Working From Home - tax relief (again)

cityfan247

Sorry if this has already been asked but i could not find a a topic on it.

I work for an employer (PAYE) and this is my sole income from employment.

However I do complete a Self Assessment Tax Return in respect of a property i rent out.

When I enquire on the Gov.Uk site it says as I do do a self assessment return I need to apply for the Working From Home allowance via that. But I cannot see anywhere to put this info. I wish to claim for both 2019/20 and 2020/21 .

How do I do this ? Can anyone direct me. thank you

Dazed_and_C0nfused

You need to amend your 2019:20 return, you cannot include a claim form that year on your 2020:21 return.  If the claim is Covid-19 related you may be due c£5 back.

You need to tailor your return to get the correct box - it is an employment related expense.

cityfan247

Thank you.

I do tick the option in the employment section asking if i do wish to claim employment expenses or capital allowances.

There is a box headed ' other expenses & capital allowances' but it wants a figure. What do i input?

Dazed_and_C0nfused

On what basis are you claiming WFH expenses?

cityfan247

When Covid happened in mid March 2020 my employer (a Local Authority) closed the offices to all but an essential few staff and i have worked from home ever since.

so all of the 2020-21 tax year which i am in the process of doing the self assessment return on.

I submitted the 2019/20 return last year and have paid the tax due.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

So on the 2019:20 return you would claim expenses of say £12 (£4 x 3)

And for 2020:21 it would be £312 (£6 x 52).

cityfan247

Ok . So i saw its a flat rate of £6.00 per week you can claim against. So I simply put a years worth 52 x £6 = £312 in that box.

I thought you could claim for a full year even if only worked at home for 1 day. So I though I could claim the same for 2019/20 as i have worked at home since around 18 March 2020.

As the 2019/20 tax return was completed a year ago and paid am I incorrect in assuming i can claim on the current self assessemnt return?

again thank you Dazed for your insight

Dazed_and_C0nfused

For 2020:21 you can claim for a year even if only WFH for one day.

But for 2019:20 you can only claim from 18 March 2020, say 3 weeks.  And for 2019:20 it was £4/week not £6/week.

As advised in the first response you cannot claim for 2019:20 on your 2020:21 return, you would need to amend your 2019:20 return.  Whether you think it's worthwhile is another matter.  Tax relief on £12 will be in the range of £0 - £7.  But for most people it will be worth £2.40 or £4.80.
 

cityfan247

Ah Ok i see.

For the sake of 2-3 weeks I probably wont bother messing with the 2019-20 return now.

But it is worthwhile claiming the relief on the full 2020-21 return. I think I have got it. Last question i simply put the sum of £312. (52 weeks x £6 pw) in the box headed ' other expenses & capital allowances' ? Is that it. I have completed the rest of the self assessment relating to the income from property.

Thank you Dazed_and_C0nfused

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Yes, that's the correct place for it.  And yes, you enter £312.

You can check the tax saving by looking at your calculation without the £312, noting the tax due/overpaid.

Then add the expenses and check the calculation again to see the difference in tax due/overpaid.

cityfan247

Many thanks my friend