Posts Tagged: Tax

Can you claim VAT on staff entertainment?

Find out if you can claim VAT on staff entertainment. Entertaining is categorised as business entertainment and therefore the cost isn’t tax deductible. There is an exception to this rule as staff entertainment can be tax deductible. The cost of entertaining staff includes costs relating to the director shareholders. HMRC extends this to all business… Read more »

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner paid by the Tax Man

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner paid by the Tax Man   HMRC have set scales rates which can be used to reimburse employees without the need to check or retain employee’s receipts. However, you should always retain the receipts for your own records.The following allowances represent the amounts that you claim from the tax man.   Breakfast… Read more »

Trust Issues with Bank of Mum & Dad

With parents having a lack of trust in potential in-laws they are reviewing the use of cash payments to children for house purchases. Instead they are looking at will trusts and putting boundaries in place with regards to cash deposits. Bank of mum and dad are effectively one of the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders to… Read more »