Confused Newbie regarding 24 month rule (yes another one)

[DirtyDog]

If the travel costs are not allowable under HMRC rules then there is no right for the expense to be claimed via the umbrella or via SA

So you think that the OP's situation is caught by the 24-month rule?

The work involves a lot of travel as I cover most of the uk and Ireland and I normally spend between 1 and 2 days at any given site (I go and do work on other company's premises to deliver my company's product)

To give an example I could be in Newcastle on Monday, Aberdeen on Wednesday and Manchester on Thursday.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

So you think that the OP's situation is caught by the 24-month rule?

The contracts will now cover a 36 month period - without knowing full details of his travel so I could determine whether or not 40% of his time was spent at more than one location over any 24 month period I would not be able to say for certain.

[DirtyDog]

The contracts will now cover a 36 month period - without knowing full details of his travel so I could determine whether or not 40% of his time was spent at more than one location over any 24 month period I would not be able to say for certain.

I'll just go back to my original point - if your employer will not pay your expenses, then whether they are right or not is a moot point. If they are wrong, then you claim it back via your self assessment. If they aren't, then you don't claim it back.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

I'll just go back to my original point - if your employer will not pay your expenses, then whether they are right or not is a moot point. If they are wrong, then you claim it back via your self assessment. If they aren't, then you don't claim it back.

OK

[Craig at Nixon Williams]

In an employment situation, then a claim will depend upon the employers expenses policy and if the policy isn’t in line with HMRC’s legislation then it can be sorted out via self-assessment.

In the case of an umbrella company, where the purpose of the umbrella is to pay the contractor and to do it in a manner that is compliant with HMRC – working through an umbrella is ideal for somebody that doesn’t want to involve themselves with tax returns so the umbrella company should align their policies to HMRC’s legislation.

That is only my opinion of course...

Craig

[Wanderer]

the umbrella company should align their policies to HMRC’s legislation.

This is probably one of the few situations where an employee can sack their employer if they don't like the way they operate.

[Scottt]

Thanks for the advice, I am going to phone the umbrella company today as I get paid today so have nothing outstanding with them, if they don't align their policies to HMRC’s legislation, I will find a company that does.
Scott