{"id":27446,"date":"2024-11-18T11:37:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smh.group\/?p=27446"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:52:51","slug":"hmrc-reverts-to-paper-based-claims-for-employment-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devstagesite.co.uk\/smhgroup\/hmrc-reverts-to-paper-based-claims-for-employment-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"HMRC Reverts to Paper-Based Claims for Employment Expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although committed to its digital ambitions, HMRC has recently switched back to paper-based claims for employees seeking to claim employment expenses. This shift away from online submissions aims to combat fraud.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reports suggest that businesses are claiming expenses even when there is little, or no, business relevance in an attempt to counteract increasingly onerous tax burdens. Given HMRC\u2019s move to paper-based claims for employment expenses, it seems as if some employees may have adopted a similar attitude. Tax refund companies have also misused the expenses system in order to obtain inflated tax repayments.<\/p>\n

Form P87<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Employees can claim tax relief for expenses through PAYE if they have not been reimbursed by their employer. From 14 October this year, claims must be made using a paper form P87 which is then posted to HMRC. Claims have to be supported by appropriate evidence. For example:<\/p>\n