Like buses...

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Have skimmed read too but picked up:

"employees should not have their journeys to multiple locations or areas which are a significant distance apart all treated as being ordinary commuting"

Isn't this exactly what they are proposing should stop for contractors

[SueEllen]

Yep.

[gables]

Don't know - I've got to read it first My working hours are currently being spent putting together the IR35 consultation response.

Lunch has always been a bit of an issue - my thought has always been that it shouldn't be allowable under any circumstances. There is no real additional significant cost between making a sandwich and buying a sandwich; an evening meal is different - if you're staying away from home, the cost difference could be quite large.

Definitely

[LondonManc]

To be honest, I think the expenses we claim are OTT.

Claim for staying away, fine.
Claim for reaching that staying away point, fine.
Claim for any commute over 40 miles, fine.
Claiming for meals as if you wouldn't eat normally? No chance. I can go as cheap or as expensive as I want for meals and that's my choice, whether I'm working at home or working away.

I think if we self-regulated and stopped the urine-extraction on expenses, HMRC would meet us half way on what initially appear to be draconian measures.

[SteelyDan]

I think if we self-regulated and stopped the urine-extraction on expenses, HMRC would meet us half way on what initially appear to be draconian measures.

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