Tax relief for employees’ expenses incurred in connection with employment

As an employee your may be able to claim tax relief if you have to use your own money to pay for travel or things you must use for your own job, if your employer will not or does not.

Examples are:-

• Repairing or replacing small tools
• Cleaning, repairing or replacing specialist clothing such as safety boots or uniform
• Business mileage (where you use your own car – 45p per mile (25p per mile for excess over 10,000 in a tax year)
• Fuel costs (where you use a company car but fuel not provided)
• Travel and overnight expenses
• Professional fees and subscriptions paid to some approved professional organisations

The claim can be made using form P87 – tax relief for expenses from employment. You can do this yourself or we can help you.