Mechanic Tax Rebate

Regardless of the industry you work in, if you pay for your own tools, then you’ll be eligible for a tool tax rebate. This is really handy for those working as mechanics, auto technicians and engineers who could be entitled to a nice chunk of money back at the end of each financial year.

With average first-time rebates of around £900, you could be lining the taxman’s pockets by not claiming your allowance, so read on to find how you can go about claiming your tool tax rebate and start thinking about all of the things you could spend that cash on…

At the moment, the amount that you can claim back on tools stands at around 20% of the initial purchase value including VAT. So, if you’ve spent £2000 on a shiny new high-end toolbox, then you can expect to receive £400 back as a tool tax rebate. Not too shabby, is it?

Whilst each claim is assessed on its own merits, you must meet the following basic requirements:

HMRC has agreed that claims can be backdated for up to 4 tax years. This means your claim could potentially be worth up to £576 (£144 x 4 years)!

You can make a claim even if you’re no longer working at the airline. E.g. if you worked for Flybe, Monarch or Thomas Cook during the last 4 years, you can still claim.

Once you’ve made a successful claim, you are covered for your whole professional life in the sky! This is because as part of our service, we’ll arrange for your tax code to be updated to ensure you automatically get the uniform laundry allowance in your pay going forward.

Receipts are not needed to claim for the cabin crew tax rebate. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you do your uniform laundry at home with the rest of your wash or get it professionally drycleaned. This is because the allowance is set at a fixed amount agreed by Unite.

We make it super simple to claim your Cabin Crew Tax Rebate! All we require from you is some basic information and your employment history. We’ll complete the relevant paperwork and liaise with HMRC to get your claim approved.

There are no upfront costs to apply and you’ll never have to pay us out of your own pocket – our contingent fee of 25% plus VAT is settled directly out of the rebate from HMRC.

And what’s more, with our ‘no rebate, no fee’ guarantee, if we are not successful in recovering a refund for you, you won’t owe us a penny!

Every year we help thousands of Cabin Crew claim back money owed to them by HMRC. Since 2013, we’ve put over £20m back in the pockets of our customers by helping them claim the tax relief they’re entitled to.