Training costs

[tim123]

Are these rules for directors and there are different rules for employees?

If there are different rules for employees and you pay yourself PAYE then can you not say the employee rule applies?

I'd be surprised if all the big companies were not getting tax relief for all the courses that all the employees go on!

Or is it one rule for contractors and another for big business?

As I have pointed out 100 times before, the reason that it's one rule for contractors and another for big business, is that the person signing the cheque is the same person as the one benefitting from the decision.

As the director of a one man company, you might easily decide to sign off on an irrelevent course in barbados because you want a holiday there.

The director of a big corporate is unlikely to do that for a normal employee.

tim

[jmo21]

As I have pointed out 100 times before, the reason that it's one rule for contractors and another for big business, is that the person signing the cheque is the same person as the one benefitting from the decision.

As the director of a one man company, you might easily decide to sign off on an irrelevent course in barbados because you want a holiday there.

The director of a big corporate is unlikely to do that for a normal employee.

tim

but what if it really really is a proper course, honestly!

[SueEllen]

but what if it really really is a proper course, honestly!

Why can't you do the course in the UK at a place close to home?

If you can answer that question then you should be all right.

[TykeMerc]

Why can't you do the course in the UK at a place close to home?

If you can answer that question then you should be all right.

If you can reasonably prove that the price is lower or the content being offered is better then that wouldn't be too hard.

[loubylou]

Thanks to everyone for your help!

The course is directly linked to the work I do but I have to become a member of the professional body before I can undertake the training, as it is distance learning it would just be £1000 and no expenses until the exams were held.

The reason I asked about where I could pay it from is there is money in the business which I would want to use rather than paying it myself.

Think I am going to see how long I am benched for first as I might need the money!

Thanks all x