Claim tax relief for your job expenses
Buying other equipment
You may be able to claim tax relief on the full cost of substantial equipment that you have to buy to do your work. This is because it qualifies for a type of capital allowance called annual investment allowance.
You cannot claim capital allowances for cars, motorcycles or bicycles you use for work, but you may be able to claim for business mileage and fuel costs.
You claim in a different way for small items that’ll last less than 2 years, such as uniforms and tools.
You can only claim tax relief for equipment expenses if:
- you need it to do your job
- you use the equipment for work and there’s no significant private use - this includes using the equipment according to your organisation’s policy
How to claim
When you claim, you must make clear what employment the claims are for, and send evidence of what you’ve spent, such as copies of receipts.
Use this service to check:
- if you can claim
- how to claim