Mileage claim on Tax return

Funkyanimal

Hi, not sure if this is in the correct forum. I need to claim back mileage via text return but not sure where I need to enter it as I did 10000 miles for work and can only 11p a mile from my employer who also pays my an essential user allowance 

Dazed_and_C0nfused

You cannot claim mileage on a tax return, only your employer pays mileage.

You can claim tax relief on the difference between the tax free limit and what you employer pays if this is less than the tax free limit.

For example if you did 10,000 business miles then you would be claiming tax relief on £3,400 (10,000 x 45p less 11p reimbursed).

The £3,400 expenses will save you anywhere between £0 and £2k in tax.  Often £680 (£3,400 x 20%).

You need to tailor the return so you can include it on the employment page.

Funkyanimal

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

You cannot claim mileage on a tax return, only your employer pays mileage.

You can claim tax relief on the difference between the tax free limit and what you employer pays if this is less than the tax free limit.

For example if you did 10,000 business miles then you would be claiming tax relief on £3,400 (10,000 x 45p less 11p reimbursed).

The £3,400 expenses will save you anywhere between £0 and £2k in tax.  Often £680 (£3,400 x 20%).

You need to tailor the return so you can include it on the employment page.

Just had a quick look and I'm think I put the difference between what I have been paid and the amount in the other expense and capital allowance box. If I did 10000 miles and recieved 1100 in expenses I'd put 3400 in this box

anniecave

On your tax return, you should put the amount you were re-imbursed from your employer 11p per mile x number miles in the box "Expenses payments received and balancing charges:" 

Then enter the calculated amount for your miles at 45p (or 25p for additional if over 10,000 miles per year) in the box called  "Business travel and subsistence expenses:"

One entry is what you've been paid for, the other is the amounts you can receive tax free, so the tax calculation calculates your tax correctly based this information.