Claiming Back Tax

[John McGee]

I work in the construction industry and have been advised I can claim tax back for traveling expenses. are there any other items which I can off set against my tax bill. My collegues are PAYE but have all lodged successful claims for refund of traveling expenses.

[theginge]

If you're in the construction industry then you may be a member of the ICE or CIOB.  Annual subscriptions to professional organisations like this are tax deductable.  I asked the ICE for receipts for my last five years of subscriptions, sent them to the tax office and got a cheque back for the tax within a month.  Also, anything else you have to pay for yourself in order to carry out your job (site boots, textbooks, etc.) is also eligible.  If you're self employed you're laughing. The inland revenue (www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk) website is pretty good for info on this sort of thing, all the leaflets and advice notes are available for download as .pdf files.