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i am sure i can claim back subsistence

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    #21
    Mordac is correct. In any case, what court would believe that anyone would be so stupid as to believe that you can claim for an expense you haven't actually incurred?

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      #22
      How much is everyone else claiming as receipted subsistence? I'm working in central London and claim approx £10/day for breakfast/lunch - is that reasonable? Is this in line with what 'the panel' are claiming for?

      Also, I've heard various things but do you claim the full amount or a % portion of the receipts (seeing as you would have to eat in order to survive anyway)?

      Thanks

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        #23
        WTF are you on about? If you have a receipt, claim it. If you haven't, don't.

        However, if you are working away from home, paying your bills out of your pocket and reclaiming them from your company, then add £5 a night for incidentals if you really think it worthwhile (I don't, by the way).

        If you are with an Umbrella or some other cheap plastic imitation, use whatever rules they impose.

        It's really not that hard to understand is it?
        Blog? What blog...?

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          #24
          My accountant says that if you havent actually had the expense in the first place you cant claim it, and you still have to prove you had the expense otherwise you will end up having to pay the tax and nat insurance on it. These brollies and composite sales people dont know the first thing about tax what you can claim for expenses, all they THINK they know is that the brollie dont have to have the evidence, but YOU do!
          Claim for anything the brollie tells you to if they have a REAL dispensation and youve actually had the expense and can prove it with hard evidnece.I doubt that any brollie has a real and honestly proven dispensation from the IR cos the IR probably dont know there dealing with a brollie in the first place.They are all trying to undercut each other with ridiculous claims of dispensations which i guess is the magic word for drawing in the punters.

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            #25
            Originally posted by autodial
            Claim for anything the brollie tells you to if they have a REAL dispensation and youve actually had the expense and can prove it with hard evidnece.
            Is the answer.

            Should this be in an FAQ ?

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              #26
              Originally posted by M_B
              Is the answer.

              Should this be in an FAQ ?
              agreed.
              sorry Diver I'm off the cigs again

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                #27
                The answers given on this subject are correct and pretty clear. If you try to claim things you have not spent, then Hector will drop on you from a great height.

                What I cannot understand is why nobody has taken action against any of these companies who advise people to act in a faudulant way. I was contacted by one many years ago and was told that you can claim for things you have not spent due to their dispensation. Out and out fraud! The IR are aware of what these companies are up to, so why don't they take action either by removing their dispensation or taking them to court for promoting tax evasion.

                What will happen is they will simply turn their attention to the little guy some years down the line, hit them with a massive tax bill and ruin them for simply doing what their brolly told them they could do.
                Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

                I preferred version 1!

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by TonyEnglish
                  The answers given on this subject are correct and pretty clear. If you try to claim things you have not spent, then Hector will drop on you from a great height.

                  What I cannot understand is why nobody has taken action against any of these companies who advise people to act in a faudulant way. I was contacted by one many years ago and was told that you can claim for things you have not spent due to their dispensation. Out and out fraud! The IR are aware of what these companies are up to, so why don't they take action either by removing their dispensation or taking them to court for promoting tax evasion.

                  What will happen is they will simply turn their attention to the little guy some years down the line, hit them with a massive tax bill and ruin them for simply doing what their brolly told them they could do.
                  Dead right there Tony, I couldnt have said better myself. Its not just the brollies that are doing it but composites as well as its the only way they can "pay" the guy his earnings, its not expenses at all but instead what hes already worked bloody hard for in the first place. Hes not getting expenses at all is he? hes actually getting his the money hes been paid for the work hes done but the brollies calling it '......expenses.....' !!!!!! My arse as the man said.

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                    #29
                    Oh boy am I going to be in doo doo then. My brollie has told me I can claim for all sorts of things from petrol, subsistence, meals etc..... that Ive never actualy spent the money on and havent got any till receipts.Looks like there will be an interesting phone call on Monday chaps so watch this space
                    sorry Diver I'm off the cigs again

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                      #30
                      Fridge, how far back does your fraudulent activity date? If it's only back to tax year 2005/06 you can just send in a notice of correction, pay the extra tax and interest, and not have to worry about penalties.

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