Wash your uniform at home ?

valleyboy22

I wrote to tax orrice to claim back my clothes washing for upto 5years ago and had a letter back saying i was entitled to £293 back and would change my tax code to compensate for it.
I was advised that i cud request a one payment cheque which i again wrote to the and requested this, and for some reason i was now only entitled to £33 back?? Rang them up and they reakon this is right?? Please can i have any advice on this please because i feel im being ripped off?? :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

System

We recieved a letter today oh will get a cheque for £33 and he has to send his p60 when he gets it .

valleyboy22

surely thats not back dated then??

Suffolker

I'm abit miffed by the amount/letter my partner received from HMRC yesterday. One was saying his tax code has now changed to 820L so he now can earn 100 more tax free so that's good i get that but in a separate letter entitled 'Tax calculation 20011-12' reads " I am pleased to tell you that you are due a repayment of income tax for the year shown above. A cheque for £38.62 is attached"

Is this what he's received because of the laundry rebate letter he wrote? He has been working for that company (agricultural machinery) from 6.4.2010 and then before that with an animal feed mill from 5.9.05-4.2.10. If that amount is due to the laundry I don't get why no other years have been paid? Or is it possible they would arrive in separate letters? Many thanks in advance

Mikeyorks

shell_542 wrote: »

Thanks Mikey. Do you know, if he had got the cheque instead, would it have been for £48.40 or £242?

It would have been for £48.40. Which is the amount he will indirectly get back (plus the £12 for this year) by paying less tax in 12/13.

Mikeyorks

JGL wrote: »

My partner asked about this at work and was told that if he claimed he would be responsible for doing his own tax returns in future.
Is this correct? Thank you for your help. JGL

Totally incorrect.

Mikeyorks

GEMGIRL67 wrote: »

. Dont know why he has only had one cheque for £11

See post #1444 ?

Mikeyorks

valleyboy22 wrote: »

and had a letter back saying i was entitled to £293 back and would change my tax code to compensate for it.

It didn't say that? It said you were entitled to £293 extra allowance? Which means you don't pay tax on that £293 at 20%. That translates to £58.60 in cash terms. Can't explain how that then reduces to £33 however. But it was never going to be £293 in cash.

Mikeyorks

Suffolker wrote: »

Is this what he's received because of the laundry rebate letter he wrote?

What does it say in the calculation? As £38.62 is more than you can expect for a single year. A laundry allowance of £100 translates to £20 in cash terms - if he pays tax at 20%.

Read the calculation - it should explain what is included. 'Flat rate allowance' is the usual term.

Mikeyorks

loonysuz wrote: »

...will I get a refund for the previous years, it does not state in the letter?

You should get a computation + a separate cheque if you claimed earlier years. Bear in mind £60 extra in allowances per year usually translates to £12 in cash (£60 x tax rate of 20% = £12)