Working from home Tax rebate
Discussion
So I have just cottoned onto the extra £6/wk i can claim. Did the entry of £312 in my 22/23 submission and all's well. It reflects in my bottom line and i am happy.
BUT
I havent claimed this for previous years but of course i have already submitted the returns for those years. The Government portal points me to doing an SA but if i have already submitted for say 20/21 and 21/22 how do i make my claim again the £312 for those years?
BUT
I havent claimed this for previous years but of course i have already submitted the returns for those years. The Government portal points me to doing an SA but if i have already submitted for say 20/21 and 21/22 how do i make my claim again the £312 for those years?
cavey76 said:
So I have just cottoned onto the extra £6/wk i can claim. Did the entry of £312 in my 22/23 submission and all's well. It reflects in my bottom line and i am happy.
BUT
I havent claimed this for previous years but of course i have already submitted the returns for those years. The Government portal points me to doing an SA but if i have already submitted for say 20/21 and 21/22 how do i make my claim again the £312 for those years?
You can always submit an amended tax return for earlier years.BUT
I havent claimed this for previous years but of course i have already submitted the returns for those years. The Government portal points me to doing an SA but if i have already submitted for say 20/21 and 21/22 how do i make my claim again the £312 for those years?
Krhuangbin said:
Can PAYEers claim this, I work from home and have done for 6 years
Maybe, seems to depend on whether you have to WFH or you choose to.HMRC website said:
Who can claim tax relief
You can claim tax relief if you have to work from home, for example because:
your job requires you to live far away from your office
your employer does not have an office
Who cannot claim tax relief
You cannot claim tax relief if you choose to work from home. This includes if:
your employment contract lets you work from home some or all of the time
you work from home because of coronavirus (COVID-19)
your employer has an office, but you cannot go there sometimes because it’s full
What you can claim for
You can only claim for things to do with your work, such as:
business phone calls
gas and electricity for your work area
You cannot claim for things that you use for both private and business use, such as rent or broadband access.
How much you can claim
You can either claim tax relief on:
£6 a week from 6 April 2020 (for previous tax years the rate is £4 a week) - you will not need to keep evidence of your extra costs
the exact amount of extra costs you’ve incurred above the weekly amount - you’ll need evidence such as receipts, bills or contracts
From here: https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/workin...You can claim tax relief if you have to work from home, for example because:
your job requires you to live far away from your office
your employer does not have an office
Who cannot claim tax relief
You cannot claim tax relief if you choose to work from home. This includes if:
your employment contract lets you work from home some or all of the time
you work from home because of coronavirus (COVID-19)
your employer has an office, but you cannot go there sometimes because it’s full
What you can claim for
You can only claim for things to do with your work, such as:
business phone calls
gas and electricity for your work area
You cannot claim for things that you use for both private and business use, such as rent or broadband access.
How much you can claim
You can either claim tax relief on:
£6 a week from 6 April 2020 (for previous tax years the rate is £4 a week) - you will not need to keep evidence of your extra costs
the exact amount of extra costs you’ve incurred above the weekly amount - you’ll need evidence such as receipts, bills or contracts
PAYE (i.e. employees) CAN claim for this PROVIDED the working from home was/is imposed on them by their employer i.e. is part of the employment contract or due to extenuating circumstances (such as Covid).
If they are working from home because they have been given that option, they CANNOT make the claim.
Employees can claim for costs that have been incurred wholly exclusively and NECESSARILY for the purpose of the employment. The word "necessarily" is crucial.
If they are working from home because they have been given that option, they CANNOT make the claim.
Employees can claim for costs that have been incurred wholly exclusively and NECESSARILY for the purpose of the employment. The word "necessarily" is crucial.
Eric Mc said:
PAYE (i.e. employees) CAN claim for this PROVIDED the working from home was/is imposed on them by their employer i.e. is part of the employment contract or due to extenuating circumstances (such as Covid).
If they are working from home because they have been given that option, they CANNOT make the claim.
Employees can claim for costs that have been incurred wholly exclusively and NECESSARILY for the purpose of the employment. The word "necessarily" is crucial.
I believe residential landlords who don't have an office to manage their property from can also claim for this - so if you have a rental property you can claim that way.If they are working from home because they have been given that option, they CANNOT make the claim.
Employees can claim for costs that have been incurred wholly exclusively and NECESSARILY for the purpose of the employment. The word "necessarily" is crucial.
Forgive the thread revival...
We routinely work from home but there is a local office we can use, so relief on WFH expenses wouldn't normally be available under the current rules.
However, the office has been closed for 2-3 months for refurbishment, so WFH is effectively being enforced for that period. There are other offices theoretically available to us in other regions, but not within what I would regard as reasonable commuting distance (I'm in Leeds, nearest office would be Manchester or Birmingham). Can I legitimately claim WFH relief whilst the Leeds office is shut?
The amounts are fairly trivial but better in my pocket than HMRC! My other thought is, there are a couple of hundred employees in the same boat (many will be higher rate taxpayers) so I'm thinking maybe a collective donation of the tax rebate to a local charity.
We routinely work from home but there is a local office we can use, so relief on WFH expenses wouldn't normally be available under the current rules.
However, the office has been closed for 2-3 months for refurbishment, so WFH is effectively being enforced for that period. There are other offices theoretically available to us in other regions, but not within what I would regard as reasonable commuting distance (I'm in Leeds, nearest office would be Manchester or Birmingham). Can I legitimately claim WFH relief whilst the Leeds office is shut?
The amounts are fairly trivial but better in my pocket than HMRC! My other thought is, there are a couple of hundred employees in the same boat (many will be higher rate taxpayers) so I'm thinking maybe a collective donation of the tax rebate to a local charity.
I don't remember the exact title but it's something like Expenses related to employment (the same page allows you to claim for things like work expenses that your employer didn't reimburse you for). This assumes you're employed under PAYE scheme (so you've filled out the page about gross pay and deducted tax); I'm not sure what it looks like for self-employed.
There's a guide here: https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/workin...
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