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Self employed overnight stay allowance

Hi hope someone can help, I have recently become Self employed, and 1-2 days a week i can get work 150miles away from home so i need to stay overnight. A friend in the area let's me stay at their house so I don't have hotel bills. I want to know if there is a tax allowance for this type of stay as I like to pay my way when staying there but he refuses to take any money directly. Hope this makes sense thanks in advance.

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  • hcb42
    hcb42 Posts: 5,962 Forumite
    if he is not charging you, who would the tax allowance be for?

    Your friend cannot have a tax allowance for letting you sleep over.
  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
    I'm guessing you mean that he won't take money off you but if you can claim it as a tax allowance, he'll be ok to take it?

    you'd need a receipt to show that you're staying away from home, otherwise you could just stay at a mates and try and claim for it ;)
    If he won't take any money you could get the food him and claim up to £20 for an evening meal.
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