HMRC report ridiculous expense claims
HMRC report ridiculous expense claims
Glamorous holidays abroad, luxury watches and Friday nights out all feature in HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC) recently published a list of the most outlandish expenses that customers tried to claim back on their 2014-15 Self-Assessment Tax Returns (SATR).
Bizarre historic expense claims include:
- Holiday flights to the Caribbean
- Luxury watches as Christmas gifts for staff – from a company with no employees
- International flights for dental treatment ahead of business meetings
- Pet food for a Shih Tzu ‘guard dog’
- Designer jeans as protective clothing for a painter and decorator
- Cost of regular Friday night ‘bonding sessions’ – reaching thousands of pounds
- Underwear – for personal use
- A garden shed for private use, as well as the costs of the space it takes up in the garden
- Betting slips
- Caravan rental for the Easter weekend
All of the expenses were rejected.
Ruth Owen, HMRC Director General of Customer Services, said:
“Year after year we receive a number of ludicrous expense claims, ranging from international holiday flights too expensive designer clothing, which we would never uphold. Why should the honest taxpayer pick up the bill for others? HMRC will only accept those claims which are genuine, such as legitimate travel expenses or the cost of tools for the job.”
The 31 January filing deadline has long since passed, however, if you have yet to file your SATR the penalties will be adding up.
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