Find out if you are due a tax refund for work expenses

Employers should make their staff aware that they may be eligible to claim tax refunds for work-related expenses.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is reminding employed workers that they can claim a refund on work-related expenses directly through GOV.UK.

What can I claim?

Workers can claim for work-related expenses including:

• uniforms and work clothing
• buying work-related equipment
• professional fees, union memberships, and subscriptions
• using their own vehicle for work travel (excluding journeys from home to work)

HMRC has also produced a video to show examples of work-related expenses that workers can claim a tax refund.

Repayment agents

For those who are considering using a repayment agent, HMRC is reminding them to be aware that an agent always charges for services – in some cases up to 50% of the value of the claim. And while initially, it may seem simpler, customers will need to supply the agent with the same information they could use to make the claim themselves using HMRC’s free online portal on GOV.UK.

How to make a claim

Read full details and how to make a work-related expenses claim.

First published 23 May 2023