Wash your uniform at home ?

pepsibeth73

Hi can some tell me if you have to keep re-applying for the tax allowance ? l have claim before, but i am still in the same job.
thanks

Prof_FrinkProf

I'm just in the process of doing this. I've been with my current employer since January 2006 and before that I wasn't a tax payer.

Due to the allowance changing from £45 to £60, how would I complete the line?:

I therefore wish to claim an expenses allowance of £xx for each year since the above date.

Thanks

TM1976

Prof_FrinkProf wrote: »

I'm just in the process of doing this. I've been with my current employer since January 2006 and before that I wasn't a tax payer.

Due to the allowance changing from £45 to £60, how would I complete the line?:



Thanks

The furthest you can now go back is now 2008/09, 4 years. So all these old allowances are now out of date.

katie0312

Hi,
What about part of uniform washed at home. I'm not in title of using laundry service for shirts but trousers and jackets are send to dry cleaning paid by my employer.

Prof_FrinkProf

TM1976 wrote: »

The furthest you can now go back is now 2008/09, 4 years. So all these old allowances are now out of date.

I therefore wish to claim an expenses allowance of £xx for each year since the above date.

So what should my £xx figure be?

Thanks

craigy3

can i just check something here

I work for the railway and have done sice 2004 but i know i can only claim as far back as 2008

anyway how much do i claim for each year ? i clean all my own uniform which includes shirts, trousers, jackets, the lot and all of it has the company logo on it

thanks for any advice :beer:

00ec25

craigy3 wrote: »

can i just check something here

I work for the railway and have done sice 2004 but i know i can only claim as far back as 2008

anyway how much do i claim for each year ? i clean all my own uniform which includes shirts, trousers, jackets, the lot and all of it has the company logo on it

thanks for any advice :beer:

read #1544 above and the link therein
or read #1 which explains it in full, hencne the title of this thread
or read the guide on the main MSE site
or use google as these pages will be on page 1 results
in other words make a bit of effort to do some research yourself

vreemt

I've just typed up a letter with the following

Dear Inland Revenue

RE: Expenses Allowance

[FONT=Trebuchet MS, sans-serif]I have been employed at X as a Y from [start] until [end]. I was obliged to launder the uniform, which was supplied to me by the company. The facilities on the premises only included a tumble dryer and the uniform supplied consisted of a jacket with logo, shirts with logo, trousers, cravat with logo, waterproofs, scarf, gloves, hat, thermals and walking boots. I therefore wish to claim an expenses allowance for the period mentioned above.[/FONT]

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I included employer ref. at the top as well as my nino and other relevant details (employer's address etc).
The text I feel covers everything: job title, what facilities were available, what my uniform consisted of, the period I worked for the company.

the only 'mistake' I've just made is (by going on text of the very first few posts) is sending it to my local tax office.

from http://news.lanop.co.uk/?p=94 Using different tax office names and addresses doesn’t support this new flexibility and can lead to delays in post handling. This has replaced individual tax office names and addresses with three PO Box addresses.
and
The new addresses are based on the first 3 numbers of your PAYE reference:


HM Revenue & Customs
Pay As You Earn
PO Box 1970
Liverpool
L75 1WX

edit: I haven't included the amount although that's probably £60. Since I don't work for the same employer anymore and I have paid tax (code 647L for 2010 and 747L for 2011, I did already get some back as I'd overpaid) during that period, I'd possibly get a cheque. Although I'm not sure it'll be for the full amount of (20% of £60) £12 as I've worked for the company slightly less than 11 months. I'll try to remember to post back (:

johnmichaeldoyle

Can I claim money back for laundry if I'm getting a tax refund for that tax year?

00ec25

johnmichaeldoyle wrote: »

Can I claim money back for laundry if I'm getting a tax refund for that tax year?

you can't get the uniform tax credit if you didn't pay enough tax to cover the uniform tax refund, but since the uniform refund can be a little as £12 then provided you've still paid that (or more) in tax after your other refund, then yes you could claim