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Previously on "24 month rule and getting extension to run just short of it"
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Well seems client did ask for mid Nov as discussed. Agency didn't notice and screwed it up. Just spoke agent. Offshore one. Never heard of 24 month rule. Cheers agency!
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostI'm sure you and nluk are the same person.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostYes they have now. I agree. But if they'd offered 2 months instead....
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostI think we should all now work on the answer he actually wants to hear
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostAt the end of the day.. They OFFERED you 3 month. The expectation is set. No amount of fudging the dates is going to change anything. The rule applies whatever. Claiming would evasion so it's up to you if it's worth the risk.
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I think we should all now work on the answer he actually wants to hear
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostSuck it up PC - they've offered the 3 month extension so you now have the expectation that it will go over the 24 months. The only option you've got (and you need to be prepared to walk) is to ask for an extra £25 a day or whatever amount you think you can get away with. Justify it with your experience of clientco. That said, you're also now well into part and parcel so the IR35 flag probably needs a look as well.
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostYou have been offered on this occasion and you know this takes you over 24 months.
Not only that you have stated as such on here
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Only the paperwork matters. That's all HMRC can check during any future investigation. They aren't going to bother contacting the client or hold interrogations under lie detector tests, they'll just ask for the paperwork.
So when an extension goes over 24 months that the point you legitimately can't continue to claim expenses. Simple.
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At the end of the day.. They OFFERED you 3 month. The expectation is set. No amount of fudging the dates is going to change anything. The rule applies whatever. Claiming would evasion so it's up to you if it's worth the risk.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostMakes no odds to the client. Come November they're either going to want me to stay over xmas or not - two weeks isnt going to matter.
Also, as you know, just because the contract says end of november they could get rid of me end octrober if they so desired.
Even if you get canned BEFORE the end of a gig that takes you over 24 months you still CANNOT claim...
Example
Hassan has worked for his employer for 3 years and is sent to perform full-time duties at
a workplace for 28 months. The posting is unexpectedly ended after 18 months. No tax
relief is available for the cost of travel between his home and the workplace, because his
attendance is expected to exceed 24 months (though in fact it does not). The workplace is
therefore a permanent workplace and the journey is ordinary commuting.
Remember the rule is about the workplace being temp or perm which dictates whether you can claim or not. Thinking like that makes this example understandable.
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Suck it up PC - they've offered the 3 month extension so you now have the expectation that it will go over the 24 months. The only option you've got (and you need to be prepared to walk) is to ask for an extra £25 a day or whatever amount you think you can get away with. Justify it with your experience of clientco. That said, you're also now well into part and parcel so the IR35 flag probably needs a look as well.
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Originally posted by Hobosapien View PostDepends on your appetite for risk. This is one of those things that will only come to light if HMRC ever do a thorough investigation into your expenses.
I've had such an investigation years ago (so their approach may have since changed) and IIRC they didn't even want to check the contract terms or start/end/renewal dates as regards the 24 month rule. They just wanted breakdown of the expenses figure for mileage, accommodation, PIE, to make sure it looked legit, then moved onto pension contributions, then got bored after about 6 months of letters to and fro and said I owed them nothing.
Not sure the worry is worth it for a few months of expenses. They are like a dog with a bone if they think you're hiding something, whether you are or not.
I dont think its worth the risk now I've officially recieved notification from agency of an extension offer past 24 months.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostI think I do in this case I must admit. Not sure I agree with the "expecting a renewal" argument.
You could argue that after a year, you could expect to recieve extensions after this over 24 months. But in reality you cant expect anything.
I've been offered extensions verbally int he past that have then been vetoed by head office and didnt happen.
Sorry in my book, I can't expect to be somewhere until the contract is offered.
Not only that you have stated as such on here
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