Council Tax

[lindsay.butler]

Hi,

I am trying to finalise my tax return for 2013/14, but only have 6 weeks to declare as I only became self employed in mid Feb

Am I able to list costs of setup costs I incurred prior to being registered as self employed?

Also when listing council tax as an expense, do people normally list the total for the year by 12, in which case I should work out 6 weeks

or do you only list it when its paid, i.e. over 10 months and therefore nothing paid in Feb and March?

hope that makes sense

Thanks

[tulip0803]

Hello

You are able to list your set up costs - total the up and put them on one line as "start up costs". Keep the receipts in an envelope marked start up costs.

You are entitled to claim a proportion of the council tax for the hours that you worked, even if you didn't actually pay due to the 10 month payment. Same with water if you are rated. Take the total for the year, divide by 52 to get the weekly amount then work out the percentage from there.