Tax Relief for Expenses

StefanJ73

Hi, Having been informed at work I can claim for washing my work clothes etc I've decided to give it a go. Upon reading the info on MSE it states to do it by post if the first time. YES it's my first time but I have a gateway account on the gov website so do I still choose the by post option even though it's the first time I've applied? Thank you in advance

Stef

Darksparkle

From the MSE page -

you'll need to fill in a form and make your claim either online or by post.

Fill in the P87 form online, you can submit it online or print it out and send it to Pay As You Earn, HM Revenue and Customs, BX9 1AS. Write 'Repayment Claim' on the envelope to speed things up.

StefanJ73

May I ask another question will claiming this affect my Child benefit, Child tax or Workers tax credits. I'm assuming which now come under universal tax credits?

nannytone_2

considering that it's a gain of less than £100 a year, i seriously doubt it

Darksparkle

StefanJ73 wrote: »

May I ask another question will claiming this affect my Child benefit, Child tax or Workers tax credits. I'm assuming which now come under universal tax credits?

No because a tax rebate isn't income.

Dazed_and_confused

Darksparkle wrote: »

No because a tax rebate isn't income.

Going forward though the tax relief for the expenses will be applied by virtue of a higher tax code and a higher tax code means less tax paid (assuming tax is being paid in the first place ) and larger take home pay.

I thought Universal Credit was calculated on net pay so the higher tax code and greater take pay might affect the amount of universal credit paid although not by much as the tax relief due on laundry expenses is often only worth about £1/month

Darksparkle

Dazed_and_confused wrote: »

Going forward though the tax relief for the expenses will be applied by virtue of a higher tax code and a higher tax code means less tax paid (assuming tax is being paid in the first place ) and larger take home pay.

I thought Universal Credit was calculated on net pay so the higher tax code and greater take pay might affect the amount of universal credit paid although not by much as the tax relief due on laundry expenses is often only worth about £1/month

No idea about UC.

OP - my answer was based on the current CHB and TC system.

CHB will not be moving to UC.

masterkey1990

Hi

I am new to self assessment tax returns and have a query about my deductible expenses. I am both a self employed drum teacher and musician (composer and performer) and I operate both of my roles from the rooms I rent in a shared house. I work 8 hours a day and at least 5 days a week from my studio and my bedroom, one of which I use for teaching and the other for composing, Can I claim back the proportion of time i work in these rooms as a business expense?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Kieran

[Deleted User]

You can actually just ring HMRC 0300 200 3200 and they will do it over the phone. Just done my fella's and got it backdated via telephone.