Get cash back from the tax man

[sox3044]

right im posting this mainly for single guys that have recently got out or for serving soldiers.

As i was leaving the Army last year after 24 years, my cousin who had served 2 years in the marines asked me if i had claimed my allowances from tax man for cleaning of uniform and haircuts, i laughed, as i had heard about it years ago but with no guidance from the pay office thought it a joke. Any way i sent off 2 letters to the tax man feeling it was a waste of 2 stamps. To my shock on return home in april there was a cheque for 1300 quid waiting for me. You can claim back for 6 years worth. Ok it took a year but whos complaining. find letters attached below its worth a try even if u where married unacompanied. No reciepts needed. GOOD LUCK. A 10 quid donation to a charity of my choice would be good if u r succsesful or honest.

Dear Sir / Madam

I have been employed in the army for the last 24 years and am seeking to claim money back for the laundry of my uniforms, which are supplied by the MOD. There have been no free laundry facilities at work and there for wish to claim for the agreed allowance of £140 per annum for the last 6 years. My details are given below.

Yours faithfully



C M Ellery


Service number ................
Regiment Royal Welch Fusiliers
Telephone ................
National Insurance No ..................
Tax Code ........................



Dear Sir / Madam

I have been employed in the army for the last 24 years and am seeking to claim money back for having to have two haircuts per month, which was required for my job in the MOD. I there for wish to claim for the agreed allowance of £120 per annum for the last 6 years. My details are given below.

Yours faithfully



C M Ellery


Service number
Regiment Royal Welch Fusiliers
Telephone
National Insurance No
Tax Code

[Paul Davies 701]

Hi Sox

Thanks for the thread................very interesting indeed, I'm getting my son to have a go at claiming this, he's a serving soldier.

Thanks

Paul Davies 01

[sox3044]

No dramas Paul, tell him not to go through pay office just sent it straight to local tax office, good luck

[ap1]

Well done mate, this is the type of thing your paystaff should be flagging up, £1300 is a lot of money!!!:arghh:

Wonder what the time bar is.....mmmmm

[Bob Bacon]

I found this on the British Army Rumour Service site, which makes interesting reading. It is a letter from the Tax Office in Cardiff to someone else that raised the question of claiming tax rebates for haircuts.

Date 20 April 2007
Our ref 940/HF221(13)/2S

Your ref: Claims for Laundry Expenses and Military Haircuts

I refer to the substantial number of claims recently received from Service personnel for the cost of laundering uniforms, and for military haircuts.

The claims have been received from various Regiments throughout the U.K., so are not confined to any particular Regiments or geographical locations. The numbers received are considerable, and South Wales Area Service, which has responsibility for dealing with claims for expenses, is unable to deal with these on an individual basis. It would be greatly appreciated, therefore, if the Ministry of Defence could arrange for internal guidance to be issued to Service personnel advising that the claims will not be acknowledged or dealt with on an individual basis.

As you are aware, the question of tax relief for laundry expenses is currently under consideration. However, it may be some time before a decision is reached on this, and so I should be grateful if Service personnel are advised that the matter is under review, and that no claims will be admitted in the interim.

The question of tax relief for military haircuts is not under consideration. The position has always been that no tax relief is due for the cost of military haircuts. The expense is not incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the performance of the duties, as required under Section 336 Income Tax (Earnings & Pensions) Act 2003. This position has not altered, and I should be grateful if you could arrange for guidance to be issued which confirms this.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Please contact me if you have any queries, or wish to discuss the matter further.

Yours sincerely

Jayne North
Employer Liaison Team Manager

[Heap90]

Thanks Sox for bringing this up. I took Reduncency but will send them a letter, you never know. If i`m successful mate, name your charity !

[Big-Bri]

Cheers Sox

Every little helps.

From Bri

[tony jones]

Nice one sox will be sending the tax man a letter this could be my little slush fund ready for next season:smile:

[ap1]

I found this on the British Army Rumour Service site, which makes interesting reading. It is a letter from the Tax Office in Cardiff to someone else that raised the question of claiming tax rebates for haircuts.


Soc's any chance of copying up the details of the letter you recieved back from the tax office. Bob's quoted letter is dated April last year, which I assume is about the time you claimed. It's entirely possible that the Tax Office is now accepting these types of claims, but being a little reticent on advertising the fact. There is a lot of interest in this subject on ARRSE

Cheers Matey

[sox3044]

Al there was no letter inside the envelope which i found strange, at first i thought it was from the Army as they owed me in the region of a grand, but no such luck im still chasing that although my trip to cyprus has moved it on a bit. Then i thought it could have been a rebate from the csa but they dont give rebates they take it off what you pay.

So my only conclusion was it was the tax man from the letter i sent last April, M8 i didnt ask no questions straight to the bank and cashed them, in fact there where 4 cheques totaling 1300. My cousin informed me that his sergeant made all his lads send em off. Ay guys no reference to me please i dont want em trying to get it back off me lol.

[bennyball2]

The question of tax relief for military haircuts is not under consideration. The position has always been that no tax relief is due for the cost of military haircuts. The expense is not incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the performance of the duties, as required under Section 336 Income Tax (Earnings & Pensions) Act 2003. This position has not altered, and I should be grateful if you could arrange for guidance to be issued which confirms this.

Does the above mean that I was not required to have my hair cut, for the preformance of my duties, Bob there has to be some Army reg that states the length of hair, unless of course your surname was May:smile:

[TRAV 24]

I remember being gated until i grew some hair:confused: