Business Expenses

lgarside

If we pay a hotel for room hire, equipment, lunch and refreshments for a Client Meeting what is allowable for Tax purposes?

I was going to put the room hire and equipment to a conference nominal and the refreshments/lunch to Client entertaining disallowable?

PGM

I think it should all be allowable as part of your promotion.

lgarside

Business Expenses

Thanks for the reply. So as long as the lunch is provided in conjunction with a meeting it is allowable? I have read on other forums that it's not allowable. Is it a really grey area?!?

Does that apply to providing sandwiches etc for a staff meeting?

I thought the only time food could be treated as an allowable expense was when it was open to the whole company not individual teams - is this right?

Thanks for your help

Anne Boleyn

Expenses

Hi

I would get the hotel to itemise the bill and only claim for the hire not the food. I'm sure there is a case not that long ago where this is what was finally allowed/agreed by HMRC etc. Sorry haven't time to find it.