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    Staff Parties - self employed

    Thank you, so the employee would get £150 allowance and also their partner would get £150?
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    Staff Parties - self employed

    Is that applicable to me as self-employed? I'm unsure if just for a limited company.
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    Staff Parties - self employed

    I'm self-employed but have one employee on payroll. Am I able to host a staff party and claim as a business expense (up to £150 for my one employee) like a limited company can? Also, if I hosted two parties a year (summer party & xmas party) would I be able to divide the expense and allow £75...
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    Employee Fuel Allowance

    We are not VAT registered so that makes things a little easier - thanks!
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    Employee Fuel Allowance

    Do they need to have insurance for business use if they are using the car to meet suppliers?
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    Employee Fuel Allowance

    Will the payment count towards their income? Would they need to delcare to HMRC?
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    Employee Fuel Allowance

    Perfect, thank you! I'll make sure to have a mileage claim form with all the info. Also, do you know if this would count as a business expense?
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    Employee Fuel Allowance

    Thank you! Do they need to share with me petrol reciepts and is this something I need to keep hold of?
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    Employee Fuel Allowance

    I have 1 employee who doesn't earn enough to pay tax but I do require them to travel for work to visit suppliers occasionally. Are they eligible to claim mileage and can anyone support with the process for this? Would I add onto their payslip or simply reimburse?
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    Am I required to charge VAT on my products?

    Do you know if bin liners require VAT to be added? I'm wondering if we need to become VAT registered to sell this product?
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    Am I required to charge VAT on my products?

    Hi there, We manufacture and distribute bin bags. At present we are not VAT registered and don't add VAT onto our products. However, one of our stockists has questioned this and said Bin Bags are taxable - is this correct? For context, we have been trading for less than 12 months and sales...
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    Claiming Expenses - Sole Trader w/ employee

    Thanks for your quick reply, where do I stand if I pay tax as a business? Can I claim back this way for bills?
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    Claiming Expenses - Sole Trader w/ employee

    Hi All, I'm a sole trader with one employee ( who I pay approx £7,000 a year ). My employee works from home and has asked if she would be able to claim back any electricity or internet bills? (She is a sewist) I understand she doesn't earn enough to pay tax but would she be able to claim back...
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    How to Pay Employess

    Hi All, I've recently employeed my first employee and haven set up the HMRC Basic Payroll software. I understand how to use this and send off the FPS but how to I actually PAY my employee? Do I need to manually log into my bank and transfer the money? Does it happen automatically? Sorry -...
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