Flat rate expenses

[Lance]

As long as they don't have to provide evidence of expenditure.

but that wouldn't be a flat rate. It would be a cap.

[ladymuck]

but that wouldn't be a flat rate. It would be a cap.

True, yes. I sometimes wonder if clients say 'flat rate' but mean 'cap' and you only find out when you claim the flat rate without receipts.

[Lance]

True, yes. I sometimes wonder if clients say 'flat rate' but mean 'cap' and you only find out when you claim the flat rate without receipts.

indeed. And good luck trying to argue with the client that they are better off paying against your invoice, getting all the VAT back; rather than having the argument with finance about a bunch of train receipts without VAT that they still have to pay VAT on