I always have a small mileage claim, never goes over 100 miles a month but recently I changed jobs within the company and will have slightly more miles due to there being a service industry subsidiary. I am based in admin at the group HQ about 7 miles away from the plant so everytime I have to go there its 14 miles on my expenses. However it happens that the plant just off the main road on my drive home and sometimes I just leave work early and call into the plant on my way home. Should I still be claiming mileage for this? I never bother cos I'd be going home anyway and only go about a quarter of a mile out of my way
Claiming mileage (when calling on the Plant on my way home)
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You have to think like your company thinks. They would claim off you given the chance and they do when they can for things like sick days and whatever else. If I were you I'd even ask them for a car as you'll be running your own into the ground.
You have to think like your company thinks. They would claim off you given the chance and they do when they can for things like sick days and whatever else. If I were you I'd even ask them for a car as you'll be running your own into the ground.
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Yes I get paid for sick days when I take them which isn't often. I'm not really running my car into the ground its never over 100miles a month, its a good company with lots of little perks so I'd feel bad claiming extra mileage when its not actually costing me any extra to drive there i.e. I'm passing on my way home. It actually suits me better cos I leave the office half an hour earlier in the evening and avoid the rush hour traffic.
Yes I get paid for sick days when I take them which isn't often. I'm not really running my car into the ground its never over 100miles a month, its a good company with lots of little perks so I'd feel bad claiming extra mileage when its not actually costing me any extra to drive there i.e. I'm passing on my way home. It actually suits me better cos I leave the office half an hour earlier in the evening and avoid the rush hour traffic.
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Hi Sinead76 I think if the site is actually on the way home Revenue states that you can't claim mileage. I'm not sure how the 1/4 mile would affect this but would imagine not much. As you say if you are happy with the company that there is a bit of give and take I would say you are on the right track re not claiming the mileage. (If you get home a little earlier by going to the site on way home you might be happy that this would cancel out the mileage claimed?)
Hi Sinead76 I think if the site is actually on the way home Revenue states that you can't claim mileage. I'm not sure how the 1/4 mile would affect this but would imagine not much. As you say if you are happy with the company that there is a bit of give and take I would say you are on the right track re not claiming the mileage. (If you get home a little earlier by going to the site on way home you might be happy that this would cancel out the mileage claimed?)
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Hope i'm not going off-topic here, but the issue of claiming mileage seems to be widely abused. I'm not suggesting it's the case for the OP, but I know a few companies who place employees off-site (from 2 months to 2 years +) & allow these employees to claim mileage from their home to temporary/semi-permanent place of work (within Dublin).
I'm self employed and my accountant said I could only claim mileage expenses if I suddenly had to go to a different location, ie. not my normal place of work. Which makes sense, but most other self-employed I've spoken to seem to be claiming for this, and I think I recall seeing another post on AAM saying as long as travel expenses were below x%, the Revenue would never query it. There must be a huge amount of revenue loss to the government through this mileage allowance. I hope they don't increase the mileage allowance in line with the rise in petrol costs.
Hope i'm not going off-topic here, but the issue of claiming mileage seems to be widely abused. I'm not suggesting it's the case for the OP, but I know a few companies who place employees off-site (from 2 months to 2 years +) & allow these employees to claim mileage from their home to temporary/semi-permanent place of work (within Dublin).
I'm self employed and my accountant said I could only claim mileage expenses if I suddenly had to go to a different location, ie. not my normal place of work. Which makes sense, but most other self-employed I've spoken to seem to be claiming for this, and I think I recall seeing another post on AAM saying as long as travel expenses were below x%, the Revenue would never query it. There must be a huge amount of revenue loss to the government through this mileage allowance. I hope they don't increase the mileage allowance in line with the rise in petrol costs.
Revenue inisist that expences are only paid where they are incurred solely and exclusively in the course of your work. So if you are dropping into the plant on the way home you can only claim for the additional miles (from the main road up to the plant).
My company has recently reviewed its expenses policy with the result that employees who start (or finish) from home are only entitled to claim for the shorter distance (home to remote site, or work base to remote site).
aj
My company has recently reviewed its expenses policy with the result that employees who start (or finish) from home are only entitled to claim for the shorter distance (home to remote site, or work base to remote site).
aj
Just on the subject of mileage, I remember in a company I used to work for I had to write a cheque for mileage for the FC, something like 140 miles for a round trip. I remembered her talking about going to the particular meeting the day before it was on, I happened to have a days holiday booked for the day in question and passed her on the road 30 miles up the country - and saw her driving one of the company cars
Sinead,
He is info from DoF , maybe of some use.
http://www.finance.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=2877
You should discuss your request with your manager, and seek his opinion , did your predecessor claim this ???, did you get increase in salary for job move, if so, did employer take into account this task ....
The distance is quite small, but on a regular basis maybe company could reimburse you for this.
If you did not have a car, how would you get there .....
He is info from DoF , maybe of some use.
http://www.finance.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=2877
You should discuss your request with your manager, and seek his opinion , did your predecessor claim this ???, did you get increase in salary for job move, if so, did employer take into account this task ....
The distance is quite small, but on a regular basis maybe company could reimburse you for this.
If you did not have a car, how would you get there .....