New to the forum and need of some help

9244billy

I stumbled upon this job a few months ago (found it again after a long search)

I used to be a dustman for 2 years I worked there 2 years ago where I wore a uniform but never claimed for expenses to wash it I also used to ride to work on a personally owned cycle are there there any tax rebates I can claim for washing the uniform and riding to work?

After being a dustman I started working as a security guard where I also ride to work 9.9 miles a day door to door again using a personally owned bike I have worked for this company for 3 months now and have covered 880 miles backwards and forwards from work! I also have to wear a uniform which I wash at a local launderette

Both the uniforms I have had laundered working as a dustman as well as a security guard have the company's logos on but I do not know which form I require to claim the cost of washing the uniforms! Nor how I would go about claiming for riding to work and to be honest I am not sure if I can claim for riding backwards and forwards to work on a personally owned bike!

00ec25

uniform
you simply write a letter to your tax office, the letter should include the following details (where relevant)

• name and address of your employer
• what expenses you are claiming for, for example the costs of laundering your uniform
• the industry you work in
• your occupation or job title
• details of any laundry or cleaning services provided by your employer
• details of payment or vouchers provided by your employer to cover laundry or other costs

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/relief-tools.htm

if you have read this page
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/how-to-get.htm and become confused then please note, you do not need a form becuase you will NOT be claiming more than 1,000. You could if you want phone them as explanined in the above link but remember its an expensive number and you can wait a very long time to get through

please also understand that you get the tax back , you do not get the full anmount of your claim - a dustman and a security guard get the £60 rate that means you get back the tax , not £60, you will receive £12 per year claimed ie £60 x 20% basic rate tax = £12 (or £24 in any year in which you did both jobs)

Bike

err NO, otherwise everyone in the country would be entitlesd to claim the costs of commuting to work. No one can claim for commuting

Again if you become confused by the above link that refers to travel claims, then it means travel during the course of your work, not travel to get to work. So you cycled to the depot as a commuter, only once you were there did you become a dustman, but you did not use your bike whilst at work so, you did not travel in the coruse of your work so have no claim for travel costs

John_Pierpoint

If your employer is prepared to set up a system to handle the paperwork, as a reward for helping the government reach its legally enforceable carbon dioxide reduction target of 20% by 2020, you can be subsidised via the tax system to buy a new or replacement bike.

Unfortunately the tax man discovered that (in his opinion ) the scheme was being abused
[If you bought the right sort of bike and "replaced" it regularly and bought the "old" bike from your employer for a nominal sum, before too long all the family could be riding round on pretty smart bikes; alternatively your "old" bike might be sold for more than you paid for it on Ebay;), so the company car rules were introduced for bikes. These rules had originally been introduced because the bank managers of a bank (Nat West ?) were caught doing something similar with their company cars.]
As a result of these rules a lot of employers cannot be bothered with the scheme - the last thing they want is a car park full of clapped out bikes.
http://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/calculator

If you are instructed to go somewhere when at work and you employer does not pay for your travel, then if you use your bike you can claim 20p per mile against your tax (probably worth 5p a mile to you in tax refund)

"Every little helps" and makes you fit.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/travel.htm