Claiming for Hairdressing equipment?

rezarf

My partner has worked in a salon since 2000 (starting as a junior and now a hair stylist) she has never claimed for tax relief on anything.

My brother recently advised her that she could claim for work equipment that she has to purchase for her job such as combs, brushes, scissors and sharpening of them to maintain them. The salon provides other equipment such as hair dryers, straighteners etc..

Will she be able to claim for these items and is there anything else?

Also if your a student are you able to claim on anything such as stationary etc?

Thanks

Rezarf

Marshmallow82

Is she self employed or PAYE?

No students can't claim tax back for stationary because you don't pay tax on being a student. You pay tax on part time job if you have one, but stationary is not an expense of that job

rezarf

Marshmallow82 wrote: »

Is she self employed or PAYE?

No students can't claim tax back for stationary because you don't pay tax on being a student. You pay tax on part time job if you have one, but stationary is not an expense of that job

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She is PAYE.

Thanks for the advice on being a Student.

purdyoaten

Marshmallow82 wrote: »

Is she self employed or PAYE?

No students can't claim tax back for stationary because you don't pay tax on being a student. You pay tax on part time job if you have one, but stationary is not an expense of that job

Students pay tax in exactly the same way as everyone else. If they earned enough to pay tax, they still would not be able to claim for stationery.

Stationary, however, would probably take the form of a 'stand alone' claim. :rotfl:

zygurat789

purdyoaten wrote: »

Students pay tax in exactly the same way as everyone else. If they earned enough to pay tax, they still would not be able to claim for stationery.

Stationary, however, would probably take the form of a 'stand alone' claim. :rotfl:

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patanne

Does she wear a uniform?

rezarf

patanne wrote: »

Does she wear a uniform?

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No, there is no logo uniform worn, just a dress code.

rezarf

can anyone advise me with regards to claiming back on the hairdressing equipment?

McKneff

Ring the HMRC, you will get a definitive answer.

uknick

rezarf wrote: »

can anyone advise me with regards to claiming back on the hairdressing equipment?

For a PAYE employee, one is usually only allowed to claim for items that are wholly, necessarily and exclusively for use in their job.

I'm not sure the items you quote are.

booksurr

rezarf wrote: »

My partner has worked in a salon since 2000 (starting as a junior and now a hair stylist) she has never claimed for tax relief on anything.

My brother recently advised her that she could claim for work equipment that she has to purchase for her job such as combs, brushes, scissors and sharpening of them to maintain them. The salon provides other equipment such as hair dryers, straighteners etc

she can claim for the tax on the cost of buying those tools (not the actual cost of the tools themselves) since the principle is the same as a mechanic working for a garage who has to buy their own tools of the trade, they are tools of the trade and therefore are allowable costs incurred wholly, necessarily and exclusively in the performance of her duties as an employee

if the total cost of the purchases is less than 2,500 per tax year then she can send in a Form P87 listing her purchases and can expect to get back 20% of that as a tax refund

if she spent less than £1,000 she can claim by phoning her tax office rather than sending a form

she won't know for sure until she asks HMRC but there is loads of evidence on the internet of people being able to claim for "specialist" scissors and brushes. It is down to her to make a case for why the equipment is "exclusively" needed for her job