Working from home tax relief and expenses (P87?)

javixeneize

Hi

Do anybody have information about this schema? I have some questions:

1 - I have been working from home since April. When should i apply for this? When the tax year has finished? If so, will some money be refunded to me, or will be a tax relief on 2020/2021 tax year?

2 - I have also bought some items i needed to work from home (a screen, a chair and a table). Can i claim those items back? If so, how would it work? Will the whole amount be refunded, will it be a % of it? 
Thanks

bradders1983

Has your employer not offered to cover 2) ?

javixeneize

I assume they will not pay it 

poppy12345

javixeneize said:

I assume they will not pay it 

Instead of assuming, what not ask them.

javixeneize

poppy12345 said:

javixeneize said:

I assume they will not pay it 

Instead of assuming, what not ask them.

Sure. I will ask. This is more like general knowledge for me. If their answer is not, what would happen then? What is the model?

Dazed_and_C0nfused

You are unlikely to have any problem getting the WFH tax relief.  Which you can claim now and get an increased (better) tax code for the rest of this tax year.

But you would of course be better of financially your employer paying £6/week rather than HMRC giving you tax relief on £6/week.

And if you genuinely "needed" the other items then your employer would surely have paid for them.

Niv

For item 2 did you complete a DSE assessment and return to your line manager? Otherwise I would say you have little chance of claiming it back from your company as you would not be able to demonstrate that you needed the items. Also, many companies would supply what you need so procuring it yourself may have been a little naïve if you did not engage with your employer first.
For example, I wanted a new screen and went via our ICT department to get one, had I purchased my own and 'made a claim' they would have laughed at me.

Grumpy_chap

The rules for claiming work at home allowance have been discussed a great deal recently, worth £1.20 per week (basic rate tax) or £2.40 per week (higher rate tax).

To claim the other items, they would need to be wholly, exclusively and necessary for work.

Jeremy535897

Grumpy_chap said:

The rules for claiming work at home allowance have been discussed a great deal recently, worth £1.20 per week (basic rate tax) or £2.40 per week (higher rate tax).

To claim the other items, they would need to be wholly, exclusively and necessary for work.

The £6 a week also has to be wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred for the performance of the duties. That is why it has to be a requirement of your job. The only thing special about the £6 is that you don't have to have supporting evidence in the form of invoices and apportionment calculations.

Gromit78

I have applied for this on the government website a few months back, and upon checking the progress on my account, it says completed. When should I expect the £6 a week to start showing either in my tax code or as a lump sum payment for last financial year? I've had at least two payslips since the website was showing my application as complete, but as yet no change in tax code or evidence of it being paid to me.

MattMattMattUK

It is not £6 per week change to your tax code, it is the tax relief, so £1.20 per week. HMRC usually send coding notices the same month but it depends if your work has received and actioned it yet. They may also make the adjustment in the last pay run of the financial year. All of that also assumes you earn more than £12,500 pa.