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1. Holiday flights to the Caribbean 2. Luxury watches as Christmas gifts for staff - from a company with no employees 3. International flights for dental treatment ahead of business meetings 4. Pet food for a Shih Tzu ‘guard dog’ 5. Armani jeans as protective clothing for painter and decorator 6. Cost of regular Friday night ‘bonding sessions’ - running into thousands of pounds. 7. Underwear - for personal use 8. A garden shed for private use - plus the costs of the space it takes up in the garden 9. Betting slips 10. Caravan rental for the Easter weekend.
All of the expenses above were rejected.
Ruth Owen, HMRC Director General of Customer Services, said:
“Year after year we receive a number of ludicrous expense claims, ranging from international holiday flights to expensive designer clothing, which we would never uphold. Why should the honest taxpayer pick up the bill for others?
HMRC will only accept those claims which are genuine, such as legitimate travel expenses or the cost of tools for the job.
The seven day countdown to the 31 January Self Assessment deadline is now on. Don’t delay and risk a penalty, the time to submit your tax return is now.”
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Personal Tax Account webinars from HMRC 17 February 2017
Do you (or your employees) need help with your Personal Tax Account? HMRC has a number of short webinars to provide support.
You can use your personal tax account to:
check your Income Tax estimate and tax code fill in, send and view a personal tax return claim a tax refund check and manage your tax credits check your State Pension track tax forms that you’ve submitted online check or update your Marriage Allowance tell HMRC about a change of address check or update benefits you get from work, for example company car details and medical insurance.
More services will be added in the future.
The Personal Tax Account webinars can last up to an hour. You can ask questions during the presentation and get answers from your HMRC host. You will need to register and log in at least 5 minutes before a live webinar is due to start.
You can watch recorded webinars at any time but you still need to register first.
Follow this link for further details .
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