Tax reliefs for employees

I have a question on tax and possible tax relief for employees. Specifically my case - I am an employee in a company, work regular office job using laptop provided by my company. I commute to our office daily. Recently however it was announced that our office would be relocating - current office would be closed for a period of three months and the new office would be further from my home, increasing my travel time and costs - significantly. Based on information I found online, employees can claim equipment 'if you use the equipment for work and there’s no significant private use' and travel / overnight stay but 'You cannot claim for travelling to and from work, unless you’re travelling to a temporary place of work.' https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/travel-and-overnight-expenses https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/buying-other-equipment This seems rather limiting as in my case: I would be traveling to a 'regular' place of work - it is just far and it is expensive (my initial estimate is around £15,000 per year) I might need to use hotel / overnight stay given the time and costs - though again, it would be a 'regular' place of work, not a temporary one I would need to buy equipment to work from home for three months - though I don't know if the equipment would qualify as 'having no significant private use' - I need things like chair, monitors, desk etc. What options do I have to claim tax reliefs on the above? I have regular job and regular place of work - though I would have significant (new) expanses because of the relocation of the office - approximately 20,000 the first year and 15,000 each of the following year (which is a significant percentge of my salary). Am I able to reduce my tax liability?

Hi, 
This forum is for general queries only and is intended to help you self-serve. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide specific advice tailored to individual circumstances or offer any interpretation of the guidance available on gov.uk.   
Customers with more complex enquiries often engage the services of a professional advisor or accountant and this may be something you wish to consider.
Thank you

Thank you. However I already asked a professional but they pointed me to HMRC as you are the ultimate decision makers on what I can or cannot claim. Who in HMRC can answer the above questions, if not you on this advisory forum?

Hi,
You will have to contact our self assessment team for more personal advice.  
Self Assessment: general enquiries
Thank you.

Thank you - though I thought that this was one of the ways to contact HMRC and get an explanation of the rules, is it not the case? If not, how can I contact HMRC? The ways I tried thus far: 1 Sending a paper letter - sent one in February this year (on another topic), still have not received a response 2 Called, waited for well over an hour to get connected and when the advisor was going to put me on hold, he apparently hang up by mistake - and never called back 3 Tried using online chat, but never got connected to a real person and the chatbot I spoke to was completely useless How can I get in touch with HMRC, other than the three options above? Thank you

Hi ,
 

I'm sorry to hear that you've experienced the issues described when trying to contact us. Contacting us by webchat, phone or post via : Self Assessment: general enquiries is still the best way to receive advice tailored to your specific circumstances . Thank you .

Can you not simply respond here? I do not need anything tailored for my circumstances. I need a general confirmation whether or not employee shares are exempt from CGT and whether the same rules apply to a promissory note received for the employee shares. That is a general question and has nothing to do with my specific shares.

Hi,
You can see guidance here:
Tax and Employee Share Schemes
Thank you.