What hospitality staff can claim
What HMRC allows for this work. Your specialist checks which apply to you.
Washing your uniformHMRC flat rate of £60 a year if you launder it yourself. No receipts.Food industry rate, or £125 for hospital catering staff
Knives and kitChef's knives and whites you bought and were not repaid for.Actual cost
Mileage in your own carBetween clients, sites or bases, not the normal commute. 55p a mile from April 2026 (45p before) less anything your employer pays.Between venues for one employer
Second job taxWorking two jobs? A BR code over-taxes the second one only if your main job does not use your whole allowance. We check the code as part of the claim.Worth checking if you have two jobs
Ben, chef, own knives, two sites
Knives £250 a year at actual cost and 2,000 miles between sites, nothing paid. £1,150 of relief, about £230 tax back a year. The flat rate is an alternative to actual costs, not an extra.
Figures are illustrative at the basic rate. Your real figure comes from your HMRC record, and you approve it before anything is filed.
How it works
Answer a few questions
60 seconds. Job, income, past claims, contact details. No documents yet.
Connect HMRC and prove it's you
Link your Government Gateway and pass a 5-minute identity check in the app.
Approve your estimate
Your specialist works out what you're owed. One tap to approve and it goes to HMRC.
HMRC pays, we pay you
Fee deducted, the rest lands in your bank, usually the next working day.
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How much does it cost?
37.5% plus VAT of the refund, minimum £45 plus VAT. No refund, no fee. Nothing upfront. Full fee page.
I only worked a few months.
If you paid tax in that year you can claim for it.
Tips and tronc?
Not part of an expenses claim, but if tax was taken on tips wrongly we spot it in your record.