Can I add another question to this debate? I've just reclaimed the difference for MMA but got less than I expected. I was told that the tax calculation that HMRC does does not have to take into account the uniform tax relief that we get as that is taken off at source by the MOD. Consequently, the gross pay figure on the P60 is effectively before the uniform tax relief has been added on. Can anyone much cleverer than me explain whether this is right please before I go into bat with HMRC and PSF again?
On a separate note if anyone's interested, I've just had a final answer from HMRC about tax relief on Mess subscriptions. Apparently they're not tax deductible because you do not need to be a member of the mess to allow you to carry out your professional duties. So now I'm wondering whether to have a chat with the Staish and see what he thinks about the statement in QRs or writing a letter to our MP to raise the issue of the discrepancy between QRs and HMRC.