Members of the General Municipal Boilermakers, or GMB are unfortunately not able to claim tax relief on their GMB membership fees.
There isn’t currently an agreement between the GMB and HMRC to allow for tax relief to be claimed back on GMB union fees unlike some other professional bodies and unions.
This may be surprising to some especially when so many other major unions like UNISON and professional bodies have secured agreements with HMRC to give tax relief on their membership fees.
You never know this may change in the future, and would be a welcome tax break for countless GMB members who don’t have much money spare each month.
The good news is tax relief on other work related expenses is available to many members of the GMB.
GMB members tax rebate
The GMB is huge with over 617,000 members from a whole host of industries including teachers, Nurses and healthcare workers. This means many GMB members can get a tax refund for other costs they have incurred because of their jobs.
We have listed below some of the most popular reasons why a member of the GMB can claim back a tax rebate:
- Uniform and protective clothing washing and maintenance.
- Travel in your own vehicle or public transport to temporary workplaces (not one permanent place of employment).
- Paying into an HMRC approved professional body or Union (not the GMB).
- Buying tools and equipment so you can perform your duties of employment.
- Working from home.
What members of the GMB can claim a tax rebate?
It doesn’t matter what your job is, if you have expenses because of your job which are allowable for tax relief you can claim back a tax rebate.
For example Nurses can claim for NMC fees and washing their protective clothing. Another example are Teachers who can claim back relief on fees into the NUT and workers from almost every other industry claim a uniform rebate for work uniforms or protective clothing.
How to claim your GMB members tax relief
To start your tax rebate claim as a GMB member you can use our free P87 guide which lets you know what to include in your claim and how to submit it to the tax office (HMRC) for free.
