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Its also generally agreed that you cannot just buy "food" and charge it as an expense and is safer to claim meals from a restaurant etc.
How can you separate this from your normal shop. I doubt many accountant would allow this and would expect you would have a damn hard time proving that is was "wholly incurred in the course of business".
* Just to keep malvolio happy: you can claim for what you like but expect to pay NIC on it if your are investigated and its not allowed.Comment
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Originally posted by Sockpuppet View PostIts also generally agreed that you cannot just buy "food" and charge it as an expense and is safer to claim meals from a restaurant etc.
How can you separate this from your normal shop. I doubt many accountant would allow this and would expect you would have a damn hard time proving that is was "wholly incurred in the course of business".
* Just to keep malvolio happy: you can claim for what you like but expect to pay NIC on it if your are investigated and its not allowed.
Am talking about having this food while working away from home, you can't expect someone to eat in a restaurant every single day.. anyway I have several food intolerances, so have to buy unprocessed food and need to read all ingredients in all food items before eating it to ensure I don't get ill.Comment
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Originally posted by SandyDown View PostAm talking about having this food while working away from home, you can't expect someone to eat in a restaurant every single day.. anyway I have several food intolerances, so have to buy unprocessed food and need to read all ingredients in all food items before eating it to ensure I don't get ill.
Seriously I would get this cleared with the Tax office instead of just claiming it. It has been general consensus that this must be proved.
Buying a sandwich, can of coke and bag of crisps probably won't get questioned.
Some rice, uncle bens, popadom etc will.
Also could look suspect if you are claiming rent for anywhere as if you are in a hotel you have no place to prepare the food however if you are renting a full on house at your contract they may take the view you can do whatever it is you do at home.Comment
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SandyDown,
Assuming you pass the allowable test (an argument you will have in any circumstances in an investigation) the second thing you need to establish is that you actually spent the momey. Common way of evidencing is generally a receipt.
From first hand experience if you have a reasonable quantity of receipts for what you are claiming, can establish a pattern and perhaps have some credit card slips etc this will tend to give HMIT a reasonable feeling that you have indeed spent the money.
Some years ago I was living in one of my other houses whilst working away - it was close to the client. Charging rent, bills, most of the council tax. For food etc I'd sometime eat out, but stuff in supermrkets etc. Had some receipts, obviously sometimes mixed. It was part of my last investigation and the inspector had no problems with it. Whether you would be as lucky remains to be seen.
If your inspector is going to push hard to disallow things the fact that you are short a few receipts won't have much bearing.Comment
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Originally posted by Sockpuppet View PostAlso could look suspect if you are claiming rent for anywhere as if you are in a hotel you have no place to prepare the food however if you are renting a full on house at your contract they may take the view you can do whatever it is you do at home.Comment
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