Is it true that travel expense can only be claimable for journeys over 10 miles? If so, I am not allowed to claim the mileages as it is less than 10 miles going to my client site and back to my home. Please advice.
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Travel Expenses - less than 10 miles each way
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Originally posted by clwdIs it true that travel expense can only be claimable for journeys over 10 miles? If so, I am not allowed to claim the mileages as it is less than 10 miles going to my client site and back to my home. Please advice.Comment
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I'd like to know the answer to this as I am currently claiming for 80m a month which is 4m a day (2m each way to the train station)Comment
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Would you be travelling that distance if you weren't going to work? If not, as I suspect, then it's a business expense. So claim it.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by malvolioWould you be travelling that distance if you weren't going to work? If not, as I suspect, then it's a business expense. So claim it.
Good point. I cetainly don't do it for train spotting!Comment
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Milage Claim
My accountant said these are allowable expenses:
Newspaper 70p per day
Meals up to £24 per day (but not everyday)
Milage is 40p per mile and if your registered office is further away (but don't take the mick) that is even better!
There are many more genuine expenses that you can claim without a receipt and don't let an umbrella tell you otherwise.
I spoke about all of you to him and he suggested that you give him a call.
Regards
BrobiBrobi
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And I suggest you don't. Most of those may apply if you are working way from home overnight. £24, for example, is the Civil Service guidelines and is to cover (from memory) £4 Breakfast, £5 Lunch and £15 Dinner - but if you don't have one of them, you can't add it to the others
Ignore the smart alecs, claiming expenses "because you can" is walking the edge of legality. And screws it up for all the honest guys.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Is it worth the bother for £8 per week? I'd rather be free of having to bother with receipts and filling in expense forms than claim for 50 miles worth of travel, but thats just me.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Originally posted by malvolioAnd I suggest you don't. Most of those may apply if you are working way from home overnight. £24, for example, is the Civil Service guidelines and is to cover (from memory) £4 Breakfast, £5 Lunch and £15 Dinner - but if you don't have one of them, you can't add it to the others
Ignore the smart alecs, claiming expenses "because you can" is walking the edge of legality. And screws it up for all the honest guys.
Malvolio is generally right, if he says its wrong it usually is!Comment
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