Originally Posted by
Bob Viking
Just to be serious for a moment. I’m all for claiming back every penny but can we do some simple maths for a second?
Let’s say a barber cut costs £10 (I realise this may not be taking inflation into account but it won’t be far off). Let’s also say that a good military man gets his haircut monthly. How often would a civilian visit the barber? Bi-monthly perhaps (I bet on average it could be claimed that civilians visit the barber as often as military men and probably visit more expensive barbers as well)? How much tax are you able to claim back from that £10 cut? Even if you were able to prove it I suspect we’re talking pennies over a year. In fact my time typing this message is worth more than you will manage to reclaim so I will stop typ…
Definitely not worth navigating the torture device that is JPA and the inevitable audit months in the future