Mileage Claim with a slight difference

Sambucus_Nigra

I'd be claiming the distance from A to B plus any mileage to get me to and from the hotel and back to B and then back to A. Ditto C and D.

However - what does your employer say about business mileage? As you can claim what you want - it doesn't mean it will be paid.

If you are going to do this again, make sure you have business on your insurance as well - just in case.

00ec25

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

I'd be claiming the distance from A to B .

you might... doesn't make it correct

Sambucus_Nigra

00ec25 wrote: »

you might... doesn't make it correct

I would...because that's what my employer says I can claim.

The OP could claim for a trip to the moon, but it doesn't make it what the employer will pay. What the employer will pay will be what is written into their business expense claims policy.

00ec25

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

I would...because that's what my employer says I can claim.

The OP could claim for a trip to the moon, but it doesn't make it what the employer will pay. What the employer will pay will be what is written into their business expense claims policy.

the employer can pay for the trip to the moon, but that is not the question

the question is what will HMRC allow as a tax free amount, and HMRC abolished the lower of rule covering home - B or A - B decades ago

Sambucus_Nigra

00ec25 wrote: »

the employer can pay for the trip to the moon, but that is not the question

the question is what will HMRC allow as a tax free amount, and HMRC abolished the lower of rule covering home - B or A - B decades ago

No - the employer might well use the HMRC rules and guidelines, but if they pay more or even less then that's their policy and that's that.

For example; just because HMRC say that people should get 45p per mile, doesn't mean the employer pays 45p per mile. They may pay 10p per mile - and the person then has to claim a tax reduction on the other 35p - or they may ay 50p. We just don't know.

I think you are getting a little confuddled.

00ec25

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

No - the employer might well use the HMRC rules and guidelines, but if they pay more or even less then that's their policy and that's that.

For example; just because HMRC say that people should get 45p per mile, doesn't mean the employer pays 45p per mile. They may pay 10p per mile - and the person then has to claim a tax reduction on the other 35p - or they may ay 50p. We just don't know.

I think you are getting a little confuddled.

Not confused at all - I deal with expense claims nearly every month. Many employers have retained the original HMRC rule which set out the claim basis as the lower of home to destination or workplace to destination, but as i said, HMRC themselevs dropped that rule at least a decade ago. Your company policy may keep it but we are not discussing company policies, the quesiton is what is the tax allowance

the OP may or may not have a temporary workplace, until this is established then discussing the amount they can claim is premature as they may not be entitled to claim at all. The "fact" they were on "unoffical" secondment clouds what is their normal place of employment and therefore whether locations B, C and/or D are in any way, shape or form, potentially NOT their temporary workplace but are instead a succession of permanent workplaces and the costs are thus all commuting

i agree the Op has not confirmed or denied that their employer pays them anything, but I made a (rash) assumption that as nothing as been mentioned then the employer pays nothing.

you are of course quite right that i used a bit too much short hand in my last post, if the employer pays anything other than 45/25 then this may result in either a claim for tax rebate on the shortfall or lead to a tax demand on the excess ASSUMING the OP is entitled to claim at all

Sambucus_Nigra

00ec25 wrote: »

...ASSUMING the OP is entitled to claim at all

Indeed.

Hence saying 'However - what does your employer say about business mileage? As you can claim what you want - it doesn't mean it will be paid.' in my first response.