Self Employed Travel Tax

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hollieandsophie replied

23 February 2007, 17:04
yes i do have a accountant but he has never heard of such a case were this has happened he is looking into it
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Nixon Williams replied

23 February 2007, 10:03
Originally posted by hollieandsophie

Hi
Hope Someone Can Help I Am Being Investigated By The Tax Office For Travel Expences Claimed .
I Have Given Evidence Of Place Of Work Travelled Everyday Between The Said Tax Year And The Tax Inspector Accepts This .however Because I Was On The Same Site All Year ,it Is Being Classed As A Permanent Place Of Work There For I May Not Claim Tax Relief .
The Tax Office Are Quoting A Certain Case Hoghton V Young But I Cannot Find Anything To Help My Case
Please Help If Poss

It is difficult to give advice without knowing the full facts, but generally you should be able to claim for such travel. Speak to your accountant asap, they should be able to sort this out for you.

Alan
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dmini replied

23 February 2007, 09:58
You say self employed in your header - very few of us are self employed so not the right people to ask - laws do vary depending on your employment status.
Generally, for us, as soon as we know we will be somewhere over 2 years, we cannot claim travel.
As said before - your accountant should be helping. If you don't have one - get one quickly. There are some good ones that operate on this board - sjd, darren & nixon williams. You need advice - good advice - and you need it fast.
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Bear replied

23 February 2007, 09:46
and turn off your Caps Lock
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Cowboy Bob replied

22 February 2007, 20:49
Do you run your own Ltd? Because the only way I see that you can possibly claim travel expenses for that length of time is if you have another registered office - and even then it could still be argued as a normal place of work after a year.

If you are working through a brolly then I think you'll probably just have to pay up eventually as I can't see how you can claim expenses for being away from your normal place of work when in this instance the client's office is your normal place of work.
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hollieandsophie started a topic Self Employed Travel Tax

22 February 2007, 20:06
Self Employed Travel Tax

Hi
Hope Someone Can Help I Am Being Investigated By The Tax Office For Travel Expences Claimed .
I Have Given Evidence Of Place Of Work Travelled Everyday Between The Said Tax Year And The Tax Inspector Accepts This .however Because I Was On The Same Site All Year ,it Is Being Classed As A Permanent Place Of Work There For I May Not Claim Tax Relief .
The Tax Office Are Quoting A Certain Case Hoghton V Young But I Cannot Find Anything To Help My Case
Please Help If Poss
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