Work expenses, uniform, mileage and the refunds most employees never claim.
The reliefs employees are entitled to and routinely never claim.
Employees do not get expenses the way the self-employed do. There is no annual return to put them on and no accountant prompting you, so the entire system relies on you knowing what exists and asking for it. Most people never do.
This module covers what is claimable and roughly what each is worth, then the flat rate system that lets many trades claim without keeping a single receipt.
The two largest employee claims, and the rules that limit them.
Mileage and home working are where the real money is for employees, and both are more restricted than people assume. Mileage relief only applies where your employer underpays you against the approved rate. Home working relief only applies where the job requires it, not where you prefer it.
Get both right and you claim confidently. Get them wrong and you either miss hundreds of pounds or make a claim that fails.
Doing it yourself, backdating it, and keeping all of the money.
Everything above is worthless until you actually claim. This module covers the form, the four-year backdating window, and the refund agent industry that exists because so few people know claiming direct is free.
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