number, tax code address etc.
Hope you can get some money back!!!

Lotta_Littlies

musey wrote:

I contacted IR some time ago regarding washing of uniform and had a lovely chat with a very helpful lady. She informed me that Mr Musey was entitled to an exta £115 tax allowance as he is a joiner and has to maintain his tools at home.

Ooh thanks for that. That's certainly worth bearing in mind as Mr Littlies is a joiner also. Think I'll have to speak with him about that.

Lotta

tankgirl1

Warriorsith wrote:

You need to ring your tax office, they'll ask you questions then inform you wether or not your tax code allowed for that. My OH tax code is alright and has it already included I have to ring them tomorrow as mine code is differant from her's.

Just hae details ready like, national insurance number, tax code address etc.
Hope you can get some money back!!!

oh dear - i probably sound really stupid... but erm.. how do i find out where my tax office is? and what my tax code is?

i left my last job on bad terms so i cant ask them, and my last p45 is currently in places unknown

Warriorsith

Check your old payslips your tax code should be on there, if you have any P60's that should give you details too, you should have these if you've worked 5 years out of the last 6 as you get them a month after the prevoius tax year. Failing that just contact your council they may direct you to the nearest Tax office who should ask you for your national insurance number and address am sure they can take it from there.