Wash your uniform at home ?

TM1976

gerardsgirl87 wrote: »

Hi.
I work in a care home and although our uniform doesn't have a logo, we MUST wear black trousers, black shoes etc.
Would I be entitled to money back?

Almost definately yes. The uniform doesn't need a logo it just needs to be recognisably a uniform, like for a nurse, a fireman or airline cabin crew.

HMR&C's definition of a nurse is pretty lose and generally applies to most front line care staff, which would mean you can also get tax relief on shoes and tights. You might have to argue the toss with HMR&C though as their front line staff aren't always that hot on the rules in their own employment manual:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/eimanual/EIM67200.htm

John_Pierpoint

Yesterday I saw an Easyjet hostess, whose hair matched her uniform - I wonder if she can claim her hairdresser's charges?

kirstycobie

hiya,

just wondered what would happen if you are on a low income and pay hardley any tax at all. would you get a payment from them or would you just get say the amount of tax you do pay reduced to nothing?
thanks

TM1976

kirstycobie wrote: »

hiya,

just wondered what would happen if you are on a low income and pay hardley any tax at all. would you get a payment from them or would you just get say the amount of tax you do pay reduced to nothing?
thanks

You can only get paid back as much tax as you've paid in the tax year, if you've paid nothing you won't get a refund.

skinnybowler

My wife is a nursery nurse. Over the last 6 or 7 years she has worked in about 4 different jobs, sometimes with gaps inbetween. I have a few questions:


1) How much would she be entitled to per year?
2) Should she just write to HMRC stating the relevant dates of employment for the nursery nurse jobs and confirming that she had to wear a uniform and that she had no facilities to wash it at work?
3) Will it be pro-rated for thoose tax years where she didn't work the whole year in a nursery.

Miss_J

Very excited to find out last night at work that I can claim certain tax allowances due to my job and that I can get a refund for the years I have already paid.

I have been qualified as a NHS professional since Dec 2008 and as such have to wash my uniform for work and wear specific shoes and tights.

I believe I can claim £100 tax relief for my uniform, £12 for my shoes and £6 for tights each year, how much would this equate to in terms of a refund?

I also am required to pay a professional fee of £76 per year to remain on the professional register, how much would this equate to in terms of a refund.

I have also been a member of unison for the last 15 or so months paying £11.50 per months to be a member. Do I have to give them the exact dates of becoming a Unison member and how much would I be given a refund.

Would be really grateful for any advice on how I claim this back and roughly how much would be owed to me.

Many thanks.

jimmo

Uniform expenses100 + 12 + 6 =118.
Tax relief is [EMAIL="118@20%"]118@20%[/EMAIL] = £23.60.
Similarly professional subscriptions 76 @ 20% = £15.20.
Unison (Health Care Sector) is also claimable.
The above assumes that you are a basic rate taxpayer. If you are a higher rate taxpayer you will need to change the 20% to 40% or 50% as appropriate.
You don't say what you do but when I was young enough to know a few student nurses they paid tax on their earnings and could claim tax relief for uniform laundry, shoes and tights. So, if you earned money and wore a uniform before you graduated you could backdate your claim on those items to when you started.

Miss_J

Jimmo

Thanks for the reply.

I'm also in the nursing sector and did 3 years training prior to graduating, however I received an NHS bursary throughout my course and wasn't taxed, so won't be eligble to claim for my training. But that is useful to know as I also work with colleagues who were seconded throughout their training and so would have been taxed when studying, so at least I can tell them they can backdate their claim to include when they were students. :j

big_jake

Ok, got a reply from the tax office, tax code amended, back dated 6yrs, so why do u only get 20% of what u r owed?

Credit-Crunched

big_jake wrote: »

Ok, got a reply from the tax office, tax code amended, back dated 6yrs, so why do u only get 20% of what u r owed?

Basic Rate Tax Relief is 20%