Night deal with Inland Revenue
22nd February 1996, Page 9
22nd February 1996
Page 9
Page 9, 22nd February 1996
— Night deal with Inland Revenue
Close
Noticed an error?
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
• Employed drivers can claim up to £21.15 untaxed subsistence allowance per night following a Road Haulage Association-brokered deal with the Inland Revenue.
Drivers in sleeper cabs will still only be able to claim 75% of the allowance, which raises their tax-free element to £15.86.
But the 3.2% rise will not apply to self-employed drivers, whose annual overnight allowance is limited effectively to what their accountant can negotiate for them following tax changes introduced last year.
Where haulage companies have agreed higher tax-free allowances with their local tax office, the rate has been increased by 3.2%—the rate of inflation in December 1995. All the changes are backdated to 1 January 1996.