Food on the road

[JEREMY HAWKE]

This is a lifetime argument/disagreement.

If a self employed person or a person living on the road for business has no choice but to eat for convenience

What in the "panels veiw" can be claimed ie
Ie
A self employed owner tramper/van driver leaves home on a Monday morning runs 2000 miles all week 12 hours a day and has no time to mess around
The driver spends £30 a day on convenience food in service stations

What do you think is acceptable to claim?

 

[DWS]

Every case needs to be considered separately, if classed as an ‘itinerant worker’ then the subsistence should follow the travel and both be allowable.
I take it their base would be their home and as long as the trips are not considered regular as in the same routine then I do not see a problem with claiming, this would not include the grocery shopping however.

 

[UK Contractor Accountant]

long distance lorry driver/van drivers yes can claim

regular route delivery drivers probably no

HMRC's argument you have to consider- food and drink costs aren't generally deductible because everyone needs to eat to live, so they're normal living costs, not business expenses.

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

Every case needs to be considered separately, if classed as an ‘itinerant worker’ then the subsistence should follow the travel and both be allowable.
I take it their base would be their home and as long as the trips are not considered regular as in the same routine then I do not see a problem with claiming, this would not include the grocery shopping however.

Thanks

What do you mean by the same routine.
They go anywhere but its the same routine each week for them so to speak

 

[DWS]

I meant like a regular journey, for example every day they pick up a load from the same place in London drive to Manchester drop it off and drive back.

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

I meant like a regular journey, for example every day they pick up a load from the same place in London drive to Manchester drop it off and drive back.

They would find that boring these boys and girls crave adventure they are a different breed
There is no way I could do it

 

[Newchodge]

This is a lifetime argument/disagreement.

If a self employed person or a person living on the road for business has no choice but to eat for convenience

What in the "panels veiw" can be claimed ie
Ie
A self employed owner tramper/van driver leaves home on a Monday morning runs 2000 miles all week 12 hours a day and has no time to mess around
The driver spends £30 a day on convenience food in service stations

What do you think is acceptable to claim?

If they aren't away overnight, what time do they leave home in the morning?

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

If they aren't away overnight, what time do they leave home in the morning?

They are away Monday until Friday often

 

[Newchodge]

They are away Monday until Friday often

There are different rules for overnight absences and daily absences.

 

[MyAccountantOnline]

This is a lifetime argument/disagreement.

If a self employed person or a person living on the road for business has no choice but to eat for convenience

What in the "panels veiw" can be claimed ie
Ie
A self employed owner tramper/van driver leaves home on a Monday morning runs 2000 miles all week 12 hours a day and has no time to mess around
The driver spends £30 a day on convenience food in service stations

What do you think is acceptable to claim?

Have a read here https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim47705

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

There are different rules for overnight absences and daily absences.

It looks that way