TAX: What to Claim (UK)
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- Dancer
What have people claimed for against their earnings when filling out the tax return at the end of the year?
• Pens, pencils, general stationary
• Books, Mags
• Printer, scanner, laptop (depreciation)
• Millage, travel in general
• Internet connection
• Host and domain name
• Mobile phoone (50%)Anything else I should add to the list?
- weestu0
if working from home:
share of domestic bills
share of rent/mortgage
- jbucks0
An additional question: what happens when you are really late with your UK tax return?
- designerror0
food, beer, etc.
"client meetings"
saved alot on that
- kelpie0
pal of mine always gets taxi receipts, even when we're out on the lash...
- weestu0
yeah, seemingly you can claim a certain amount (about £200 i think) on schmoozing clients..
- designerror0
taxi... gotta remember that one
- Timson0
when you go to concerts and events always ask for an invoice.
- Dancer0
Can you claim clothes?
designers have to look the part...
- kelpie0
only if they have a roll neck
- UndoUndo0
only if they have a roll neck
kelpie
(Mar 23 06, 02:33)LOL - designer in a box style
- rasko40
damn I even claim on sandwiches and chocolate bars, they are indeed a necessity, I consider it a company meal.
- rasko40
I also like to throw in the odd restaurant meal and bar session
that is company entertainment of course
- kelpie0
what about hookers rasko? hookers and cocaine? surely
- rasko40
well that goes without saying
I file that under company healthcare
- Dancer0
haha
I am having some building work done on my new house, could I claim this?
- rasko40
just be thankful the same didn't happen in the glam rock era
- rasko40
oops wrong thread
- kelpie0
haha, I was wondering...
- lw-d0
Claim back the time it takes to fill the form out.