List of approved professional associations?

puddy

I have to register as a data controller under the ICO. This costs me £35 a year. However on the list of approved subscription associations I cant find it. Am I looking in the wrong place, is this an allowable expense?

BoGoF

If your subscription is not on the approved list you can't claim it. If the subscription is mandatory to do your job then the organisation needs to approach HMRC to gain approval.

puddy

All organisations or individuals that handle personal data have to be registered with them. Ive tried searching for it on the list but its not coming up under data protection, ICO or notification. Im not sure what else to search. theres hundreds of pages! It took me some time to find other organisations which didnt seem to be listed with the names I know them as

jimmo

Is the list you are looking at List 3 on the HMRC website?
If so, that is a list relating to employees and professional bodies and doesn't apply to the self-employed.
I have no idea what ICO stands for. Is it a licence to practice?
Did you have to qualify?

crazyguy

jimmo wrote: »

Is the list you are looking at List 3 on the HMRC website?
If so, that is a list relating to employees and professional bodies and doesn't apply to the self-employed.
I have no idea what ICO stands for. Is it a licence to practice?
Did you have to qualify?

ICO, Information Commisioners Office

crazyguy

If your going to handle data you can ask the ASA, or DMA they may help you or failing that ring the MOJ or the ICO

puddy

im registered with the ICO, information commissioners office, as stated above. i want to know if i can put the cost of this down as an allowable expense?

crazyguy

I am not sure on that one, but I would say best bet is ring the ICO and ask them if it can be claimed as an allowance,

I would have thought it must be allowed as an expense !

John_Pierpoint

It sounds to me like something that is wholly and necessarily needed to do your job?
Would anyone sign up just for fun and pay the £35 quid (per year?)

Sounds like being required to pay for a CRB check to get a licence as a taxi driver?

puddy

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

It sounds to me like something that is wholly and necessarily needed to do your job?
Would anyone sign up just for fun and pay the £35 quid (per year?)

Sounds like being required to pay for a CRB check to get a licence as a taxi driver?

yes, if you handle people's personal information and hold that information for any reason you have to be registered with them. for big businesses its something like 500 a year, for individuals its 35 a year.

no its not a licence, at least i dont think it is, you just register giving the details of the information that you hold and for what purposes and what personal details they are likely to be, ie mine is family, any criminal history, health information, personal information etc etc

John_Pierpoint

I sometimes wonder if the policy people at HMRC have any connection to the real world or perhaps it just takes a generation for changes in legislation to get through to the rule book:

Anyway here is a lively debate about the allowability of the CRB check for self employed tutors/teachers/lectures - I can see the argument that if you are in a master and servant relationship, then the master should provide you with the costs you incur working for him.

http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/anyanswers/cost-crb-self-emplyed-teacher-atx-deductible/496503

The balance of opinion is yes it is for the self employed.