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Monthly railway ticket- can this be expensed?
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostThanks, Yoda.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by mattfx View PostYeah; I must admit people haven't ever been impressed if they've had to tell me something fundamental about my job!
I guess the best thing to do is point them in the direction of HMRC legislation, ask them to re-evaluate and provide you with a sizeable credit note?Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View Post
Or another way around it - catch the train, pay for season ticket out of your own money and claim 45p a mile. Oops did I just say that? :-)
Keep your fuel receipts people if you claim miles.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Lance View PostI know someone who was asked to prove they did the miles they claimed. Spent 3 years arguing that one.
Keep your fuel receipts people if you claim miles.
I guess but it'd be difficult to prove. After all, who keeps all their petrol receipts?Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostI guess but it'd be difficult to prove. After all, who keeps all their petrol receipts?
And since I've come off flat rate VAT I claim VAT on fuel so MUST have the receipts.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Lance View PostI know someone who was asked to prove they did the miles they claimed. Spent 3 years arguing that one.
Keep your fuel receipts people if you claim miles.
Edit: all I'm saying is that receipts just aren't necessary unless you're also reclaiming the VAT. A mileage log is sufficient.Last edited by TheCyclingProgrammer; 30 November 2017, 15:19.Comment
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Originally posted by TheCyclingProgrammer View PostHow does a fuel receipt help prove a) how many miles you've done and b) that they were for business?Comment
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Originally posted by barrydidit View Postor c) that it was your fuel receipt in the first placeComment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostLoad of bollox. Why would you have to spend more on separate tickets (BTW - there is no mon-fri only 7 day tickets) just in case you used at weekend FFS? Listen to Nixon Williams I would.
Or another way around it - catch the train, pay for season ticket out of your own money and claim 45p a mile. Oops did I just say that? :-)Comment
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