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Does mileage clock reset with new consultant but the same client?
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI've got to wonder why a client manager would keep a contractor that knows so little about his own affairs. I hope you put a little more effort in to your work for your client than you do running your own business.Comment
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Originally posted by Harish View PostSorry the vagueness, here are the clarifications.
Consultant - Agency
Mileage clock - Claiming Mileage expenses 24 months rule
Manager - Client Manager
Mileage expenses - Car mileage expenses
IR35 - Mine is a standard IR35 contract
So basically if you're in any one location for more than 24 months, and in fact I believe that it's as soon as you know you'll be there for more than 24 months, you won't be able to claim travel expenses. And switching from driving to getting the train won't get around it either, because it's still travel expenses, just in a different format. You can still get your company to reimburse you for train tickets, but you won't be able to offset it against tax.- The meaning of life is to give life meaning
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostIf you had bothered to read the sticky at the top of this forum (that's this one...) which was written so we didn't have to keep answering the same dumb question every other week, you will see why the clock isn't going to be reset; from the point you knew you were over 24 months, you can no longer claim expenses.Comment
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Originally posted by DannyF1966 View PostRight, changing agency won't make any difference, if indeed you can do that at all. You're still working in the same place and still making the same journey to work. In fact, even if you get another contract in a similar location it might not make any difference, according to What is the 24 Month Rule? - Contractor Weekly, HMRC can “ignore a change of workplace if that change does not have any substantial effect on the employee's journey to work". (although I'm not sure what they mean by "substantial")
So basically if you're in any one location for more than 24 months, and in fact I believe that it's as soon as you know you'll be there for more than 24 months, you won't be able to claim travel expenses. And switching from driving to getting the train won't get around it either, because it's still travel expenses, just in a different format. You can still get your company to reimburse you for train tickets, but you won't be able to offset it against tax.Comment
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Originally posted by Harish View PostBut I'm changing the agency so wouldn't that be treated as a new contract? My accountant says Yes but I'm not 100% sure, thats why posing the question.
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Originally posted by Harish View PostThanks a lot, exactly the information I need.- The meaning of life is to give life meaning
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Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostDoes change in agency also mean change in location of work?
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Originally posted by Harish View PostBut I'm changing the agency so wouldn't that be treated as a new contract? My accountant says Yes but I'm not 100% sure, thats why posing the question.
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