Travel Expenses

[northernladuk]

If anyone from SJD is reading this I would be interested to get their view.

I know someone who has been advised by them to treat different sites within the City of London as separete locations. SJD told them this is the advice they give all their clients.

....based on that individuals circumstances which we don't know. I wouldn't take this as a given based on that, particularly when the example given in the post clearly disuputes that.

[Moscow Mule]

Interesting. Here's a nice example from HMRC Travel expenses: travel for necessary attendance: definitions: temporary workplace: example

In that example, she could clearly claim for the first contract, as she doesn't know where her next job will be.

It's always nice to reset the expenses clock, I fancy 6 months in the seychelles. Anybody know of any banks out there?

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

"Her travel from home to work will be broadly the same every day. " Taken from the example given.

This is why accountants will often interpret expenses rules differently. HMR&C are very fond of using phrases which are open to interpretation; in this case some people make consider 'broadly' to mean within a 5 mile radius whereas others would think that the travel time doubling would be enough to make them outside of the scope. We all have to apply the 'reasonable' test and take each case on its own merits and then ensure we have a basis for argument should HMR&C come calling.