Police Dog Handlers - Travel Expenses
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Claiming relief on your travelling expenses? Tax relief for travel costs with your police dog is tax deductible subject to certain conditions. Are you claiming the relief you are entitled to?
Here are HM Revenue & Customs rules for claiming relief - correct at the time of publication of this page.
Tax treatment of members of the Police Service: designated dog handlers - claims for travelling expenses
Allow claims by a designated police dog handler for
- the expenses of travelling with the dog between the handler's home and permanent workplace (police station etc) and
- capital allowances in respect of a car for those journeys (only up to 2001/02)
if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
- the handler is required to kennel the dog at or near their home and is provided with the necessary equipment for doing so
- the handler is responsible for grooming, feeding and exercising the dog there and receives a grooming allowance (or equivalent) for doing so
- the handler is responsible for the proper control of the dog and its behaviour both on and off duty
- the handler lives on premises owned by the police authority, or in private accommodation the location of which has been approved by the police authority.
If the same conditions are met, a claim by a designated police dog handler can also be permitted for the expense of travelling with the dog between the handler's home and the nearest suitable place to exercise the dog.
This page is for general advice and information only. You must seek professional advice before acting on any of the information contained in this page.
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