Wash your uniform at home ?

koolmummy

Sending our letter today.:D

My hubby is an aircraft engineer for an airline,(BA) worked there since 1990.

Will we get the allowance backdated until then or will it just be six years?

Does anyone know?

Thanks.

amf

The max is 6 years I'm afraid:(

spaul66

Right was looking for a bit of help please sent my letter off in december for this and this week in my payslip my paye tax was -9.33 and my tax code has changed to 545L was just wondering if any one could tell me if this sounds about right

gabyjane

Hi was just talking to df about this as he is a chef and his work jacket has the business name on it, take it we can claim for this..do they ask you how much etc or do you have to put the £45 that the op said?

Also he is a police special and has to wash his own stuff, obviously the jacket has the name on but the trousers and shirts don't but have the eppilettes on (removable) is this possible?

Also how do they know you are being truthfull and your clothes do actually have the logo etc on? just wondered as surely anyone could do it?
Thankyou

beautifulgorgeous_2

Also how do they know you are being truthfull and your clothes do actually have the logo etc on? just wondered as surely anyone could do it?
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All for a tenner per year!:rotfl:

spaul66

They wrote to my employer and asked if they had washing facilites and if i was issued with company clothing

vickivc_2

I'M a self employed chiropodist how can I claim for laundry of my uniforms please.

Greyhound6

jimmo wrote: »

Clackerooney,
Don't give up just yet. My big worry is that if you work for a firm that has an HR department they should be big enough to handle this. If the logo is embroidered onto the clothing in a prominent way that really should be enough.
Its really a question of degree. What the taxman has to ask himself is whether, if he saw you walking through your town centre in your corporate dress, he would recognise you as an employee of the organisation.
If you were a policeman wearing your uniform then virtually everybody would recognise you as such. Most people would be able to identify whether you were a constable or a sergeant but if you were a higher ranking officer like an Inspector or superintendent then some may struggle to recognise your rank but they would recognise you as a police officer.
If you worked for ASDA and wore a fleece in corporate colours with “ASDA ACES” written across the back in 3 inch high letters then it is a reasonable assumption that you are an ASDA employee. That really is enough.
If you wear an orange polo shirt which has a corporate logo measuring no more than ½ an inch on your collar then I think not that many people would recognise you as an employee of a particular organisation. Therefore, no tax relief for cleaning the corporate clothing.
Now, I am afraid that the real crunch here is that the tax office has written to your employer and they are intending to reply saying that it is no more than ordinary clothing. If they do that and have not reported the taxable benefits of providing ordinary clothing for their employees then its not going to be too long before they get a PAYE audit.
In effect they are pleading guilty to failing to declare your benefits.
On the other hand, I believe that most manufacturers who provide corporate clothing are already familiar with the rules and make sure that their garments are “tax compliant”.
The fact that HR phoned you suggests that the tax office has actually identified you as a claimant to your employer. That is something I would never have done as a taxman and I think it is probably a breach of the confidentiality rules.
Talk to your employer now.

and that is indeed a sore point where I work...The Prison Service insist that officers remove their epilepts when going out for lunch. therefore they cannot be identified as being a member of the prison service, thus no tax relief. Reliance who are contracted by the prison service to take prisoners to and from court as well as transfer them to other prisons are identifiable by their embroidered shirts, ties, jumpers, trousers and jackets, thus they can claim tax relief and yet they technically do the same job!

Greyhound6

on another tact slightly, I am an Adult Non Commissioned Officer within the Air Training Corps and therefore have to launder my own uniform. I get paid to do the job (about 28 days worth a year at the standard RAF rate) so would I be eligible?

Tigsteroonie

Wrote long message asking for advice - but decided to go for it anyway! Letter to HMRC written and in post.