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Hi all, One of my clients is self employed and has to travel all round the country with his job. So far all he has kept is receipts for the petrol he has purchased for his car..no mileage has ever been recorded. The car is part business/part private use..although i do need to clarify this. How do i put this...

I am starting up as a sole trader some time in Febuary. I am going to be incuring about £800 start up costs but am unlikely to make much money until the following financial year. i.e. April this year. Is there any way that these costs can be incuded in the following years tax calculations? I am concerned th...

Good afternoon, Just need a bit of info regarding allowable expenses for a landlord..renting out 2 properties. I know repairs are fine, improvements aren't. Not sure on the petrol/car front? The car isn't wholly for business use. Can anything to do with the upkeep of the car be put through as an expen...

Good morning, If a business isn't officially started until October, can fuel costs of preparing: purchasing stock/Picking up leaflets etc from earlier in the year be allowed? The van used is solely for the business as is the stock purchased. Thank you in advance

I use sage payroll and accounting. My payroll journals balance (obviously) but I want to record expenses which are paid through payroll, in sage so as to show petrol receipts, hotels, car parking etc as an expense. Should I be using gross pay or gross taxable pay in my original journal? 1) How to enter i...

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fuel expenses mileage petrol Fuel costs..no mileage kept (Preview)	General Book-keeping & Accounting	18	11339	Mon Jul 5 15:44 2010 by blondie
Hi all, One of my clients is self employed and has to travel all round the country with his job. So far all he has kept is receipts for the petrol he has purchased for his car..no mileage has ever been recorded. The car is part business/part private use..although i do need to clarify this. How do i put this...
sole trader tax expenses sole trader start up costs (Preview)	General Book-keeping & Accounting	2	9454	Sun Jan 15 18:09 2012 by sim209
I am starting up as a sole trader some time in Febuary. I am going to be incuring about £800 start up costs but am unlikely to make much money until the following financial year. i.e. April this year. Is there any way that these costs can be incuded in the following years tax calculations? I am concerned th...
Landlord Expenses fuel repairs property letting Landlord allowable expenses? (Preview)	General Book-keeping & Accounting	6	8900	Tue Nov 13 22:12 2012 by Shamus
Good afternoon, Just need a bit of info regarding allowable expenses for a landlord..renting out 2 properties. I know repairs are fine, improvements aren't. Not sure on the petrol/car front? The car isn't wholly for business use. Can anything to do with the upkeep of the car be put through as an expen...
fuel start up allowable expenses purchasing Pre Start-Up costs...Fuel (Preview)	General Book-keeping & Accounting	3	5051	Tue Nov 6 17:45 2012 by MarkS
Good morning, If a business isn't officially started until October, can fuel costs of preparing: purchasing stock/Picking up leaflets etc from earlier in the year be allowed? The van used is solely for the business as is the stock purchased. Thank you in advance
Payroll expenses sageaccounts Expenses paid through Payroll (Preview)	VAT, Payroll & Tax	1	7117	Sun Dec 22 23:00 2013 by RobH
I use sage payroll and accounting. My payroll journals balance (obviously) but I want to record expenses which are paid through payroll, in sage so as to show petrol receipts, hotels, car parking etc as an expense. Should I be using gross pay or gross taxable pay in my original journal? 1) How to enter i...