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Tax Claim Facts for The Health Industry
The vast majority of professionals that work in the health industry including Doctors, nurses, midwives, health care assistants and health visitors can claim tax relief for example professional fees, laundering of uniform and the cost of shoes and tights. As a health industry professional, for example a Nurse claiming for RCN tax or UNISON tax relief, a claim can potentially be made for the last five tax years.
Tax Rebate Services has over 30 years professional taxation experience and is a registered HMRC agent. To help you further in reclaiming a tax rebate please find below some helpful tax rebate facts: tax relief for professional fees | tax relief for the cost of shoes and tights | tax relief for the cost of uniform laundry | tax relief for business mileage/use of car for work purposes | tax relief for assets/equipment purchased for work use
Tax Relief for Professional Fees
HMRC allows tax relief on fees into many professional bodies, for example a Nurse tax rebate claim for RCN tax relief or UNISON tax relief (please find a list of the majority of allowable professional bodies). On the completion of a tax rebate claim for professional fees the tax relief claimed will be reflected in your tax code resulting in you paying less tax in all future years unless your circumstances change.
Tax Relief for the Cost of Shoes and Tights
HMRC allow tax relief for the purchase of shoes and tights for work use. To be eligible for tax relief the items must be purchased for work use and not reimbursed by your employer.
HMRC currently allows an amount of £6 for tights and £12 for shoes per tax year. A tax back claim can be made for the last five tax years starting currently from the 2006-2007 tax year.
Tax Relief for the Cost of Laundry
HMRC allows tax relief on the cost of laundry if your employer does not provide laundry facilities, or cleaning vouchers, and you meet the cost of laundry personally. The tax relief is only available for the laundering of a uniform used for work use.
HMRC currently allows an amount of £100 per annum from the tax year 2008-2009 and £70 for all previous tax years. A claim can be made for the last five tax years starting currently from the 2006-2007 tax year.
Tax Relief for Business Mileage / use of Car for Work Purposes
It is possible to claim tax relief for using your own car for work purposes, also known as business mileage. HMRC does not recognise normal commuting to one permanent place of employment as being business mileage and therefore is not permissible. Business mileage is classified as mileage incurred in doing your job, for example a carer or support worker travelling to varying clients within the community.
The mileage rate allowed by HMRC is .40p per mile up to the 5th April 2011 changing to .45p in the 2011-2012 Tax Year for the first 10000 miles and .25p per mile thereafter. A mileage claim is still possible if your employer pays you a mileage allowance which is not the maximum HMRC allowed mileage rate of .40p per mile up to the 5th April 2011 and .45p per mile thereafter and also when any mileage paid by an employer is taxed.
HMRC requires records to be kept of the locations visited with dates and the mileage incurred. This can be in the form of timesheets or pay slips for example. If mileage records have not been kept Tax Rebate Services has a high success rate in securing a business mileage tax rebate through negotiating with HMRC and can potentially help you further.
A claim can potentially be made for the last five tax years starting currently from the 2006-2007 tax year.
Tax Relief for Assets / Equipment Purchased for Work Use
HMRC allows tax relief on purchases of assets and equipment purchased for work use, for example a Doctor purchasing a lap-top or office desk. To qualify for tax relief the purchase has to be bought in the performance of your employment duties and not provided by your employer.
The claim is made under the capital allowances rulings. It is generally accepted that if the purchase has a lifespan of more than two years it will permissible by HMRC. HMRC expect a receipt/proof of purchase to be kept. The time limit for such a claim is dependent on whether you have completed a self assessment tax return.
Industry Specific Tax Fact Sheets: Education | Health | Vehicle Technicans / Mechanics | Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) | Trades / Construction Industry under PAYE | Business Mileage | Left or Leaving the UK | Tax Rebates on Tools for Work | Tax Rebates on Work Uniforms