Questions for experienced tax-returners!
My first tax return only covered two weeks business, and I made a loss, so it was a very simple affair! My first full year's tax return is throwing up some questions. I've looked through the tax forum posts and not spotted the answers, but sorry if I am repeating questions!
1. Do you have to have paper receipts? For example, for each month I have a receipt for childcare.co.uk membership in my email account, and a record of the payment on my online bank statement. I'm loathe to print out and file 12 bits of paper if I don't have to. Would it be acceptable to show a tax inspector them on a computer screen, or is it a requirement to have a hard copy?
2.When I have taken expenses accrued during the year from annual income, do I:
next subtract the percentage of heating/ lighting/ council tax/ water rates/ rent from annual income
then calculate 10% wear and tear?
finally have my net income figure?
3. I read somewhere that Chatterbox runs her tax year from 1st April - 31st March. I would like to do this to as it is really confusing me doing it from the 6th. Could I change to the 1st from the next tax year and how would I do it? Just stop this years accounts at 31st March 2014?
Thank you to anybody with the time and patience to advise! :)