Tax relief if working from home. Discuss.

18-10-2021 1:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118035923#Comment_118035923

Oh, I'm aware, but the media attitude has been that wfh would be the endgame... which is reflected by the general opinions on this thread.

dudley72 · 18-10-2021 1:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118036034#Comment_118036034

Lots of companies had WFH and dedicated staff who never went into the office long before anythign about covid was in the conversation, nothing will change for those companies. Some other have introduced on the back of covid but it will not be a huge change for the majority

VinLieger · 18-10-2021 4:14pm

With 2 children in childcare ive made no savings wfh there and my work provided lunch and a stocked kitchen/pantry so i was well looked after in that regard. Balancing heating/electric costs with food costs vs minimal savings on commuting im definitely down due to wfh.

moycullen14 · 18-10-2021 4:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118037126#Comment_118037126

And then I would have huge savings on a commute and the office was a bit sh*t in the middle of a business park with no amenities.

Talking to a friend today who took 1hr 20 minutes to do a 20mile commute ... and that was leaving before 7am. That's the game changer for me. I've been commuting more or less constantly for the last 30 years. No more of this. Everyone's situation is different, I suppose.

I estimate my commute costs at about 4K per annum. That'll stock the fridge for a long time!

Andrea B. · 05-06-2022 9:00am

At this stage of the game, it has become obvious that there are many WFH, who are taking p*"".

Whining kids in background, muffled meetings from cars in transit (coincidentally Fridays).

Starting to hit moral of those who must attend work and pay for commuting and childcare and take annual leave when travelling.

Don't all attack back together. I said "many". Not "all".

Xidu · 05-06-2022 9:08am

Electricity and wifi bill is higher.

I thought that’s the only relief u can get is some electricity and partial wifi bill.

didn’t hear any other tax relief

riclad · 05-06-2022 9:05pm

yes if you have a pc ,laptop, on all day it uses power. working from home is the future ,it reduces commute times and traffic .not everyone has a powerful pc, laptop, webcam, it costs money to build a home office with modern equipment .WFH means people can work in rural area,s instead of all working in citys or big office buildings.this could bring life back to some small towns.in winter heating bill may be higher .i dont think anyone miss,s spending an hour every day commuting to work