Claiming for Taxis.

[Joeman]

I get taxis quite a bit, as i'm a lazy fecker, and have never had a problem putting them trhough the books as an expense.

However, i met a contractor mate of mine in the pub last night who said his accountant advised him not to claim Taxis as "HMRC dont like them"..

Any thoughts??

[SimonMac]

I get taxis quite a bit, as i'm a lazy fecker, and have never had a problem putting them trhough the books as an expense.

However, i met a contractor mate of mine in the pub last night who said his accountant advised him not to claim Taxis as "HMRC dont like them"..

Any thoughts??

What does your accountant say?

[Joeman]

What does your accountant say?

erm...

have never had a problem putting them through the books as an expense.

I was just wondering if it was some new HMRC policy that i wasnt aware of..

[SteelyDan]

WSMS:

What does your accountant say?

[Joeman]

WSMS:

oh here we go... I should have guessed YOU wouldnt have read my original post propertly

have never had a problem putting them through the books as an expense.

[SimonMac]

I get taxis quite a bit, as i'm a lazy fecker, and have never had a problem putting them trhough the books as an expense.

However, i met a contractor mate of mine in the pub last night who said his accountant advised him not to claim Taxis as "HMRC dont like them"..

Any thoughts??

My humble apologies, my thoughts would be if you aren't having a problem why are you asking the question? Have you asked your accountant if there is any changes from HMRC as they will probably be more aware than us

[Clare@InTouch]

As long as the journey counts as a qualifying journey, being wholly and exclusively for business purposes, then I don't see a problem. It's not up to HMRC to decide whether the money you've spent on a journey is excessive, just whether the purpose makes it allowable. You can fly first class or coach, both are allowable but one costs a lot more than the other.

There's something on their website about this, let me try to find it.....

[Joeman]

My humble apologies, my thoughts would be if you aren't having a problem why are you asking the question? Have you asked your accountant if there is any changes from HMRC as they will probably be more aware than us

No worries, was just a pub conversation last night with an old contractor mate, so wondered if anyone else on here had heard similar from their accountants??
My mate gets the same train to London with me sometimes, and his accountant has told him to walk to the station!!

[SteelyDan]

<admin>Try this one instead:
http://www.contractoruk.com/expenses/</admin>

Take a look at this above; am sure it's still current.

And before you start getting all defensive, in answer to your query, I have claimed (& still do) for taxis and never had a problem in doing so, either from HMRC or my accountants.

I highlighted your accountant b'cos it seemed sensible to me that rather than take the word of someone else 'in a pub' it might have been the right thing to take the view of your own accountant, rather than relying on hearsay. It is apparent though, that your self description is most fitting: you are indeed a "lazy fecker" in more than one way...

It is also clear, that being devoid of this basic business acumen, you're not really cut out for this contracting lark, are you?

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

No reason why you can't claim for cost of a taxi provided that you can prove it's a business expense