How far can you claim CPD expenses? I have done a fair bit of training/study and have always claimed for the related expenses. (travel, parking, childcare, resources, stationary etc)
I now plan to be in 'full time' uni next year. I will continue to run my business for evenings, weekends, holiday care whilst studying. (as I have been studying for past 2 years and continued to work) The qualification I will get will be beneficial for my business as I will have QTS and may help me expand to provide for older children, extra tuition, home schooling, training etc - I could really branch out into a variety of services/features that would give me some good selling points (- even out of school club if the govt has its way!)
Can I continue to claim for CPD expenses?
What happens if I then just happened to decide that with my new qualification to close my business and start a new career - can it still be classed as CPD? - as it ultimately turns out I am not using it for my business? Teacher training could be argued to be training to be a teacher - not to provide better provision for a childcare business.
Seems unlikely that I could but I just want to know where I stand?