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Relocation expenses,could be used as an expense

bee78
bee78 Posts: 173 Forumite
My family Has to relocate as my husband has recently found a job away from our family home. We are buying a home near where he works. He is registered self-employed as for tax purposes,as he is in partnership. The company is not paying for our move. Could relocation cost be used as an expenses in his self assessment. Relocation cost would be stamp duty,legal fees,mortgage product fees, and removal costs. Kindly those know who pls advise

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  • bee78
    bee78 Posts: 173 Forumite
    Pls help. Bump
  • PlutoinCapricorn
    PlutoinCapricorn Posts: 4,598 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I hope that one of the HMRC people will give an official reply, but in the meantime my understanding of this issue is that you can't claim tax relief on these expenses. An itinerant worker might get away with it, and employees often have their expenses paid by the company.

    Self employment and 'job' do not usually go together by the way.
    Who having known the diamond will concern himself with glass?

    Rudyard Kipling


  • PlutoinCapricorn
    PlutoinCapricorn Posts: 4,598 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Is there any equipment, stock or tools to be moved? That seems to be a legitimate expense, but the other things you mentioned count as personal expenses.
    Who having known the diamond will concern himself with glass?

    Rudyard Kipling


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