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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostWhat has negotiating with hotels and the tax status of your contract got to do with each other? You should be negotiating with hotels whatever your tax status is.
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Originally posted by gazelle View Post
The connection being, it is now more painful to have to pay for hotel/travel costs out of post tax income rather than being able to put it through as expenses through your ltd co. You could allow yourself to be more generous in your allowance when expensing through ltd co.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by gazelle View PostIn a similar boat, just started an inside contract originally at £625p/d, client wanted me on site 3 days/week, it's 1.5hr away in busy traffic didn't fancy doing that commute on a daily basis. Said I will need to stay over 2 nights, negotiated a £50p/d uplift to £675p/d. Though an extra £250 p/w - half of that will go in tax, realisitically £125p/m. But many hotels charge £100p/n. Managed to find a hotel which is a bit of a dive normally £80p/n, negotiated a £50p/n rate. So just about break even. Asked quite a few hotels, most just give a blanket no, some do give a corporate rate which is still closer to the £100p/n mark.
Might be a whole new thread on how now to deal with accommodation - and being able to negotiate with hotels - with an inside IR35 contract (if it hasn't already been done.)Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
I'm from Yorkshire. It has always been painful to pay full price for anything so I'd negotiate hotels, do airbnb deals or whatever I could to get the best price regardless of tax status.Comment
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Originally posted by CoolCat View Post
yea but you need a proper VAT receipt to do it through expenses normally, which limits some of the deals you are able to take
If not then just evidence that you've paid.
AirBNB don't charge VAT anyway (well they do but only on their fee).
When I have done cash deals I get email correspondence as evidence.See You Next TuesdayComment
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