Working Dogs and VAT?

A-Vic

Sorry not sure if asked before!

If you own a scrap yard and you have a guard dog on site can you claim back VAT on vet bills food ect for the dog

sdv

A-Vic wrote: »

Sorry not sure if asked before!

If you own a scrap yard and you have a guard dog on site can you claim back VAT on vet bills food ect for the dog

Are maintaining guard dogs a business expense?

Is VAT recoverable on the business expense?

you know the rest..............

A-Vic

thanks i know bit of a daft one was having a blonde moment

snowmarauder

would this apply then if you have a working sled dog team and you set up a business teaching people about working team and give tuition on using rigs and how to train your dog to pull a rig etc

T.C.

Why not? You would include fuel for a car for a driving instructor, so fuel for the dog would be the same surely.

valentino46

what about on the expense for the tools to clean up the %^$£ left by the dog to place in the special bin purchased to accumulate all the ^£$% in the same place ?

Jon_1984

Dog food branded for working dogs/greyhounds (in large sacks) is sold VAT free.....

snowmarauder

all working dog food is vat free, also you can get it vat free if you are a breeder x but dont forget all the other expenses may not be vat free xx

E Storey

but if you just buy normal dog food and feed it to a working dog surely you would reclaim VAT (if it's applied to dog food).

This reminds me of the question I have about where to code hire of an elephant and two giraffes to....

Monsoon

E Storey wrote: »

but if you just buy normal dog food and feed it to a working dog surely you would reclaim VAT (if it's applied to dog food).

This reminds me of the question I have about where to code hire of an elephant and two giraffes to....

1. Yes you can if it's a business expense.

2. Hire of equipment or Other Direct Costs?!