Ir35

[Bear]

Don't forget your mileage allowance for your travel to the allotment.
It will be too short a journey for a car, so buy a push bike with a wicker basket and a bell. You can get 5p a mile.

Then you will need to install electrics and broadband in the shed to keep in contact with your other business affairs.

All these tax write offs and you will be minted

'Bear in Fleety mode'

[Goya]

Worrying about IR35 has stopped my hens from laying

My dog killing my chicken just stopped my hen from laying

[swissmike]

I'm sure chokin the chicken will be bad for eggs as well

[rootsnall]

They sent a letter a few weeks back (not sure if I posted about it or not) disputing that my year working in Manchester (which is the year being investigated) was NOT a temporary workplace, and therefore I couldn't claim for any of the expenses incurred there!!
I travelled back and forth from Newcastle to Manchester every weekend, stayed in a temp flat down there, only worked for the client for 14 months in total, but they were claiming that it wasn't a temporary workplace.
SJD said "just reply to them saying that it WAS a temporary workplace" (jeez, thanks for your help there SJD, fecking knackers), so thats all I could do really.
Sent a letter back explaining that of course it was temporary, I wasn't an employee, I kept my house in newcastle and travelled back there every weekend, all my expenses from down in manchester (and travelling between the two) should be allowed.

This was about 4 weeks ago and haven't heard since.

Its taken them about 9 months to get to this stage of actually disputing something! And they're using the expenses route to try and shaft me with IR35 aswell, so I've got to be really careful that I win the expenses battle. Once I've wont that, I cant see how they can come back with IR35 really.

Once I get a conclusion I'll post the whole saga and get a sticky on it in legal or something. I'm feeling failry positive about it though, as I think I've done everything right. Nothign to fear but fear itself and all that!

Are you not in the PCG ? ie. legal helpline ( not sure if it is any use !? ). I'd be careful if you are replying directly and in your own words, you might say something innocently that they then jump on

My safety first accountant has always been reluctant to allow the renting of a flat as an expense, he always said hotels only. I remember reading up on the rules and it appeared OK to rent a flat to me if you have a house elsewhere but I was eventually convinced otherwise.

[SallyAnne]

Are you not in the PCG ? ie. legal helpline ( not sure if it is any use !? ). I'd be careful if you are replying directly and in your own words, you might say something innocently that they then jump on

My safety first accountant has always been reluctant to allow the renting of a flat as an expense, he always said hotels only. I remember reading up on the rules and it appeared OK to rent a flat to me if you have a house elsewhere but I was eventually convinced otherwise.

Nah I'm not with the PCG - I didn't really find out about them until after I started. Only been doing this about 3 years, and they've chosen my firs year of business to investigate, so I knacked really.

I wanted to get SJD to do all my correspondances for me, but they're clearly to lazy, I mean busy to do so

I'm trying to be as careful as possible, but yeah, I'l probably end up taking up the pooper, and not in a fairy tale way!

[Burdock]

I'm trying to be as careful as possible, but yeah, I'l probably end up taking up the pooper, and not in a fairy tale way!

Sorry SA...what is 'taking up the pooper in a fairy tale way'

Or am I just naive

[jh0711]

probably cannot say without this thread beeing moved to light relief....

[SallyAnne]

Sorry SA...what is 'taking up the pooper in a fairy tale way'

Or am I just naive

Ahem....I meant I will probably get shagged up the ar*se off them (e.g. completely stitched up).

And when i said "not in a fairytale way", I was referring to that wonderful "gay fairytales to be told to our children in schools" thread that everyone fell out in last week

[freakydancer]

probably cannot say without this thread beeing moved to light relief....

Nah, she'll reply...dirty old northen bint!!

[jh0711]

Nah, she'll reply...dirty old northen bint!!

just what i am looking for.....