Christmas meal question

Lifeisbutadream

RayWolfe wrote: »

Me, ignorant, rude?
Interesting!

You dont like me, I dont like you. :rolleyes:

Kindly refrain from replying to any questions that I may ask, unless you have anything relevant to say.

Lifeisbutadream

johnllew wrote: »

That's irrelevant. What is relevant is the law on entertainment expenditure:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/bimmanual/BIM45020.htm

I was replying to Raywolfes rather rude snipe at me.

Lifeisbutadream

margaretclare wrote: »

I still don't see that your meal out with your contractors has anything at all to do with Christmas.

Margaret

I asked whether I could get any tax relief when taking out sub-contractors for a christmas meal (post #1).

I realised that I was not able to do that, so asked if I could go out for a planning meeting 'over a meal', just before christmas, with the sub-contractors instead.

Lifeisbutadream

BorisTheSpider wrote: »

Entertaining is not tax-deductible.

An 'annual party' that all *staff* are invited to is tax-deductible, providing the cost per attendee does not exceed £150/head. It must be a *staff* party. Staff can of course bring guests, but it should not be for clients.

So referring to my original question - I could have a staff party - but sub-contractors (not clients) are not able to be included in the figures?

Would myself and OH be included in the figures? - i.e. £150 each? could we each bring a guest?

margaretclare

Lifeisbutadream wrote: »

I asked whether I could get any tax relief when taking out sub-contractors for a christmas meal (post #1).

I realised that I was not able to do that, so asked if I could go out for a planning meeting 'over a meal', just before christmas, with the sub-contractors instead.

Yes, I know what you asked.

If it's a 'planning' meal, fine, but it has still got nothing at all to do with Christmas.

Entertaining customers or contractors is a business expense, but as others have clearly explained, it's not tax-deductible.

Did you think that calling it a 'Christmas meal' would somehow make it tax-deductible? Otherwise, I can't see any connection to Christmas at all.

Margaret

Lifeisbutadream

margaretclare wrote: »

Yes, I know what you asked.

If it's a 'planning' meal, fine, but it has still got nothing at all to do with Christmas.

Entertaining customers or contractors is a business expense, but as others have clearly explained, it's not tax-deductible.

Did you think that calling it a 'Christmas meal' would somehow make it tax-deductible? Otherwise, I can't see any connection to Christmas at all.

Margaret

I think you might have perhaps lost the gist of the thread?

I was asking about a christmas meal - I asked a question and it was answered by one or two people.

I then moved on and asked the question as to whether a 'planning' meal would be tax deductable. (Meaning that if that was the case then I could consider doing a 'planning' meal instead of a 'christmas meal - perhaps I should have put a :rolleyes: next to it, so it would be fully understood that it was a tongue-in-cheek comment)

I dont really understand what you dont understand, apart from that

Bean_Counter

Fengirl put it very well. Business entertaining is not tax deductible. Of course, input VAT can not be claimed either.

RayWolfe

Lifeisbutadream wrote: »

You dont like me, I dont like you. :rolleyes:

Kindly refrain from replying to any questions that I may ask, unless you have anything relevant to say.

I know you have this belief that anyone who disagrees with you is saying something irrelevant.
When you become a moderator you may control what I do, or do not post. As for not liking you, I don't know you, how could I possibly come to such a conclusion?
What I was trying to do was to reinforce what others had told you but, in addition, telling you why. Take it or leave it.

Lifeisbutadream

RayWolfe wrote: »

I know you have this belief that anyone who disagrees with you is saying something irrelevant.
When you become a moderator you may control what I do, or do not post. As for not liking you, I don't know you, how could I possibly come to such a conclusion?
What I was trying to do was to reinforce what others had told you but, in addition, telling you why. Take it or leave it.

My post is not about agreeing or disagreeing it is not a discussion I was asking a question.

You didnt answer it, you rudely told me not to use your tax to take out my sub-contractors for a meal. A pointless answer, because it was of no help to me whatsoever, it was a dig and you know it.

I say you dont like me, because you have been extremely rude to me before, also about tax (which you obviously have a rather large bee in your bonnet about) if you dont remember it, then I can only presume that you are that rude to everyone and not just me. In which case I apologise, you cannot help it if you are a grumpy, self-centred idiot.

Lifeisbutadream

Bean_Counter wrote: »

Fengirl put it very well. Business entertaining is not tax deductible. Of course, input VAT can not be claimed either.

Is there anything in what BorisTheSpider said?

Could we have a staff annual party (me and OH are partners in the business) with up to a certain amount tax deductable?