My accountants are in the process of doing my tax return. They do not want me to claim mileage for this year.
The claim is from my company premises which is also my home to my clients offices.
I started with the client just before the start of the last financial year on an initial 8 month contract and then a 3month extension. After that I was given a years extension which takes me over the 24 month rule. I plan to claim up to the day I got my new (existing) contract at the point I would be with the client for 24months or more.
I do have an office at home which is physically there and kitted out. It is not used for any other purpose. I do work for the client at home since I am in IT and any 'outages' are done out of hours. The work is carried out on my companies equipment and not the clients. This is usually 2-3 times per week and sometimes more.
The accountants view is 'In the case of ‘small service companies’ such as yours, HMRC are very reluctant to accept someone’s home as being their place of work'.
Is my accountant being over cautious against an investigation?
Would you agree I have a legitimate claim?
The claim is from my company premises which is also my home to my clients offices.
I started with the client just before the start of the last financial year on an initial 8 month contract and then a 3month extension. After that I was given a years extension which takes me over the 24 month rule. I plan to claim up to the day I got my new (existing) contract at the point I would be with the client for 24months or more.
I do have an office at home which is physically there and kitted out. It is not used for any other purpose. I do work for the client at home since I am in IT and any 'outages' are done out of hours. The work is carried out on my companies equipment and not the clients. This is usually 2-3 times per week and sometimes more.
The accountants view is 'In the case of ‘small service companies’ such as yours, HMRC are very reluctant to accept someone’s home as being their place of work'.
Is my accountant being over cautious against an investigation?
Would you agree I have a legitimate claim?
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