{"id":857,"date":"2021-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/07\/20\/claiming-for-work-related-expenses\/"},"modified":"2021-07-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T23:00:00","slug":"claiming-for-work-related-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/07\/20\/claiming-for-work-related-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Claiming for work-related expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tax office is now open for claims from employees that have incurred work-related costs for the year to 5 April 2021 and have not been &ndash; and will not be &ndash; reimbursed by their employers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to make a claim &ndash; the DIY approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can claim online, by post or by phone.<\/p>\n<p>This will involve completing application forms and you will need full details of money you have laid out in the tax year.<\/p>\n<p>You can also claim for previous years within the permitted deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>And if this process seems like too much trouble, we can help&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much can you claim?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are two choices. You can either gather all the receipts and other evidence to support your claim or you can claim HMRC&rsquo;s flat rate allowances.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to check that flat rate claims are available, but they generally cover expense claims for uniforms, work clothing and tools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What can you claim for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can claim for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using your own vehicle for business mileage<\/li>\n<li>Paying costs for using a company vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Hotel and meal expenses<\/li>\n<li>Use of your own home (providing a home office workspace for example)<\/li>\n<li>Uniforms, work clothing and tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In fact, if your employer has asked you to pay for any costs associated with your work for that employer, you should be able to make a claim if you have not been reimbursed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We can help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are unsure how to work out what you can claim for or how to make a claim we can help. Please call so we can discuss your options.<\/p>\n<!-- -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tax office is now open for claims from employees that have incurred work-related costs for the year to 5 April 2021 and have not been &ndash; and will not be &ndash; reimbursed by their employers. How to make a claim &ndash; the DIY approach You can claim online, by post or by phone. This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/duffyregan.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}