Know the Conditions for Uniform Tax Relief

Citizens of UK are eligible to receive uniform tax exemption but only if certain conditions are met hence be well informed to save your taxes.

Taxes are levied by governments on its citizens such that the money can be utilized for the welfare of the citizens themselves as well as the whole country. And for the very reason of welfare of its citizens, government of every country all over the world has different tax exemption policies too. You should not cheat the government of taxes but if you genuinely face problems giving taxes, the government is there o listen to you. Since there are many people who take undue advantage of the tax exemptions rules of their country and cheat on taxes, you need to follow procedure to make the government of your country understand that your situation is genuine and for that some specific steps are to be followed.

Different countries have different factors for exempting taxes. In UK, for example, you are eligible to get a uniform tax relief if you have a particular uniform for your work place. The cost required to buy, wash, repair and maintain a workplace uniform would be refunded to you or would be exempted from your tax payment. But to avail this uniform tax relief, there are certain conditions that you must fulfill. Some of them are:

  • The uniform must be one that you cannot work outside of your work place. For example, if you are supposed to wear suits to your office and have a couple just for that purpose, you would not get an uniform tax relief for that but if those suits have the logo of your company on them, you would.


  • Different work trades employees have different rates of uniform tax relief and to apply for one, you need to know to which category you belong to and hence how much exemption you are eligible to receive.


There are two ways you can claim your uniform tax relief through uniform tax credit from the government, you can either receive your uniform tax credit by submitting all the bills and receipts for buying, washing, repairing the workplace uniform throughout the year or apply for a uniform tax credit at a flat rate. It is needless to say that the latter option is much easier and is preferred by most but you can go for the former one as well. It is anyhow advised that you consult an expert such that you receive all the uniform tax credit that you are eligible for.

License: You have permission to republish this article in any format, even commercially, but you must keep all links intact. Attribution required.