Tax Relief on Living Costs Question

[EdHi]

Hi all,
I've just secured a 30 week contract with a previous employer. The place is 95 miles away from where I live and last time I commuted ... but 30,000 miles in 7 months nearly left me a broken man so I'm going to be staying there during the week this time around!

Quick question: I can claim up to £95 per night for accommodation (hotels, etc.) but is this still the case if I were to rent a flat?
My choice is basically a room in a shared house, or renting a house/flat for 6 months, but am I entitled to claim equally with either of these options?

[tim123]

Hi all,
I've just secured a 30 week contract with a previous employer. The place is 95 miles away from where I live and last time I commuted ... but 30,000 miles in 7 months nearly left me a broken man so I'm going to be staying there during the week this time around!

Quick question: I can claim up to £95 per night for accommodation (hotels, etc.) but is this still the case if I were to rent a flat?
My choice is basically a room in a shared house, or renting a house/flat for 6 months, but am I entitled to claim equally with either of these options?

Yes you can still claim UP TO 95 pounds per night subject to the proviso that you can ONLY claim the amount actually spent.

HTH

tim

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Where does this £95 figure come from?

[malvolio]

Where does this £95 figure come from?

ERmmm... Couldn't be an umbrella's agreed dispensation, could it?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

ERmmm... Couldn't be an umbrella's agreed dispensation, could it?

Dunno. Possibly. That's why I was asking.........

[hugebrain]

Hi all,
I've just secured a 30 week contract with a previous employer.
...

Quick question: I can claim up to £95 per night for accommodation (hotels, etc.) but is this still the case if I were to rent a flat?
My choice is basically a room in a shared house, or renting a house/flat for 6 months, but am I entitled to claim equally with either of these options?

I thought you could only do this for contracts < 6 months, but check with your accountant.

[EdHi]

Thanks for the responses.

Yes the £95 figure was my umbrella comapny - of course I won't be spending anything like that amount per night! More like £95 per week

I don't believe there's any problem with claiming tax relief on a 6 month + contract, as one of the guys I was working there with before had been doing so with no repercussions.

[ratewhore]

Are you sure it's a contract with a previous 'employer'?

[SueEllen]

Thanks for the responses.

Yes the £95 figure was my umbrella comapny - of course I won't be spending anything like that amount per night! More like £95 per week

I don't believe there's any problem with claiming tax relief on a 6 month + contract, as one of the guys I was working there with before had been doing so with no repercussions.

If you have a permanent home address then you can claim your living expenses for living a way from home Monday to Friday. This includes rent, transport to the temporary address, transport to work from the temporary address and meals. There is no set amount just make sure you get as many receipts as possible to show you've spent the money otherwise if HMRC decide to investigate you will end up in sh*t.

[css_jay99]

If you have a permanent home address then you can claim your living expenses for living a way from home Monday to Friday. This includes rent, transport to the temporary address, transport to work from the temporary address and meals. There is no set amount just make sure you get as many receipts as possible to show you've spent the money otherwise if HMRC decide to investigate you will end up in sh*t.

add £5 per night subsistence to that as well, right ?

Do people have to keep petrol receipts for mileage claims or just note down the travelling?

css_jay99