Wash your uniform at home ?

Iluvebay

Just got my ratebate tax letter changing my code saving me £55 a year!

divadee

Its weird this, cos mr divadee got a letter stating that he was already getting this tax benefit, but then the other he got a letter saying that his tax code has now been changed to reflect his new circumstances of getting the clothing allowance.

I am gonna get him to call them up next week and query it cos if he was already getting this allowance why would they have to change his tax code???

nmbash

Thanks for the info. I wrote the letter on behalf of my husband. It seems he used to get the rebate in his tax code until he left that company in 2001. Since then he did not get it even though he rejoined the same company two years ago. So his tax code has been changed for this year onwards and he got an allowance added for the missed years, from 2001.
So I am pleased with the result. My sister-in-law is going to try now.

em2_2

As a newbie money saver and self employed, I also look to car usage for tax deductions. As I work from home and have laptop so will travel, my personal mileage usage is very limited. I record every business related journey for work-related activites and have discovered that the majority of mileage is work related. I am seeking to claim for the costs of running the car - fuel, tax and personal/business insurance, AA breakdown at a suitable percentage relating to tax year mileage -is this correct.

I also get tax deductions for extra washing, dry cleaning and purchasing safety gear. Suits as a SE person are not eligible even though I am not an out of work suit person. The IR seem to have a view that everyone has a suit!!

musey

Slightly off topic but may be of use to some.

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.

She also advised me to keep a record of any tool purchases made throughout the year and to write in at the end of the tax year as he should be entitled to relief on those also. We discussed previous years tool purchase and she suggested writing in with details (from memory if no receipts) to see if he could claim a rebate.

*fingers crossed*

musey

em2 wrote:

As a newbie money saver and self employed, I also look to car usage for tax deductions. As I work from home and have laptop so will travel, my personal mileage usage is very limited. I record every business related journey for work-related activites and have discovered that the majority of mileage is work related. I am seeking to claim for the costs of running the car - fuel, tax and personal/business insurance, AA breakdown at a suitable percentage relating to tax year mileage -is this correct.

I also get tax deductions for extra washing, dry cleaning and purchasing safety gear. Suits as a SE person are not eligible even though I am not an out of work suit person. The IR seem to have a view that everyone has a suit!!

According to my discussion with helpful tax lady, IR allow you 40p per business mile up to 10,000 miles and then 25p (I think) per mile thereafter, if your employers pays you mileage of say 20p per mile you should be claiming the difference. This is to cover petrol and wear & tear.

Pal

To clarify, the IR allow you to reclaim the TAX on the extra 20p a mile (in your example), you cannot reclaim the 20p itself.

musey

Pal wrote:

To clarify, the IR allow you to reclaim the TAX on the extra 20p a mile (in your example), you cannot reclaim the 20p itself.

Good point & well put *s*

NeilW

If you are self-employed then you can only use the 40p per mile system if your turnover is less than the VAT registration level (about £60K). Any more than that and you *must* claim the actual cost of travel via receipts.

nmbash

deanos wrote:

Wash your uniform at home ?

Then write to your tax office and tell them, i only got £45 extra tax allowance but it is backdated 6 years and its better than nothing

It only costs the price of a stamp so worth a try

I wrote the letter for my husband and finally got a response.
Seemed he had been receiving the allowance until he left the company 3 years ago. But since rejoining the company it was not in his allowance, so they changed the code to reflect that. They also adjusted the code for the 3 years when he worked elsewhere since he had to wash his uniform there as well.
So worth doing. Thankyou for the info.