Monthly railway ticket- can this be expensed?

[TheFaQQer]

Listen to Nixon Williams I would.

Thanks, Yoda.

[psychocandy]

Thanks, Yoda.

Yellow snow don't eat....

[billybiro]

Yeah; 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?

FTFY.

[Lance]

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? :-)

I 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.

[psychocandy]

I 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?

[Lance]

I guess but it'd be difficult to prove. After all, who keeps all their petrol receipts?

I do. After I heard that story.
And since I've come off flat rate VAT I claim VAT on fuel so MUST have the receipts.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

I 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.

How does a fuel receipt help prove a) how many miles you've done and b) that they were for business?

Edit: all I'm saying is that receipts just aren't necessary unless you're also reclaiming the VAT. A mileage log is sufficient.

[barrydidit]

How does a fuel receipt help prove a) how many miles you've done and b) that they were for business?

or c) that it was your fuel receipt in the first place

[mattfx]

or c) that it was your fuel receipt in the first place

This. An ex of mine had a father who owned an engineering company - he was forever putting his families fuel through his business!

[skysies]

Load 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? :-)

Ok, to wrap this up, it seems legit to claim a monthly train ticket, if that's less than the daily tickets for the days I go to work...Still a bit unsure about claiming an yearly ticket though, as I would expense a whooping £2500 at one time...This one would be much cheaper than the monthly one, let alone the daily...