Please can anyone remind me of the "standard " tax allowances which HMRC grant without having to keep and inspect receipts. Namely:
Mileage going from office (home) to yard
daily subsistence for meals when working away from home
subsistence when starting work before 0600h
Night out
thanks
R
going from the office/home to yard is not tax deductable.
daily subsistance £5, But many only pay £2.
Breakfast subsistance £5, But many don’t pay anything.
You can claim another £5 for an evening meal giving a total of £15 per day.
But if you do decide to put receipts through the books for meals, You would forfeit the above allowances. And you can only claim for one meal per day.
Mileage allowance is 45p for the first 10,000 & 25p thereafter for a car or van, 24p for all miles on a motorbike, 20p for all miles on a pushbike.
Tax free allowances
There is no early start allowance with hmrc
No breakfast alloance
Meal allowance is £2 per day (not been changed in years)
Can pay more if prove to hmrc that costs more
Incidental expenses per night out
Uk £5. Europe £10
Night out subsistsnce is £25 and a few pence cant rember exact
This gets agreed every year with rha
Can only claim above if an employed driver
Or work for your own ltd company
If self employed cant claim the above
I think the OP needs to clarify his employment status so that accurate replies can be given, ie: employee, agency driver, S/E, sole trader, umbrella or Ltd Co
Agree piere
I know a couple o/d been caught out over years for claiming just night out allowance
As a sole trader cost them a few grand and interest
Sole trader can only claim from receptsfor parking and food
If cook in cab basically tough
If o/d and ltd then you areemployee of yourcompany and can clai
Taxfree allowances
If op is just a paye employee then down to his company
And whats in terms of contract
Cant claim anything if not written into your t&c’s
I would say alot of firms dont pay i e on top of nights out
Agy can claim mileage, meals, union subs to name a few. Contact your local HMRC and ask them for a list. They dont bite and youve more chance of doing it correctly!!