Contraceptives..........light hearted post.

Natsmomma

I thought I would share this one with you all.

A new client of mine in food retail has been in the habit of including personal expenses on their receipts. A recent one for sushi ingredients included Durex! Now personally, I'd have binned the receipt but she just added it to the pile for me to process.

Obviously I sniggered and have shared it, but it led me to wonder if HMRC would be prepared to allow it as a business expense since prevention of maternity leave is in the interests of continuity of staffing for the business???:001_tt2::001_tt2:

Monsoon

Natsmomma wrote: »

it led me to wonder if HMRC would be prepared to allow it as a business expense since prevention of maternity leave is in the interests of continuity of staffing for the business???:001_tt2::001_tt2:

[straightface]

I think you will find it fails the "wholly and exclusively" test, though if you can find a reliable and proven method of apportionment, you may be able to allow a business %

[/straightface]

coojee

Monsoon wrote: »

[straightface]

I think you will find it fails the "wholly and exclusively" test, though if you can find a reliable and proven method of apportionment, you may be able to allow a business %

[/straightface]

Maybe it was what she needed to do to get the contract? Much like the actress on the casting couch?

Dcollins

One of mine bought a plot in a graveyard, for himself, and tried to sneak that in. To be fair, I had told him to keep ALL receipts.

MarieNoelle

One of our client put through expenses his cat flea treatment (supported by receipts).
And before you ask, Monsoon, he has nothing to do with Tax kitty.

:001_smile:

coojee

MarieNoelle wrote: »

One of our client put through expenses his cat flea treatment (supported by receipts).
And before you ask, Monsoon, he has nothing to do with Tax kitty.

:001_smile:

Now, if your client was a farmer and he used the cat as a mouser then maybe just maybe he could claim it was an allowable expense of maintaining an asset.

Rinske

MarieNoelle wrote: »

One of our client put through expenses his cat flea treatment (supported by receipts).
And before you ask, Monsoon, he has nothing to do with Tax kitty.

:001_smile:

Now if tax kitty might need a flea treatment, I'm sure that should be allowable!

anniem

Contraceptive - perhaps post to advertising or cpd?

Cat - post to pest control!


Just a suggestion

reader

Natsmomma wrote: »

A recent one for sushi ingredients included Durex!

Sounds like a benefit in kind.

Send her a bill for preparation of P11D.

Natsmomma

Hmmmm

Baby oil today!! Can't see that being allowable........

Monsoon

I do hope they aren't using baby oil with the durex - they might be buying nappies next!

Natsmomma

Lingerie and vaseline today........ seriously, I think I need to have a word!!

Rinske

Maybe they added a new line of food

Monsoon

Do you think if they were an online shop selling adult products they could get away with claiming all these for research?

MarieNoelle

Client entertainment?

Sarah-Lou

I had a receipt for the hire of a batman costume!! It was around new years eve and client did admit he hadn't meant to send it to me but boy did i laugh!!