It's a grey area and to be honest for the small tax saving not worth the hassle or possible lube treatment from HMRC IMO.
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No it isn't - see my post above.Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostIt's a grey area
If you can claim travel expenses, you can claim subsistence as well; if you can't then you can't. I'm not sure how much clearer it can be
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It isn't a grey area.Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostIt's a grey area and to be honest for the small tax saving not worth the hassle or possible lube treatment from HMRC IMO.
It is not necessarily a small tax saving
HMRC won't give you the lube treatment if you do it properly."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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