Uniform Tax

[stevec000]

I am employed with a company who supply my uniform with their logo on it
am I correct in thinking I can claim a tax rebate on it and if so how do I go about it
many thanks

[Svejk]

I'd be very surprised if you could claim the tax back on something you haven't paid for. (I'm no expert though)

[Mamyalynne]

That's my answer too-you can't claim back what you haven't paid out.

[stevec000]

sorry I did mean to say for the laundry of the uniform as I wash it

[Jonathan-Joe]

Maybe you could claim something against laundry costs.

[Captain2]

I believe you can, if you can be bothered, claim an allowance for cleaning said uniform.
If the uniform was say, just a shirt/top/jacket supplied by Employer but they insisted that you also wore black trousers and black shoes supplied by you then you can, again, claim some sort of allowance.

[Jonathan-Joe]

Scroll down past this question / answers to see previous questions on this.

[ukbod2015]

yes - its about £80 a year - and I believe you can still backdate it if you have been with the company a while.

[hc4361]

Yes, you can
https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/uniforms-work-clothing-and-tools

[Svejk]

Well everyone, except strippers maybe, wears clothes in work. It could be considered a matter of choice whether you wash them or not.

[catswhiskas]

Uniform tax rebate, [email protected]

[hc4361]

If it is £80 a year that means you get £80 added to your tax allowance, not that you get an extra £80 in your pocket.

If you are a standard tax payer you get £16 per annum extra in your pay packet.

[fiction-factory]

^ No need to use the company in that link- they will charge a fee.
Just do it yourself- see the gov.uk site

[spudqueen]

I find it a bit strange that if your company supplies your uniform - so you don't have to buy it - then you can claim laundry costs. However, if you're like myself and don't get a uniform provided then there's a good chance, that you buy clothes specifically for work, I know I do. So not only do you have to pay out for the clothes, but you also don't get any tax rebate on laundry. I'm not sure how that's fair.

[murraymints]

yes you can claim a rebate against laundry of uniform ..oh did that..your union can supply the form usually..

[fiction-factory]

It is a bit odd, spudqueen, but there are quite a few odd things in the tax system still (untaxed daily expenses for House of Lords, for example), but as the allowance is only £60 a year the tax relief is only £12 a year and assuming 1% of the workforce claims it then it costs HMRC only a few million pounds a year. It will probably just be left to at £60 a year as inflation eats away its real value

[THECORBYLOON]

SPUD QUEEN you say you have bought clothes specifically to wear for work but can you say honestly that none of them could be worn outwith work?