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    Evidence for Client Entertainment Expenses

    I've recently been discussing with my accountant about claiming client entertainment expenses, and it seems to boil down to two options: Claim half of the dinner cost as subsistence. Claim the entire amount as client entertaining. I've worked out that the difference between both cases, once...
  2. The Spartan

    Liebour MP's expenses

    BBC News - Margaret Moran took £53K in false MP expenses It's amazing what you can come up with when you try, 53k in overclaimed expenses one of my favourites they listed was WTF
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    Expenses contracting in Spain

    Hi guys, I have been offered an IT contracting position in Spain (Madrid) for 6 months. I happen to be born and raised in Madrid, so I would be staying with my relatives. I have a Ltd. Company based in the UK, and I will be just short of the 183 days rule, so I will be paying all my taxes in...
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    Claiming accomodation if office is closed

    Hi, I'm currently in a contract in the EU. In the past month there have been a few random days when the office i'm based at is closed so i'm unable to come to work. However, as its generally a wednesday i still have to pay for a hotel and just hang around for the day rather than flying home, so...
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    Umbrella Company Tax Issues

    I'm after some advice following an issue that has arisen after working as a contractor for three months. I got the opportunity to do some contract work and so lept at the opportunity whilst I was in between jobs. As I was new to contracting, I decided to use an Umbrella company and after a...
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    is my accountant correct about sub contracting work not being claimable?

    I have an ir35 contract which id like to sub contract some smaller pieces of work out when it gets busy. I asked my accountant if this was a claimable expense and they said if I was to pay someone to do some of my work, then it would be a non qualifying expense and would come out of the 5%...
  7. M

    Taking the plunge into contracting...

    Firstly, hello everyone! :happy I've decided to take the plunge into contracting after working permanently for around 4 years. I have an interview setup next week, and I've spent the past 2 weeks reading around the subject, mostly these forums and guides on other websites. I've got a couple of...
  8. srennocks

    New iPhone App specifically for IT Contractors

    Apologies for the slightly blatant plug, but I want to inform fellow contractors of a new iPhone app written specifically for IT Contractors for tracking expenses and mileage, along with staying upto date with the latest contracting news from leading sites. Check out the new 'Contractor...
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    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Technical
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    Commuting to UK (re. expenses & accom)

    First post - hope I make sense! Right, I've been contracting in the UK for the last 2 years for the same company, operating via an umbrella 'employer' and claiming both weekly airfares to- and weekly hotels in London. Now that I'm coming to the end of the 2-year IR35 cutoff, how would you...
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    Billing for Back Dated Billable Client Expenses

    I have a significant of billable client expenses which I have never billed my former client for. These date back to 2007 & 2008. I am facing financial difficulties and having thought about it, I have no choice but to now request payment for these expenses. Aside from being rather embarrassed...
  11. M

    foreign director & activity / travel expenses

    Hello, I wish to open a Limited Company in UK but I am a french citizen and I live in France (I know that I will need an english address for the company and a nominee director who lives in uk). Still, my activity (software engineer consultancy) will not be done in France but in Belgium (at the...
    • martiald
    • Thread
    • director expenses foreign activity international limited company
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Accounting / Legal
  12. D

    New contract - what expenses can I claim for?

    Hello I have started a Contract 30 miles away from home and I am commuting daily, my previous contract meant me staying away, so i claimed all living costs as expenses , however it appears that other than mileage and use of office space, my accountant tells me there is not alot else I can...
  13. Badger

    Expenses/Mileage Log

    Anyone have a nice expenses/mileage log spreadsheet they'd like to share? The one from my accountants sucks.

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