Tax Relief for Commuting to Work Costs

getmore4less

getmore4less wrote: »

Commuting should be taxed higher not lower.

motorguy wrote: »

And what would that achieve?

We need to encourage the employer/worker distances to get shorter not longer.

massive benefits all round.

Most places exist because housing was build where the work was we need to return to that model rather than housing people further and further from where they work.

motorguy

getmore4less wrote: »

We need to encourage the employer/worker distances to get shorter not longer.

massive benefits all round.

Most places exist because housing was build where the work was we need to return to that model rather than housing people further and further from where they work.

Of course there are yes.

All very nice in theory but taxing people who have to commute (what you consider) a longer distance is hardly the way to do it is it?

Bearing in mind :-

• They're paying their travel costs out of their net pay, so they've been taxed already on it (perhaps at 40%)
• The fuel they buy has fuel duty and VAT applied to it, so they're paying TAX a further twice on that.
• If they buy a train ticket, they're paying VAT on that already.

bugslet

motorguy wrote: »

If they're commuting from their office to another place of work, then thats quite normal and why wouldnt they claim expenses?

I take it when you are asked to visit another office or do training off site, you submit an expense claim for your travel?

I took it that caronoel was referring to people just heading into work at a static location in which case there is a point. Working off-site, is a different kettle of fish altogether and then fair enough, claim expenses.

motorguy

bugslet wrote: »

I took it that caronoel was referring to people just heading into work at a static location in which case there is a point. Working off-site, is a different kettle of fish altogether and then fair enough, claim expenses.

I dont know of any tax legislation that allows you to claim for your commute to work?

System

London problem, don't care. Costs me just £12.50 a week to do a 20 miles a day round trip which takes me 15 minutes each way because I don't live in London.

caronoel

Just googled it: 14 signatures so far.

Only another 99,986 to go.

phill99

Struth....