HMRC has confirmed that the £26 a month flat-rate claim for
employed homeworker expenses can be made for the whole of the 2020/21,
regardless of how long the individual was required to work from home.
For employees who were required to work from home because of
coronavirus, HMRC’s online claim service confirms that tax relief is available
for all of 2020/21, regardless of how long the employee worked or is working
from home. At the end of 2020/21, the tax relief will stop and employees
required to work from home after 5 April 2021 will need to claim again.
Claims using this method can also be made for the 2019/20 tax
year but will depend on the amount of time the employee actually worked from
home (although it is not clear how such claims relate to homeworking because of
coronavirus).
HMRC has confirmed that the £26 a month flat-rate claim for
employed homeworker expenses can be made for the whole of the 2020/21,
regardless of how long the individual was required to work from home.
For employees who were required to work from home because of
coronavirus, HMRC’s online claim service confirms that tax relief is available
for all of 2020/21, regardless of how long the employee worked or is working
from home. At the end of 2020/21, the tax relief will stop and employees
required to work from home after 5 April 2021 will need to claim again.
Claims using this method can also be made for the 2019/20 tax
year but will depend on the amount of time the employee actually worked from
home (although it is not clear how such claims relate to homeworking because of
coronavirus).
