presents

[Xiou]

if you buy presents for the children in your care (and maybe presents for their family too?), can this be put through as an expense or is it just a nice thing to do at your own cost?

[sing-low]

You can put through a reasonable amount - I think up to £10 per gift. Definitely for children you mind, not sure about their family members.

[bunyip]

No clear guidance from Inland Revenue on what value is permitted, but small gifts are allowed. It goes down to general buttering-up of clients, in rather the same way as what goes on when, say, huge businesses give away Ferraris, or the IOC award the Olympics, or FIFA decide who gets to win (sorry, I mean "host") the next World Cup competition.

I just follow the lead of what MP's regard as "legitimate expenses". Which is handy whenever the moat needs cleaning at Bunyip Towers.

[Xiou]

brilliant, thank you

bunyip, i shall place an order for a new car in that case lol

[tess1981]

I sponsored an ad for my local community centre costin me £ 50 can I use that as an expense

[KateA]

Thanks for information I did think you can put through expensive as I did last year

[bunyip]

Thanks for information I did think you can put through expensive as I did last year

Yes. It's advertising. If the community centre is a registered charity and you've made the payment as gift aid, then you have to declare it as such.