Wash your uniform at home ?

BigOrk

I did this a couple of months ago.

It doesn't have to be a uniform with a specified company logo etc on it. You can claim for clothes that you specifically just wear for work, logo or no logo. I did this for a previous job where I wore a pair of jeans and an old top but I didn't wear it elsewhere due to health and safety reasons etc. For my current job, I have an easily recognisable uniform.

I got £220 odd back, all for sending a letter. Well worth doing. Would highly recommend.

steve-L

gavhen wrote: »

just to mention that to claim this you have to write that your employer doesnt have any laundry facilities, that the uniform had a company logo or otherwise which proves that it couldnt have been worn outside of work, as well as all the companies names and addresses plus periods that you worked at each

still worth it though especially if you've got 6 years to claim

So if I wear a suit to work can I claim dry cleaning....?

Some posts seem to indicate yes, others no.....
I'm not claiming for the cost of suits... but I dry clean every week purely for work.... if I wear a suit for any other occasion (like a wedding or funeral) I dry clean that separate (i.e. it doesn't affect the fact I dry clean my work suits weekly)

John_Pierpoint

If you wear a suit displaying the firm's logos (normally called a uniform) the answer is yes - but you are likely to find that there is a fixed rate for the likes of doormen and it won't be "once a week".

Putting the wig in the wig oven might comply but the rest of the kit doesn't.



The claim time limit is now 4 years:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/paye-taxpayers.htm

steve-L

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

If you wear a suit displaying the firm's logos (normally called a uniform) the answer is yes - but you are likely to find that there is a fixed rate for the likes of doormen and it won't be "once a week".

Putting the wig in the wig oven might comply but the rest of the kit doesn't.



The claim time limit is now 4 years:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/paye-taxpayers.htm

I understood (from a while back) that the precedent was that we wear clothes for reasons of modesty as well as a requirement for work.

I just wanted to see if anything had changed.....
I would be quite willing to have a company logo ironed on to my suits if I could claim back cleaning.....

ioscorpio

I have to wear a dark suit and white shirt for work and a name badge, I claimed but received a letter back from HMRC yesterday, which rejected my claim.

"No relief is given for the cost of ordinary clothing worn at work - even if clothing of a particular type, such as a suit, may be necessary to carry out a particular job. These clothes must bear a conspicuous permanent company logo".

It was worth a try, it was an Assistant Officer who signed the letter.

I sent my letter to the Gloucester address on my PAYE coding notice.

00ec25

ioscorpio wrote: »

"No relief is given for the cost of ordinary clothing worn at work - even if clothing of a particular type, such as a suit, may be necessary to carry out a particular job. These clothes must bear a conspicuous permanent company logo".

quite right, exactly as per HMRC's clearly stated policy - name badges are not enough to make it a uniform and ordinary clothes are worn for the sake of decency, not because they are necessary for your work, unlike a uniform, which is necessary

jonny6969

i have a paid job, but i am also a special constable for my local force, and for both i need to wash my own uniform

my tax code is 810L. according to my paid employer, this tax code already takes into account washing my uniform (not the police one though). if i wrote a letter to the tax man asking for my tax code to change, is there a chance they could lower i, so i end up paying more tax?

00ec25

jonny6969 wrote: »

i have a paid job, but i am also a special constable for my local force, and for both i need to wash my own uniform

jonny6969 wrote: »

my tax code is 810L. [STRIKE]according to [/STRIKE]my paid employer has no idea what he is talking about , this tax code is the standard tax code for 12/13 given to everyone [STRIKE]already[/STRIKE] and does not takes into account washing my uniform (I know I can't claim for [STRIKE]not [/STRIKE]the police one though). if i wrote a letter to the tax man asking for my tax code to change, is there a chance they could lower i, so i end up paying more tax?

see corrections above
you are not getting any allowance for the paid job
you are not entitled to an allowance for the special’s uniform
if you want to pay more tax (why?) then this is not the way to go about it

jonny6969

just wondered with the specials uniform, as i can claim for expenses (which is taxable though)
i don't want to pay more tax :rotfl: just don't want to write to them and then they lower the code (for some reason)

Tiffster

I called HMRC and did this today.

Im a mechainc, have to wear a logo'd uniform everyday and have to clean it myself.

I got a cheque for £24 for last year and a new tax code to have £24 taken off from now on.

Seems a bit small compaired to everyone else