If you work in the NHS or Private Healthcare Industry as a nurse, midwife, health visitor, healthcare assistant, or any healthcare professional, you are probably eligible for a healthcare worker tax refund. HMRC allow people in these types of professions to claim extra tax relief for certain expenses they may incur as part of their job. If you back date your claim up to 4yrs, this can be a substantial amount. The average refund is over £350.

Claims can be made on Uniform cleaning allowance, Professional fees & subscriptions, Mileage allowance relief, Shoes and stockings/tights allowance and can be backdated over the last four years. So, if you have forgotten to claim or didn’t know about the tax relief you were entitled to, you can still collect four years of monies owed. Overall, you may be due a lot more money than you think!

But it gets even better. Once you have made a claim, the information provided will be held by HMRC so they can automatically apply the same tax relief in the future. They will adjust your tax code and apply the same tax relief for as long as you remain an NHS or healthcare worker. You will not have to make these claims each year.

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Uniform Laundry

Nurses who own and use a uniform given to them by the NHS can claim tax relief for uniform laundry costs. Laundry costs are set at a fixed sum of £125. This means you can claim tax back on the aforementioned figure at the rate of tax you pay, i.e. either 20% or 40%.

Membership to Professional Bodies

If you have joined professional bodies like NMC and RCN through your workplace and your employer has not reimbursed you the cost, these registration fee £120 and membership fees may also be subject to tax relief. The same rate of tax that you pay, as mentioned above, can again be claimed against these costs.

How much you can claim will depend on a number of factors including how much your annual fees cost and your tax situation. As a guide, members who are UK tax payers can claim up to 20% on their RCN membership fees. Note, fees to UNISON subscriptions can also be claimed.

Mileage Relief

Some NHS staff will need to use their own car and fuel to get from patients’ homes to clinics and other NHS facilities. These journeys are categorized as professional journeys. It is likely that the NHS is already covering these journeys with a payment per each mile you drive. If you are unsure of this, you should check the terms of your NHS contract.

However, HMRC rules allow workers to claim 45p per mile up to a maximum of 10,000 miles. If your fuel money is fully taxed within your pay or you get paid less than 45p per mile, you could still make a claim on your professional journeys. It is advised to keep a record of your journeys for a smoother claim, but even those without complete records can make a successful claim for mileage tax relief.

Clothes

There is even more tax relief that nurses can claim back. The shoes and tights you buy to wear during your shifts can also be claimed against. This could be up to an extra £18 each year!

Working from home

This includes the cost of things used only for your work, such as heating and lighting the room you work in, or the cost of business telephone calls. You must keep records of what you’ve spent.

Travel and overnight expenses

This includes the money you spent on food or overnight stays that your employer has not paid back. You must keep records of what you’ve spent.

Buying other equipment

If you must buy substantial equipment to do your work, like a computer, you may be able to claim tax relief on the cost. 

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