Direct employee tax return

[Plonker 3]

Well you need to find out what you are paid per mile so you can work out exactly how much you can claim back.

 

[Plonker 3]

Heres a table telling you exactly how much tax free allowance you get for mileage.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...allowances-travel-mileage-and-fuel-allowances

 

[Dru]

I claim 40p per mile for the first 10k
25p per mile after that

I also tell HMRC my accumulative figure for expenses I've been paid over the year which is usually around the £5k mark

i usually then get around £1k-1.5k

that sound pretty right to you or am I going wrong somewhere which is costing me money?

 

[Plonker 3]

You can claim 45p per mile for first 10,000. So you are already £500 short there. But you also must have paid any tax you are claiming back and also deduct anything that your employer has given youmas a tax free allowance for mileage on your claim.

 

[UNG]

I get paid travel time and expenses. For example this week I have been paid £96.24 and travelled a total of 620 miles. I'm not sure how it works out per mile.

Are you being paid per mile or are you receiving travelling time and expenses as an agreed sum as it is not very clear. The figures you quote only give you 15.5p/mile so it sounds to me like you are being short changed by your employer. If you are paid travelling time this will be taxable

 

[Dru]

I receive travelling time and expenses. One taxable and the other non taxable

 

[Deleted member 26818]

My understanding, is that often these Accountants pad out expense claims.

 

[SparkyJoe]

My understanding, is that often these Accountants pad out expense claims.

And its the client that gets a boot up the arse when HMRC comes knocking