Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
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Sponsoring myself to compete in a sport
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I would suggest having a read through here: BIM42565 - Specific deductions: advertising: sponsorship: purpose
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Typically (but not exclusively) there may be a non-business purpose where:
the sponsored person is a relative or close friend of the business proprietor or controlling director, or
the business proprietor or controlling director has a personal involvement in the sponsored activity (such involvement often pre-existing the sponsorship).Comment
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If you can show that the sponsorship was genuinely for the benefit of the business, then you should be OK - see McQueen v HMRC where McQueen argued successfully that although he loved rallying and it was his hobby, there was a significant benefit to his business of the sponsorship.
Contrast that with Executive Network v O’Connor - if the "sponsorship" is non commercial then there will be questions.
You could even look at the £1.2million that Interfish spent sponsoring Plymouth Albion for an example of how what appears to be genuine sponsorship can be views at tribunal as something which should not be allowed to offset against tax.Comment
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Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI have a Ltd company, yes. Again, I have paid sponsorship and put it through the company books as sponsorship. All above board, no petty cash.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyYou will need to do more admin to stand up the expense. But seriously do you think Coca Cola has to prove to the revenue how many extra tins of pop it sells when it runs a campaign. or did Larry have to show he sold 30M more of Oracle on the back of his America's cup sponsorship?
(As an aside, Larry self-funded the Oracle team, so it didn't cost the company anything to have their name on them)Comment
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Imagine you worked for HMRC and you saw a 1 man band doing this, do you reckon you would have a fair chance of nailing them on it?Comment
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Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI have a Ltd company, yes. Again, I have paid sponsorship and put it through the company books as sponsorship. All above board, no petty cash.
There are obviously circumstances where a company can choose to sponsor somebody for advertising/marketing purposes but as the HMRC guide states, if the person being sponsored is a connected person there's a higher probability of there being a non-business purpose, so there's more chance of it being queried.
If you think you could justify it when questioned, then go for it. Just be prepared to owe tax, interest and possibility a penalty when HMRC discovers you've been taking the piss.Comment
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Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI had patches done up with the company logo, Stuck them on his shirts and tracksuits. He was a top 20 national player and played all over the UK and Europe. He had other sponsors, so I had full playing budget with travel and all the other costs. (A lot of costs). I kept a record of all of his ranking sheets, tournament entries and expenses. I also did a company sponsorship of a local junior tournament.
At the very least talk to your accountant and see what would be acceptable, its not a stupid question.
You don't need to get work from it for it to be justifiable (case law backs up the position that a poor commercial decision is still a commercial decision) but it would certainly help your case if questioned.Comment
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Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyYou forgot to add "In my Opinion" because I'm afraid in this case it is just an opinion.
Old chestnut - sponsoring an expensive hobby from business activities? | AccountingWEBComment
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Just a thought. We are talking about this sponsorship being classed as an expense to the company so some tax advantage gained. Can you pay the sponsorship but not claim as an expense so no advantage?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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