Renting a flat or house

[Jessica@WhiteFieldTax]

In the news this week is T Healey v HMRC, where an actor working away from home was denied tax relief for renting a flat. This was because he admitted he wanted a spare room for guests and thus the tribunals supported HMRCs view that the expense was no longer "wholly and exclusively" for business.

If you are deciding between hotel / B&B on one part or renting somewhere on the other part, then it doesn't mean you can't rent a flat, but be careful what you say.

I suspect had Mr Healey said "I need a spare room to store all my costumes in daahhlling, and I never have friends to stay, but if one slept over after a gin soaked luvvies night it would be on the sofa" he would have been OK.

I've covered this on my business web site

And credit the original content to Nicola Ross Martin

[stek]

Tim Healey from Auf Wedersehen?

[Jessica@WhiteFieldTax]

Think so. I'm not up on culture. ** checks IMDb **

[TheCoconutDog]

Tim Healey from Auf Wedersehen?

Aye.

[anonymouse]

Yep

Geordie actor Tim Healy loses 10-year fight with taxman over rent paid on London flat - Chronicle Live

£32,000 for 8 month rental of 3 bed flat. Family & friends stayed as well.

[eek]

In the news this week is T Healey v HMRC, where an actor working away from home was denied tax relief for renting a flat. This was because he admitted he wanted a spare room for guests and thus the tribunals supported HMRCs view that the expense was no longer "wholly and exclusively" for business.

If you are deciding between hotel / B&B on one part or renting somewhere on the other part, then it doesn't mean you can't rent a flat, but be careful what you say.

I suspect had Mr Healey said "I need a spare room to store all my costumes in daahhlling, and I never have friends to stay, but if one slept over after a gin soaked luvvies night it would be on the sofa" he would have been OK.

I've covered this on my business web site

And credit the original content to Nicola Ross Martin

I did wonder what on earth he said for this case to start up in the first place....

Curiously we seem to be back to the bedroom tax were many people are impacted because 1 bed houses / flats just don't exist..

[BrilloPad]

If it was a 2 bed flat then at least give him 50%?

Oh sorry. I forgot. This is the HMRC Gestapo we are talking about.

[SueEllen]

Curiously we seem to be back to the bedroom tax were many people are impacted because 1 bed houses / flats just don't exist..

There won't be 2 bedroom plus etc flats/houses soon when the government forces housing associations/charities to sell off their housing stock.

Anyway I will remain all the contractors I know who rent flats and can only get a two bedroom one to say they need the other room for work purposes i.e. storing equipment, office.