Work From Home Calculator

Work From Home Calculator

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Which accounting year and property does this claim relate to?
Accounts for the year ending:*
Postcode for which the WFH Calculation relates: *
Period of WFH Claim - Full Year or x/months?*
Useful if you moved house during your trading year and you need to complete 2 forms.
Are You*

Director (With Leased Home Office)EmployeeSelf Employed
1) The number of rooms in your house

Step 1 is to calculate the proportion of room space in your house, typically used for business.Only use habitable 'work' rooms, don't include kitchens, bathrooms and hallways.
Number of Rooms In Your House *
Number of Room used for work*
Include habitable rooms only - living room, bedroom, home office. Don't include Kitchen, hallway and bathrooms.
of your rooms are used for work (A)
2) The amount of time you work from home

Step 2 is to calculate the average amount of time you would work from home.Use an average week for the year that you are making the claim.
Number of days in a 7 day week that you would use the room*
Average number of hours worked per day*
of your week is spent working from home (B)
The % of 'qualifying' household expenses you can claim (A*B)
3) Identify the annual 'qualifying' household expenses you can claim.

Include only those expenses that you want to claim a % of.
a) General Household Expenses
Annual Mortgage Interest Charge - Not allowed
As of April 2022 - You can no longer claim any of the interest element of your personal mortgage repayment. Figures in this field will be ignored. This field remains in the form to show that it is no longer allowed rather than forgotten. NB - Have you checked your Mortgage, do you need to tell your Lender if you work from home?
Mortgage (Capital Repayment) - Not allowed
You can't claim any of the capital repayment part of your personal mortgage repayment. Figures in this field will be ignored.
Annual Council Tax Charge
Annual Rent Costs
Rent - Have you checked your Rental Agreement, do you need to tell your Landlord if you work from home?
Annual Gas Costs
Annual Electricity Costs
Annual Oil Costs
Annual Water Rates Not allowed, unless:
Water rates are not allowed unless your business consumes water to deliver its service i.e. Car Valeting
Annual Household Insurance Costs:
This is your standard household insurance. If you pay for business insurance - that that is 100% allowable as a business expense.
Annual Repair and Maintenance Costs:
Household repairs and renewals (if the repair etc relates to the whole of the house, apportion the cost but if the repair relates solely to the part of the house that is not used for the business it is not deductible)
Annual Cleaning Costs
Annual Telephone Line Rental:
Exclude from WFH calculation if the business already pays for this.
Annual Broadband Costs: Note 5
Exclude from WFH calculation if the business already pays for this.
= Total 'Qualifying' Expenses
Consider the implications of working from home.
- Mortgage - Have you checked your Mortgage, do you need to tell your Lender if you work from home?
- Rent - Have you checked your Rental Agreement, do you need to tell your Landord if you work from home?
- Home Insurance - Have you told your insurance provider you are working from home?
- Are any business assets (computer eqpt) covered by your home insurance or do you need separate insurance?
4) Submit your form to find out how much you can claim.

>> YOUR WFH CALCULATION WILL BE SENT TO YOUR INBOX
= Annual Claim
= Monthly Claim
If you are a client - please SUBMIT the calculated WFH allowance to us for inclusion in your annual accounts. A copy will be sent to your inbox for your records.

If you are not a client - you can SUBMIT the form and we will send a copy of your WFH Calculation to your inbox along with detailed instructions on how you can claim these expenses back from your business.
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Work From Home Calculator

Which accounting year and property does this claim relate to?

1) The number of rooms in your house

2) The amount of time you work from home

3) Identify the annual 'qualifying' household expenses you can claim.

4) Submit your form to find out how much you can claim.