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My collegue and I both work for a small Health and Safety Consultancy , obviously we work all around the country. So the company naturally pays for our hotels and meals ( nothing expensive ) and travelling costs. A normal Company Cost for sending its employees across the country and abroad.
Obviously we make expenses claims to the company and they reimburse our costs . Nothing strange there.
The company as part of the Tax process has to declare such reimbursements as they form part of the Company Costs .
Heres the difficult one to understand The Revenue have suddenly decided that this is actually income to ourselves and wants to charge us income tax on the whole amount .
Obviously its a mistake as my other colleague has not had such a demand ( at least not yet ) .
Still awaiting a response from the Tax Man .
Anyone else had such a stupid demand . ?
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Try checking this out.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/m...ls/eimanual/eim31630.htm
As you say, usually if you are simply re-imbursed for allowable, identifiable, business expenses by your employer then those amounts appear on your annual P11D and no money changes hands. That is if you are an employee.
If self employed it is different. You receive the expenses as income but have to claim them as a business cost on your returns. The outcome is the same; no tax is payable on allowable business expenses.
It can be tricky though. The tax rules are complex and it is always wise to try to walk alongside HMRC rather than stamp across them!
p48
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Only posting to confirm that expenses should not be taxed. This should be the case if you get it paid for in advance by the company or if you pay for it and claim it back.
I once got confused / worried about this and checked over payslips etc. and confirmed no tax taken.
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HMRC are really going for gold about expenses for instance pick up commercial vehicles with 4 seats are now being classed as non commercial. My advice is challenge everything if necessary via a solicitor as they use non quaslified personnel on bonuses most of the time.
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I agree fully,
Your expenses should not be taxed, I once worked for a small company who asked me to stay overnight at short notice, so I paid for the hotel, fresh clothing, toiletries, all from tesco, Came to £120.
When I handed in my receipts, I was told I would be taxed.
I told them I would never be putting out of my own pocket again if I was not receiving the full amount back.
Not sure if they were chancing it but I always got what was on my receipts after that
MrH&S
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