Dear fellow contractors,
I do not have a limited company nor am operating under an umbrella. And so I'm wondering what the overseas, short-term contracts I've obtained over the past year represent as far as expenses are concerned. I'm registered simply as self-employed and have obtained 5, roughly 2 weeks at a time, contracts abroad over the course of a tax year. Am I right to calculate individual expenses such as meals, travel, and so on? I'm unsure to whom, exactly, scale rates or incidental overnight expenses (P11D) apply to. For instance, I accept a contract for 10 days in the U.S. to do a job - should I tally up all of my travel and meal expenses for that period (which was solely a business trip)? Or should I look into some sort of flat-rate figure?
Any help's greatly appreciated!
