Advice needed - have to change umbrella for new contract

[Craig at Nixon Williams]

A very sensible move

An unbiased opinion there...

[IrnBru]

Make sure you account for expenses correctly. If you no longer have the intention to conduct multiple projects at different locations, then you can't claim travel etc. because you aren't a mobile worker.

Likewise if you are only planning to work on the one project for the new umbrella, you shouldn't be claiming expenses because that one place is your permanent place of work.

I start my new contract on 1st August and as far as I am led to believe this will be traveling only to a single place. Does this mean then that I will not be able to get travel expenses deducted from tax?

[IrnBru]

A very sensible move

[Craig at Nixon Williams]

I start my new contract on 1st August and as far as I am led to believe this will be traveling only to a single place. Does this mean then that I will not be able to get travel expenses deducted from tax?

If you only expect to be there for 3 months then you should be able to make a claim for travel etc.

Craig

[TheFaQQer]

I start my new contract on 1st August and as far as I am led to believe this will be traveling only to a single place. Does this mean then that I will not be able to get travel expenses deducted from tax?

If you have a temporary place of work, then you can claim travel expenses from your permanent place of work to the temporary one.

If you are an employee of an umbrella company and you only do one contract with them, then the place that you are doing the work is your permanent place of work, so you can't claim travel expenses. If you are going to do more than one contract with them, then you can claim travel because they are temporary places.

As soon as you hand in your notice to the umbrella company, you must stop claiming travel expenses, regardless.

[TheFaQQer]

If you only expect to be there for 3 months then you should be able to make a claim for travel etc.

Craig

I disagree. If there is only the expectation to do one contract with this umbrella, then how can you class the place of work as temporary?

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Make sure you account for expenses correctly. If you no longer have the intention to conduct multiple projects at different locations, then you can't claim travel etc. because you aren't a mobile worker.

Likewise if you are only planning to work on the one project for the new umbrella, you shouldn't be claiming expenses because that one place is your permanent place of work.

Good point - do you want a job TF? and something you may like to point out to the agency that wants you to move - travel and subsistence expenses can only be claimed if you are travelling to a temporary workplace; if you only work on one assignment whilst in the umbrella company's employ it will automatically become a permanent workplace and the costs would not be allowable as expenses

[IrnBru]

I disagree. If there is only the expectation to do one contract with this umbrella, then how can you class the place of work as temporary?

I may be mistaken here but would permanent not be a proper permanent contract without a set end date?

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

If you only expect to be there for 3 months then you should be able to make a claim for travel etc.

Craig

Nope. Travel only allowable to a temporary workplace

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

I may be mistaken here but would permanent not be a proper permanent contract without a set end date?

Nope this is temporary as defined by HMRC - whole different kettle of bananas