If you’ve made a claim for a tax rebate on your uniform it’s likely you will get a new tax code shortly before or after your claim completes.
Getting a new tax code means that HMRC are adjusting your tax free personal allowance which tells your employer how much tax you should be paying. Having a uniform tax allowance entered in your tax code will result in you having a higher tax free personal allowance resulting in you paying less tax.
Uniform tax code example:
An example of a tax code which has been adjusted to reflect the uniform tax allowance is 1006L. In the 2014/2015 tax year the standard personal allowance is 1000L. The uniform allowance is worth £60 per tax year, which when included in the 2014/2015 tax years tax allowance makes the code 1006L.
If your circumstances change…
If your circumstances change and you no longer have to wash your own uniform or protective clothing for work you should tell HMRC as soon as you can. This will ensure your tax code is changed to make sure you don’t get the benefit of uniform tax relief when you’re not eligible.
