Contractor: Claim Mileage for Commute to Work?

Squall Leonhart

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this is a resounding NO, but I was wondering if it was legal to claim mileage for the commute to work? I drive approx 600km a week getting to/from work.

I will be employed as a contractor via an umbrella company.

Irish_Elect_Eng

You are correct, it is not your employers problem where you live.

I think that the only exception would be if you are working in different locations each day, then the commute becomes part of your working day.

Squall Leonhart

Your answer is exactly as I thought it would be, but no harm in looking into it!
Thanks Irish_Elect_Eng

PMBC

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this is a resounding NO, but I was wondering if it was legal to claim mileage for the commute to work? I drive approx 600km a week getting to/from work.

I will be employed as a contractor via an umbrella company.

This might or might not be relevant to your case.
There was some ruling - European? Irish? - about this a few months ago. My recall was that it applied to people who drove directly to their workplace each day, where the workplace i.e. site varied as frequently as being different each day. In such a case an employee driving in their own time was entitled to payment for the driving time. While the specific of travelling expenses was not covered/mentioned, it seems implicit that travelling would also be included. I don't know if those are your circumstances.

xabi

You cant claim from home to your normal place of work. Revenue cracked down on this big time over the past few years, have a search for the 'contractors project'.

Squall Leonhart

PMBC wrote: »

This might or might not be relevant to your case.
There was some ruling - European? Irish? - about this a few months ago. My recall was that it applied to people who drove directly to their workplace each day, where the workplace i.e. site varied as frequently as being different each day. In such a case an employee driving in their own time was entitled to payment for the driving time. While the specific of travelling expenses was not covered/mentioned, it seems implicit that travelling would also be included. I don't know if those are your circumstances.

Thanks PBMC, but this doesn't apply to me

xabi wrote: »

You cant claim from home to your normal place of work. Revenue cracked down on this big time over the past few years, have a search for the 'contractors project'.

I hadn't heard of it, but just looked at it now, basically a big clampdown on travel expenses, subsistence etc.

xabi

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

Thanks PBMC, but this doesn't apply to me



I hadn't heard of it, but just looked at it now, basically a big clampdown on travel expenses, subsistence etc.

There's a few tax briefings issued on it that give examples and the rules.