Reply to: Hunger Pains - Claiming for a cheapo lunch

[TheMonkey]

Ignore these fools, Monkey, they know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

Indeed I will.

I am married, have 2 children, rent a naff flat, have a £600 car, wear clothes from ASDA's economy range, shop in Morrisons and ASDA, like economy corned beef sarnies and my highest technology gadget is a £25 mp3 cd player from Argos. My phone is something ancient and Nokia (that is as far as I know or care), I like using paper and pens and don't care for wireless this, that or text messages.

But I'm happy and so is my family, something that is worth considerably more than any status, amount of money or material thing.

[XLMonkey]

Ok let's analyse the situation:

1. I do my accounts once a month - takes about 10 minutes in total. Wife doesn't get angry because I sit in front of Sage until 1AM.

2. I do my accounts once a month and do the receipts - takes about 3 hours in total. Wife does get angry because I sit in front of Sage until 1AM. No sex.

Makes sense. Plus I make my own sarnies 2-3 days a week because I can't stand the mayo-encrusted tulip you get from shops.

Ignore these fools, Monkey, they know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

...though we all know that the wife gets angry when you are in front of the computer at 1AM because of Test Please Delete, not because of your accounts......

[Flubster]

You're married. Hence no sex.:

Correct.

Plus she doesnt make you sandwiches.

Incorrect.


Net effect, I save a few bob by not spending money in the clients canteen.

Personally I reckon she's shagging the gardener and cooking him a slap up meal before he goes.

He's 65 a probably needs it more than I do.

Nothing in the fridge for you my old son! :tantrum

And that's what takeaways are for...

[MarillionFan]

You're married. Hence no sex.
Plus she doesnt make you sandwiches.

Personally I reckon she's shagging the gardener and cooking him a slap up meal before he goes.

Nothing in the fridge for you my old son!

[Flubster]

Plus I make my own sarnies 2-3 days a week

WTF. What the hell are you married for. Get the beeatch to do them for you...it's domestic work. You'll be telling us you iron your own shirts next.

[TheMonkey]

"I actually pay for my own lunches out of my own pocket because fiddling around with the receipts when doing the end of month accounts takes more time and costs me more than the tax saving."

Please explain how this costs you more than the tax saving numpty monkey. Time does not mean money. Take a little time out from w@nking yourself silly on porn. Sheesh.

Ok let's analyse the situation:

1. I do my accounts once a month - takes about 10 minutes in total. Wife doesn't get angry because I sit in front of Sage until 1AM.

2. I do my accounts once a month and do the receipts - takes about 3 hours in total. Wife does get angry because I sit in front of Sage until 1AM. No sex.

Makes sense. Plus I make my own sarnies 2-3 days a week because I can't stand the mayo-encrusted tulip you get from shops.

[SameOldStory]

How do you get a receipt from a vending machine?

One client had a wall of giant vending machines with fresh sandwiches inside. No receipts.

the wonders of cashless vending and statements on demand

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How do you get a receipt from a vending machine?

One client had a wall of giant vending machines with fresh sandwiches inside. No receipts.

[xoggoth]

Get a receipt where practical but trying to get one at McDonalds or similar is like asking a slug to explain relativity.

I really don't imagine the IR is ever going to query an unreceipted couple of quid for lunch. After all, if you were away on business you must reasonably have spent something on subsistence.

I've had a couple of visits and they never went into that sort of detail, they don't have the time. Expenditure needs to be reasonable and broadly in line with the rules.

[MarillionFan]

"I actually pay for my own lunches out of my own pocket because fiddling around with the receipts when doing the end of month accounts takes more time and costs me more than the tax saving."

Please explain how this costs you more than the tax saving numpty monkey. Time does not mean money. Take a little time out from w@nking yourself silly on porn. Sheesh.

[DaveB]

Same here. I claim for everything except food. It would cost me more in accountants fees and my time to sort through the extra receipts than I'd make back by claiming in the first place.

I claim for everything. As far as receipts for lunch go I just make a note of the amount and date in a spread sheet that tracks all my expenses and chuck the receipt in a box with the rest for that month. End of the month I get the total spent from the spread sheet and chuck it into co. accounts sheet. Easy. Probably about 5 mins work in total for the month.

[Cowboy Bob]

Same here. I claim for everything except food. It would cost me more in accountants fees and my time to sort through the extra receipts than I'd make back by claiming in the first place.

[TheMonkey]

I actually pay for my own lunches out of my own pocket because fiddling around with the receipts when doing the end of month accounts takes more time and costs me more than the tax saving.

There's no point in saving money if it costs you too much time.

[MarillionFan]

I concur. Claim for everything, including coffees, sandwiches, stationary etc. Everything. What's wrong with u, to posh to push.

Claiming. Every little helps.

[Fleetwood]

My advice is this....
Claim for everything.
Keep the receipts ("I" before "E" except after "C" *).
If challenged, produce receipts. If HMRC ask for a few more quid, give it to them and say "Sorry". There are other things to worry about in life, FFS.


(* Caveat: "Science" and related words are an exception to this rule. There may be others)