work from home expenses for employed

KathF

Is there a minumum hours that you need to work from home as an employee to be able to claim any tax relief/expenses etc as my sis does and shes been told by the company that she doesnt qualify as she doesnt work enough hours from home
is this true as i cant find any where that states a min hours anywhere
thanks

SailorSam

Does this help ?
https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home

KathF

i did find that ty yes, theres no mention of hours any where though lol xx

elsien

Do you not have to be classified as a home worker for claiming tax relief for working from home?

TheCyclingProgrammer

elsien wrote: »

Do you not have to be classified as a home worker for claiming tax relief for working from home?

Yes, although those who work from home voluntarily can be paid by their employee for use of home up to £4/week tax free.

KathF

ok my sis works two days at home out of five a week, so two home, 3 office/on road
she also works a full week from home at the end of each month. shes PAYE and employed so how would she be classified as a home worker?. she said it was the taxman who told her a few yrs ago she cant claim for home use expenses which from what ive read she can?

booksurr

does her contract of employment require her (in writing) to work at home on specified days? Note that is not the same as her voluntarily agreeing with the boss that she can work at home on certain days.

Given she is clearly not home based, since she attends the office/is on the road more than she is at home, I don't know what you read but, in principle, what "the taxman" told you is correct - sounds like she is ineligible. Read this, paying attention to the final point
https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home

KathF

thankyou thats really helpful

AnnMollys

Not too sure, but I guess it definitely depends on the hours, I tried checking it on Google to see if there is anything there, but unfortunately wasn’t able to find it. I do found the above link useful, but still as you said; I can’t see any mention of hours there.