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Self assessment mileage claim as an employee working from home

icedchetty · 2020-10-27 08:40:05

Hello In interpreting the guidance from HMRC, now that my employer has officially contracted me to work from home (as we have all decided to never go back into the office again), I interpret that any work related journey I make I can claim mileage in my self assessment from the moment I leave home if I am not claiming the…

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elsien Posts: 36,583 Forumite

27 October 2020 at 11:31PM

Grumpy_chap said:

If your contract is changed to make your permanent place of work your home, then business mileage door to door.

I’m a home worker but my role is specific to another county. I’m told that HMRC rules (which I did double check but don’t recall the details) mean that I can only claim mileage from when I get to the county border.
So not always door to door.

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.

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