P11D Question

[enteruk]

Hi All,
I am foreign national and worked in the UK as IT specialist for few years before I was made redundant and had been unemployed for 5 months. Then I had got IT contract, set up Limited company and worked under that contract for 10 months. After the end of the contract I came back to my home country.

I have attended HMRC webinar on P11D and asked them whether am I allowed for tax relief for studio property I rented for the period of contract as it was wholly related to the temporary employment.

They answered that I can have tax relief for the studio when calculating profit for Corporation Tax for limited company.

Should I enter these expenses in P11D and in which line (I understand that line D Living Accommodation is not suitable for that)?

Thanks,
Vic

[Scruff]

Hi All,
I am foreign national and worked in the UK as IT specialist for few years before I was made redundant and had been unemployed for 5 months. Then I had got IT contract, set up Limited company and worked under that contract for 10 months. After the end of the contract I came back to my home country.

I have attended HMRC webinar on P11D and asked them whether am I allowed for tax relief for studio property I rented for the period of contract as it was wholly related to the temporary employment.

They answered that I can have tax relief for the studio when calculating profit for Corporation Tax for limited company.

Should I enter these expenses in P11D and in which line (I understand that line D Living Accommodation is not suitable for that)?

Thanks,
Vic

I think that you should consult with your Accountant? He/she will be best suited to assist you here, since they will have better knowledge of your personal circumstances.

[eek]

I think that you should consult with your Accountant? He/she will be best suited to assist you here, since they will have better knowledge of your personal circumstances.

Not really as it probably wouldn't be clear to the accountant if the studio apartment was rented due to the contract and another property used at weekends or it was the OP sole abode and he lived there 7 days a week.

If its the former and the apartment was just for when you were at the client working it may well be an allowable expense, if, however the OP lived in it at weekends then no, the apartment was dual purpose and the rent is not an allowable expense.

[enteruk]

I think that you should consult with your Accountant? He/she will be best suited to assist you here, since they will have better knowledge of your personal circumstances.

Unfortunately the accountant was not helpful at all and tried to represent simple things as complex.

[enteruk]

Not really as it probably wouldn't be clear to the accountant if the studio apartment was rented due to the contract and another property used at weekends or it was the OP sole abode and he lived there 7 days a week.

If its the former and the apartment was just for when you were at the client working it may well be an allowable expense, if, however the OP lived in it at weekends then no, the apartment was dual purpose and the rent is not an allowable expense.

I had left the UK 2 days later the end of contract. Air ticket will confirm that.
How it may be possible for person from another country to work 5 days per week and left the property for every weekend to comply?

HMRC said me it is allowable, the question was where it should be included in P11D and in what line?

Thanks,

[TheDandy]

Unfortunately the accountant was not helpful at all and tried to represent simple things as complex.

Do you mean he didn't tell you what you wanted to hear. Maybe you would like things to be simple but sometimes it just ain't so. Are you sure you described the situation properly, and fully to HMRC?

[TheFaQQer]

If you only did one contract, then how can you classify the location as temporary?

[Batcher]

I had left the UK 2 days later the end of contract. Air ticket will confirm that.
How it may be possible for person from another country to work 5 days per week and left the property for every weekend to comply?

HMRC said me it is allowable, the question was where it should be included in P11D and in what line?

Thanks,

Plenty contractors work in a European country during the week and fly home for weekends.

Your best course of action is to contact HMRC again and fully explain your circumstances and the problem you have filling in the P11D. They will ensure it is completed correctly.