Phd Conference-taxable expenses?

charlotteu

Hi,
I'm attending a conference to present a paper, costing 150 for the conference and 30 for train fare. The university's given me a 'grant' (it calls it) of 120 but says it should be taxed - is this right?

I work for a different company part time, taking home 600 a month (after tax, so if it *is* taxable I'd have to pay).

Basically, I want to know if this is right or not. Thanks!!

melancholly

if it's expenses, then i wouldn't expect you to pay tax on it at all.....

Rosie75

melancholly wrote: »

if it's expenses, then i wouldn't expect you to pay tax on it at all.....

That's not necessarily true. Our university does deduct tax from expenses that are repaid in certain circumstances (eg. travel claims from part-time, temporary tutors). It might be that they can claim them back at the end of the tax year, though?

melancholly

thankfully all my expenses are paid back tax free, but there should certainly be guidelines explaining how this works from central finance.