{"id":219984,"date":"2021-04-15T15:27:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/?p=218001"},"modified":"2023-05-23T07:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T07:55:56","slug":"uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Business Expenses Are Tax-Deductible in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the day-to-day course of running your business, you naturally accrue expenses that are required to produce your product or deliver your service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a rule of thumb, almost any expense that can be directly tied to making it possible for you to run your business can be considered a business expense. Does that mean you can go buy yourself a yacht with company funds, throw a party on it for your employees and then notch it up to \u201cbusiness entertainment\u201d costs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#The_Clear-Cut_Business_Expenses\" title=\"The Clear-Cut Business Expenses\">The Clear-Cut Business Expenses<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#Childcare_%E2%80%94_under_certain_conditions\" title=\"Childcare \u2014 under certain conditions\">Childcare \u2014 under certain conditions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#Home_Office_Costs\" title=\"Home Office Costs\">Home Office Costs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#Unacceptable_Business_Expenses\" title=\"Unacceptable Business Expenses\">Unacceptable Business Expenses<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#Entertaining_clients\" title=\"Entertaining clients\">Entertaining clients<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#Gifts_for_clients\" title=\"Gifts for clients\">Gifts for clients<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#Fines\" title=\"Fines\">Fines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#Non-Gift-Aid_Charitable_Donations\" title=\"Non-Gift-Aid Charitable Donations\">Non-Gift-Aid Charitable Donations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#Acceptable_Business_Travel_Costs\" title=\"Acceptable Business Travel Costs\">Acceptable Business Travel Costs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/uk-business-expenses-tax-deductible\/#When_in_doubt_speak_to_your_accountant\" title=\"When in doubt, speak to your accountant\">When in doubt, speak to your accountant<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Clear-Cut_Business_Expenses\"><\/span>The Clear-Cut Business Expenses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some business expenses are cut-and-dry and don\u2019t require an expert to determine if they are truly deductible from the business\u2019s profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such clear-cut expenses include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Business banking charges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business heating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business lighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee salaries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subcontractor and freelance fees (also \u201cgig\u201d fees for gig-services delivered to the business, such as those obtained on Fiverr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business travel costs (more on this below)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Day-to-day office costs such as paper, printing toner, broadband, business phone contracts, and so on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your employees wear uniforms, you can deduct these if you provide them for employees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raw materials required for producing the business\u2019s product<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staff training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business insurance charges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing and advertising costs (web banners, PPC, printed marketing material, social media marketing, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rent on business properties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/services\/business-rates\/\">Business rates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Childcare_%E2%80%94_under_certain_conditions\"><\/span>Childcare \u2014 under certain conditions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Childcare is not considered a valid business expense because it is not directly linked to the daily running and management of a business. <em>However<\/em>, a limited company can obtain tax relief from childcare fees if they are paid via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/help-with-childcare-costs\/childcare-vouchers\">childcare vouchers<\/a> up to a total of \u00a3243 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, the childcare vouchers scheme is now closed to <em>new<\/em> applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Home_Office_Costs\"><\/span>Home Office Costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your office is your home, you can claim a percentage of the home\u2019s utility bills as expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that simply \u201cWorking from Home\u201d during the lockdowns doesn\u2019t necessarily mean your office is your home. But you can indeed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accountingweb.co.uk\/community\/industry-insights\/covid-19-tax-and-working-from-home\">claim certain WFH costs<\/a> for yourself and your employees as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unacceptable_Business_Expenses\"><\/span>Unacceptable Business Expenses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain items will not be accepted by HMRC as a valid business expense and so will not be taken off your taxable income. These items include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Entertaining_clients\"><\/span>Entertaining clients<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Believe it or not, but hosting a throwdown bash the likes of those seen on <em>The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em> are <em>not<\/em> tax-deductible \u2014 at least not when you throw such parties for your clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wanted to go as bonkers as Willy Wonka entertaining your <em>employees<\/em> for their dedication and hard work, by all means, be our guest. That\u2019s tax-deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Although, if you purchase a \u00a32 million yacht to hold the party, be advised that you will not be able to deduct the full price of that yacht as an expense. The yacht would be entered as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/capital-allowances\">Capital Asset<\/a> and its depreciation cost worked out over its \u201cuseful life\u201d can be set off against taxable income per annum. (If it sounds complicated, it is a little bit. But if you can afford a yacht, you can probably afford a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/who-we-help\/accountants-for-small-businesses\/\">trusty accountant<\/a> to help you with such things as well.) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Entertaining-clients.png\" alt=\"Entertaining clients\" class=\"wp-image-218602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Entertaining-clients.png 670w, https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Entertaining-clients-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gifts_for_clients\"><\/span>Gifts for clients<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Believe it or not, but these are not actually tax-deductible. HMRC considers these to be the same as \u201centertaining\u201d if they cost more than \u00a350. (You can claim it as an expense if it\u2019s below \u00a350, but only if it doesn\u2019t have your logo or any other advertising copy on it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fines\"><\/span>Fines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alas, if you\u2019re speeding down the M20 at 160 mph so you can get to that all-important meeting with a client, HMRC will not recognise any speeding fines you accrue as a valid tax-deductible expense. The same goes if you double-park in London to make it to the meeting on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They <em>will<\/em>, however, recognise a planner as an expense so you can keep track of your appointments and their times better in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Non-Gift-Aid_Charitable_Donations\"><\/span>Non-Gift-Aid Charitable Donations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-or-three quid you throw to a homeless person sitting at Picadilly will not be tax-deductible \u2014 sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If, however, your two (or twenty) quid reached that homeless person via a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gift_Aid\">Gift Aid<\/a> donation then, yes, that charitable donation would be tax-deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Acceptable_Business_Travel_Costs\"><\/span>Acceptable Business Travel Costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a general rule, something must be <em>entirely<\/em> a business cost for you to be allowed to claim it as an allowable expense. If you fly over to the Seychelles to meet a client, but then stay an extra three days to soak in the sun on a private boat at Anse Lazio, those additional three days would not be tax-deductible. (And nor would the hire-fee for the private boat!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the business trip itself, you can claim the accommodation costs, food and drink costs as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/expenses-and-benefits-travel\">travel and subsistence costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_in_doubt_speak_to_your_accountant\"><\/span>When in doubt, speak to your accountant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The more \u201cgrey-area\u201d expenses you have, the more likely an accountant can help you save costs. If your expenses run to many thousands of pounds a month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/contact\/\">hiring an accountant<\/a> is essential. And it will probably end up paying for itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever you do, it\u2019s vital to keep your records and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/services\/bookkeeping\/\">bookkeeping<\/a> up-to-date and to file all your receipts and invoices. Digitally filing them also ensures that you\u2019ll have a backup should anything go wrong with the original copies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the day-to-day course of running your business, you naturally accrue expenses that are required to produce your product or deliver your service. As a rule of thumb, almost any expense that can be directly tied to making it possible for you to run your business can be considered a business expense. 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