[Ryan @ Transparent, Carlisle]

i wash the van every friday when i finish, at a pressuire washer at my local BP garage.....

can i put that through my books, although a receipt is not given? it normally costs me £3, sometimes £4

[jarvy]

My wife washes mine every weekend!! 

[Smudger]

of course - biz vehicle - biz expense

Darran

[pristine window cl]

i GET SMUDGER TO DO MINE!

[Smudger]

 

[bobplum]

i wash the van every friday when i finish, at a pressuire washer at my local BP garage.....

can i put that through my books, although a receipt is not given? it normally costs me £3, sometimes £4

ask for a receipt and yes you can claim it back

[VSP Home Care]

I heard an interesting one a few years ago.  If you work for a company that provides you with a uniform like BT for instance, then you can claim back from the TAX office an allowance for cleaning the uniform.  Someone posted about it being up to three years you could backdate the claim as well.

So you might also have a word with your accountants and see if there is also a chance of putting your laundry cost threw the business, I think it was about £3.50 pw..... Always worth trying I suppose 

After all, in our business being clean is what its all about 

[d s windowcleaning]

I heard an interesting one a few years ago.  If you work for a company that provides you with a uniform like BT for instance, then you can claim back from the TAX office an allowance for cleaning the uniform.  Someone posted about it being up to three years you could backdate the claim as well.

So you might also have a word with your accountants and see if there is also a chance of putting your laundry cost threw the business, I think it was about £3.50 pw..... Always worth trying I suppose 

After all, in our business being clean is what its all about 

i claimed for laundry cost for 3 yrs worth its got to be company logo workwear .

[Dick]

I claim an amount every year for washing, cloths etc and clothes, got to look clean. The tax man doesn't know exactly what you claim for just as long as you note the amount and what it's for, just in case of a query.

[VSP Home Care]

i claimed for laundry cost for 3 yrs worth its got to be company logo workwear .
[/quote]

Nice one  

What allowance did you get?  As I say from what I can remember it's retrospective as well, so if people have not claimed and they can show that they should have been, then they can claim it back dated.

Has to be worth inquiring with the bean counter, any money you can get back from the man has to be worth it  

[VSP Home Care]

This also applies to non self employed people from what I heard, so if you have friends in BT or Brit Gas etc it's worth mentioning it to them, write to the TAX office and see if they can get themselves a nice New Year tickle 

[Londoner]

i wash the van every friday when i finish, at a pressuire washer at my local BP garage.....

can i put that through my books, although a receipt is not given? it normally costs me £3, sometimes £4

They have to give you a receipt  by law. My local BP garage always used to give me a receipt ask them for one. If you are a taxi driver you can claim £250 a year for vehicle washing according to the guidelines. So a van must be similar.

[d s windowcleaning]

i claimed for laundry cost for 3 yrs worth its got to be company logo workwear .

Nice one  

What allowance did you get?  As I say from what I can remember it's retrospective as well, so if people have not claimed and they can show that they should have been, then they can claim it back dated.

Has to be worth inquiring with the bean counter, any money you can get back from the man has to be worth it  
[/quote]i was working for a company when i put in for this , id been put onto this by a nurse who claimed for washing her uniforms so gave it a go, it was back dated for 3 yrs where i got a lump sum payment of around £1300 then i was getting a weekly payment of £5.50 .

[Scrimble]

you actually pay to wash your own van??

[LWC]

you actually pay to wash your own van??

  I flick the pole over mine every couple of days, pay to wash the van? You must be earning too much money