Millions of UK PAYE employees overpay on their taxes every year. If you wash your work uniform, work from home, or buy tools for work—you are likely owed a tax refund. Find out in under 2 minutes.
Average Reclaim
£245.00
Per year, straight to your bank account.
As an employee, your tax is deducted automatically. But HMRC doesn't know about expenses you pay out of pocket to do your job. When you declare them, your taxable income lowers, resulting in a refund.
Find out exactly how much you earned and how much tax was deducted during the tax year (April to April).
Determine which job-related expenses you've paid for yourself without being reimbursed by your employer.
Submit your claim to HMRC. They will recalculate your tax owed and issue a refund or adjust your tax code.
HMRC rules state expenses must be "wholly, exclusively and necessarily" incurred for your job. Here are the most common eligible items.
If you wear a recognizable uniform (e.g. a branded shirt, nurses tunic, or police uniform) and you pay to wash, repair, or replace it yourself, you can claim tax relief. HMRC offers flat rates (e.g., £60/year basic) so you don't even need receipts.
If your employer requires you to work from home (not just optionally), you can claim £6 a week to cover the extra costs of heating and electricity. This adds up to £312 of deductions over a year!
If you use your personal vehicle for business travel (excluding normal commuting to your main office) and your employer doesn't reimburse you fully, you can claim up to 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles.
If you must pay fees to a professional body or union that is relevant to your job, and it's on HMRC's approved list, these fees are tax deductible.
Carpenters, mechanics, and other tradespeople who buy their own essential tools can claim tax relief on their purchase and maintenance costs.
If you pay into a private pension out of your net income, your provider claims basic rate tax relief. If you are a higher or additional rate taxpayer, you can claim the extra 20% or 25% tax relief back from HMRC.
Charities claim 20% basic rate tax relief on your Gift Aid donations. Similar to pensions, if you pay tax at the higher (40%) or additional (45%) rate, you can claim back the difference on your gross donation.
Use our detailed tool to estimate how much tax you might be owed by comparing what you've actually paid against what you should have paid after deductions.