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Mileage...community nurse, tax credits, help please
debtfreebyxmas
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I hope you can help...
I have started in post as a community nurse, Nhs.
I spend a fortune in petrol and have had to start claiming it back.
We receive around 50p a mile, it is paid with wages on payday.
You can see mileage pay on payslip.
We receive tax credits and really depend on them. With tax credits as your wage goes up they decline, as they should. However my payslip states a higher pay as mileage is included... Therefore I'm so worried tax credits will go down:(
Is mileage classed as income even though it is needed in my job (and I use more than I claim). I can't afford not to claim mileage, I can't afford tax credit decrease....
What do I do. Is mileage classed as income? Is it included in p60? Do tax credits dismiss mileage, if so do you deduct it from annual pay yourself? If anybody knows please advise.:)
I have started in post as a community nurse, Nhs.
I spend a fortune in petrol and have had to start claiming it back.
We receive around 50p a mile, it is paid with wages on payday.
You can see mileage pay on payslip.
We receive tax credits and really depend on them. With tax credits as your wage goes up they decline, as they should. However my payslip states a higher pay as mileage is included... Therefore I'm so worried tax credits will go down:(
Is mileage classed as income even though it is needed in my job (and I use more than I claim). I can't afford not to claim mileage, I can't afford tax credit decrease....
What do I do. Is mileage classed as income? Is it included in p60? Do tax credits dismiss mileage, if so do you deduct it from annual pay yourself? If anybody knows please advise.:)
" a life we could only dream of "
Dreaming is a pointless exercise if it only serves to reinforce your own limitations.For my familys sake I no longer dream, I will plan and I will try and if I fail I will try and try again.
Failing is far better than dreaming. 
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Don't panic.
I know the NHS payslips are complicated but they do keep things in their place.
Mileage is expenses and you should not be taxed on (all of) it, and it should not appear on your P60. The officially allowed mileage rate is 45p per mile so you should be taxed on the additional 5p.
If you are that short of money you should claim all the mileage that you are entitled to. The office won't make any allowances for you, you shouldn't for them. I speak from experience here, I once succeeded in getting an assistant treasury to deliver my wife's back pay to us at home when they "forgot" it.
You have to use the figure of the P60 when claiming tax credits but the expenses figure shouldn't be included.
Go and sit down, watch the TV, have a drink of wine and relax.The only thing that is constant is change.0 -
How is it shown on your payslip
Is tax deducted from the 50p?0 -
Zygurat thank you for your reply, you made me smile, which is a tough job of late thank you " a life we could only dream of "Dreaming is a pointless exercise if it only serves to reinforce your own limitations.
For my familys sake I no longer dream, I will plan and I will try and if I fail I will try and try again.Failing is far better than dreaming.0 -
How is it shown on your payslip
Is tax deducted from the 50p?
It shows business miles NT - then amount.
Does nt mean 'not taxable' or is that just wishful thinking? Ha" a life we could only dream of "Dreaming is a pointless exercise if it only serves to reinforce your own limitations.
For my familys sake I no longer dream, I will plan and I will try and if I fail I will try and try again.Failing is far better than dreaming.0 -
Not necessarily: my understanding from other threads on here is that some employers have agreed with HMRC that they can pay more than the standard 45p per mile, and I think the NHS is one of them.zygurat789 wrote: »Mileage is expenses and you should not be taxed on (all of) it, and it should not appear on your P60. The officially allowed mileage rate is 45p per mile so you should be taxed on the additional 5p.
I think it would mean 'not taxable' in this context. Ask your payroll dept?debtfreebyxmas wrote: »It shows business miles NT - then amount.
Does nt mean 'not taxable' or is that just wishful thinking? HaSignature removed for peace of mind0 -
debtfreebyxmas wrote: »Zygurat thank you for your reply, you made me smile, which is a tough job of late thank you
I've had a lot of practice at this, OH was also a community nurse.The only thing that is constant is change.0
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