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SOA ... Final look over please

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  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    natalouie wrote: »
    Sorry, Start again! I am a life long non smoker too but I type many forms with an allowance for cigarettes. I will check with my employer as to whether they are allowed to go through as do not want to mislead any one. Do not know how the OR views this. Can you just cut people off from ciggies? Will enquire.


    I would be very interested to hear who you type BR forms which include cigarettes, that is one thing that is definitely NOT an allowable expense on a BR SoA, and has to be paid from your surplus.
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  • Debt_Free_Chick
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    peachyprice wrote: »
    I would be very interested to hear who you type BR forms which include cigarettes, that is one thing that is definitely NOT an allowable expense on a BR SoA, and has to be paid from your surplus.

    Or met by saving elsewhere e.g. groceries. I agree that a special line for ciggies is almost certainly going to be struck out by the OR. General advice is to make sure your grocery budget is sufficient and then to spend less, using the surplus for yer fags :)
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  • startagain_2
    startagain_2 Posts: 2,135 Forumite
    A quick update on here... my interview didn't take place as the guy doing the interview has "car problems and hasn't made it into the office today".
    No alternative appointment given, just got to wait it out..
    Furious.... you bet!!!

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  • Debt_Free_Chick
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    startagain wrote: »
    A quick update on here... my interview didn't take place as the guy doing the interview has "car problems and hasn't made it into the office today".
    No alternative appointment given, just got to wait it out..
    Furious.... you bet!!!

    Bummer!

    But try to see this as a positive opportunity to use the time to your advantage. Either continue to review your SOA or focus on something that will make you feel happy :)
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  • philnicandamy
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    Oh !!!!!!......:rolleyes:
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