Uniform tax refund
- Thread starter BenBhoy
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You can claim an allowance for uniform items for work. Have a look here.
www.gov.uk
Claim tax relief for your job expenses
Claiming tax relief on expenses you have to pay for your work, like uniforms, tools, travel and working from home costs.
If you're self employed then any protective clothing is an allowable expense.
(It's amazing how much of what you wear can be considered "protective", when you come to think about it....
)If you're employed then your boss should pay for protective clothing.
I'm not aware of any "cash back" scheme on workwear. If you find one, let me know!
You can claim for 3 years previously missed and if I recall correctly that might just come in the form of a tax refund, that will certainly feel like getting cash back.
Skietindiekop
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Employed or self employed?
Safety boots are PPE and if required must be provided FOC to employees. PPE maintenance costs I.e. overall washing (overalls are PPE) is also the responsibility of the employer. If an employee washes company uniform which isn’t PPE they can claim tax relief (used to be £60 a year and probably still the same) for this.
Self employed safety boots are VAT exempt so this can’t be claimed although 100% net cost can be put against a business expense.
BenBhoy
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Employed. Thanks for info
8x57
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You can, I think it was about £50 a year which the union negotiated nationally when I was in the fire service.
How many pairs of boots have you got through since starting work? What have you done before ?
BenBhoy
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Dunno, approx 8-10. Ive just shelled out for them & moaned about it, like I was last night when some said about claiming.
Skietindiekop
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You are welcomeEmployed. Thanks for info
Have a read of these
Personal protective equipment (PPE) at work regulations from 6 April 2022
Do employers have to provide personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Do employers have to provide ppe?
The relevant regulations are the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 – Regulation 4
My employer did the do ,we got an extra £40 a year on our tax allowance for " laundry " .
As in wash your workwear at home get tax relief to cover your expenses .
As Tim said they provided free boots and uniform but you should be able to claim yours back as a legitimate expense.
As in wash your workwear at home get tax relief to cover your expenses .
As Tim said they provided free boots and uniform but you should be able to claim yours back as a legitimate expense.
Protective clothing is only an allowable expense if it’s relevant to your business.If you're self employed then any protective clothing is an allowable expense.
(It's amazing how much of what you wear can be considered "protective", when you come to think about it....
If you're employed then your boss should pay for protective clothing.
I'm not aware of any "cash back" scheme on workwear. If you find one, let me know!
If you’re a self employed hairdresser you aren’t going to be able to claim for steel toe cap boots.
Unless you drop the sharp pointy scissors a lot.
Well then you probably shouldn’t be a hairdresser
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