Flight cost as an expense

[apapadak]

Hi all,

I'm an international contractor (from Greece) working on a contract and based in Manchester.
While I was under an umbrella company, I could pass off as expenses the flight costs back and forth to my country of origin (up to 5/year I think).

Can I do this now that I have a limited company and pass this flights as expenses to the company?

Lastly, in case I can put these costs as expenses, what VAT should I use for this transaction?

Thanks in advance.

[fullyautomatix]

Hi all,

I'm an international contractor (from Greece) working on a contract and based in Manchester.
While I was under an umbrella company, I could pass off as expenses the flight costs back and forth to my country of origin (up to 5/year I think).

Can I do this now that I have a limited company and pass this flights as expenses to the company?

Thanks.

Are they business flights or pleasure ? If you are just off to Greece to soak the sun and meet your friends I doubt HMRC would let you expense that.

[MrMarkyMark]

Can I do this now that I have a limited company and pass this flights as expenses to the company?

based in Manchester.

While I was under an umbrella company, I could pass off as expenses the flight costs back and forth to my country of origin (up to 5/year I think).

Go for it. Everyone needs a holiday after all

[NotAllThere]

If the flights were allowable for the brolly, on the grounds that they're wholly and necessarily for the business, why should that change just because you're ltd?

There's no VAT on flights.

[northernladuk]

Wouldn't the 24 month rule affect this? I'd he's been working in the UK then it's considered his permanent place of work so flights wouldn't be permitted?
If it doesn't should we not know more about how long he's been here and his tax situation to make a decision or does that have no impact whatsoever?

[MrMarkyMark]

If the flights were allowable for the brolly, on the grounds that they're wholly and necessarily for the business, why should that change just because you're ltd?

There's no VAT on flights.

I would also have to ask what the brolly 5 flights a year limit is about.
Surely if they were soley business related there would be no such limit.

[Kenny@MyAccountantFriend]

If you are a UK registered company carrying out work in the UK and your client has not asked you to go to Greece the flights would not be allowable through your company.

[expat]

If you are a UK registered company carrying out work in the UK and your client has not asked you to go to Greece the flights would not be allowable through your company.

You are not a company

If a UK company contracts to a UK client and sources an employee from Greece to perform the work.....?

[Kenny@MyAccountantFriend]

You are not a company

If a UK company contracts to a UK client and sources an employee from Greece to perform the work.....?

That is not the case in the question though as he has not sourced an employee from Greece, he is the director (assumed from question) and therefore signed the company up for the contract in the UK via a UK company he is in control of.