Tax relief if working from home. Discuss.

people were told to work from home, this is their reward.

And you forget the costs of working from home like:

Heat and power, Mine has gone up quite a bit since I starting to work from home.

How about equipment to work correctly, You can't work at the kitchen table for 8 hours a day.....

All your savings are in time or things that I could have brought from home anyway.

Also if you don't need childcare while wfh you're not doing your job right.

I thought we want more people to work from home no?

If you incur a cost which is necessary to do your job, then it’s tax deductible.

It’s always been like that.

This is nothing new.

It’s got nothing to do with savings. Everyone’s situation is different.

costs necessary to do your job are tax deductible. As has always been the case.

That’s true. But it’s got nothing to do with the tax relief. Nor should it have.

some people have a 50 km commute to work, where others can walk. They still pay the same tax.

It’s not an incentive. It’s no more than anyone is entitled to, and always has been.

what the actual… coffee on the prom? You pure layabout.

I’ve lost a room in my house that I previously let out to a lodger.

power , heat and broadband use gone up.

im effectively renting out office space to my employer for free.

And what about the benefits that those who have to attend the 'workplace' will have if those that don't need to attend the 'workplace' don't and work from home?

Less traffic, commute times reduced, better air quality, increased access to parking and perhaps more depending on the specific situation.

I'm WFH most of the past 18 months and while there were some savings on childcare initially (as they weren't open) that has gone now.

That said I work in a place with free parking, relatively cheap canteen and a relatively short commute at a time of the morning with lesser traffic. So yes everyone is different. Some people withe big commutes are saving a lot of time and expense and perhaps expense with meals out etc but at the same time I do think those that WFH should get some support to enable them WFH as it really is better for most people.

Guys, in the grand scheme of things, the wfh tax allowance is just a mindless political gesture. It's worth sweet f.a., but allows the TDs think they will get votes for it as we rack up a quarter of a trillion euro in debt.

For those who say they had/have to spend money to wfh, the difference to your bills will likely be insignificant. For those who spent money doing up a home office (and I say this as someone who spent 2K on furniture and décor converting a spare bedroom to an office) - that was your choice, likely small in the grand scheme of things and a once off. If you think we deserve tax breaks for wfh, then you also have to argue that we deserve tax breaks for buying cars, petrol, lunches, coffee, suits etc when we work in the office.