Tax Relief
What tax breaks are there for house staff? –

Make adjustments to the private consumption tax using the tax calculation using the self-assessment tax return. For partners and members of LLPs, such claims should be made in the partnership tax return / calculation against their share of the profits. Such claims should not be made on your own self-assessment tax return. HMRC would normally expect the company to confirm that these expenses are entirely and solely in the nature of the trade.
Any claims must be substantiated and records / receipts retained in the event of HMRC inquiries. The difference for directors is that the effort must be complete, exclusive and necessary (WEN test) as part of their duties as employees.
If you have a separate work phone, you can claim 100% of these costs. This also applies to broadband costs.
Company cell phones are a tax-free service. If these are not made available to you, you can only claim 100% of your own office at your home.
– 25-50 hours = £ 10
– 51-100 hours = £ 18
– 101+ hours = £ 26
UK workers can claim tax relief directly from HMRC.
2) Calculate the percentage of time the space is used for business purposes. Example: 8 hours of business use, but a total of 12 hours of use per day = 66%. It should encompass all uses, not just for one person. It should never be 100% for capital gains tax purposes.
3) How many rooms do you use for business multiplied by the number of rooms in the whole house (without bathroom) (C&D). Last weekly entitlement = (A / 52) x% x (C / D)
Other costs such as rent, mortgage payments, unmetered water and insurance do not fully, exclusively and necessarily meet the criteria for compliance with the mandatory rules and cannot be invoked. Because these amounts would have to be paid anyway.
In certain circumstances, directors may be able to claim rental charges. However, this is rare and often difficult to prove.
The relief is usually taken through capital allowances as they would be considered fixed assets.
Direct reimbursements to employees are rare. If the person has to pay for office equipment and the company reimburses it, unless that is part of contractual obligations, the asset is purchased by the person in person. The company does not have access to the asset after the person leaves.
If you don’t get a refund, you’ll need to provide evidence of the WEN test before submitting an application to HMRC. For example, if a person had a computer desk before they were hired and has just replaced it, they will not be able to make such a claim.)
– up to 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles
– 25p per mile after that. It is important to keep a record of business mileage. These must contain travel data in the event of HMRC inquiries. The mileage tariff applies only to trips or a recognizable part or part of a trip that are used exclusively for business purposes. It is not available for private journeys, such as B. trips from home to work or for trips that serve both a business and a private purpose. The mileage rate covers the costs of buying, operating and maintaining the vehicle, such as fuel, oil, maintenance, repairs, insurance, vehicle excise duty and MOT. The rate also includes the depreciation of the vehicle.
- fuel
- oil
- maintenance
- Repair
- insurance
- Road tax
- AGAINST
The individual can claim the business percentage of these costs, normally calculated as business miles, based on the total number of miles traveled during the year.