By Timothy Adler on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

How much are working from home tax breaks worth?

You can claim the full year’s entitlement of £125 in working from home tax breaks if your employer told you to work from home — even if it was only for one day.

It doesn’t matter if you have returned to the office since early April — you can still get the full amount for the 2021/22 tax year. Working from home for just some of the week still qualifies.

However, you cannot claim tax relief if you choose to work from home. Nor can you claim tax relief if your employer covered your expenses or paid you an allowance.

If you complete an annual tax return, you will be able to apply for the tax relief via your Self Assessment.

How to apply for working from home tax breaks

You can use the HMRC working from home tax relief portal, where you will be asked a series of questions to check if you are eligible or not. To progress with your claim, you will need a Government Gateway user ID and password, which you can create if you don’t already have

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