Tax relief/rebate on washing tea towels on behalf of employer

trollopscarletwoman

Hello.

The wife works in a food retail store-Nisa to be prescise.

She is claiming a tax rebate for washing her work uniform and shoes for work for the past 4 years.

She works in the bakery section and takes home the tea towels to wash which dry the bakery utensils. She does not get anything monetary from the employer for this.

For those who know their tax is their anything in tax rebate that she could get for that service?

Thanks.

le_loup

trollopscarletwoman wrote: »

She does not get anything monetary from the employer for this.

Why on earth not?
Surely she, or the rest of us (through tax refunds) should not be paying for this!

shop-to-drop

Are the tea towels used in preparation of food for the customers or just in the staff area?

I would have thought they should be professionally washed if they are they are being used for professional catering.

trollopscarletwoman

shop-to-drop wrote: »

Are the tea towels used in preparation of food for the customers or just in the staff area?

I would have thought they should be professionally washed if they are they are being used for professional catering.

They are simply washed in our home washing machine.

The local environmental food rating don't seem to have a problem with that. Having said that I don't know if they have asked upon inspection.

I'll ask the MRS when she comes in.

trollopscarletwoman

le_loup wrote: »

Why on earth not?
Surely she, or the rest of us (through tax refunds) should not be paying for this!

The employer doesn't have to pay.

However, if you wear marked prescribed work clothing such as a t shirt you can claim tax back for washing it at home if you are not given an allowance from employer.

HMRC form p87

I only found out about it myself today.

trollopscarletwoman

shop-to-drop wrote: »

Are the tea towels used in preparation of food for the customers or just in the staff area?

I would have thought they should be professionally washed if they are they are being used for professional catering.

The various tea towels are used for washing utensils for food baked and sold to customers and for staff use as well.

This is a store with about 12 employees.

Cardinal-Red

Nice idea, but am thinking that this is a no-goer to be honest!

If anything this should be an expenses claim against her employer?

trollopscarletwoman

Cardinal-Red wrote: »

Nice idea, but am thinking that this is a no-goer to be honest!

If anything this should be an expenses claim against her employer?

Yes, I didn't think it would go anywhere and she does get a bit, but not monetary. And not on the payslip.

That reads rude!