Putting It Through the Company

This brand new guide answers one of the most frequently asked tax planning questions: "What can I get my company to pay for?"Putting It Through the Company answers this question by examining the rules for dozens of different tax deductions, including: Directors expenses (travel and subsistence, entertainment, fees and subscriptions, home office costs etc)The most tax-efficient way to pay yourself salary, dividends, and other income this yearEmploying your children and other family membersOver 30 tax-efficient benefits the company can provide to you and your employeesTax relief for capital spending on equipment, computers, furniture, you name it. There's a dazzling array of allowances available at the momentMotoring costs - the tax savings are astounding for company vans and electric cars What you can claim if you work from home Property costs you can put through the companyPlus lots and lots more: things like waiting room sofas, TVs, vacuum cleaners, fridges, coffee machines, advertising and sponsorship, website and internet costs...The guide focuses on some of the less obvious stuff and provides a plain English guide to the rule that lies at the heart of nearly all business deductions: they must be "incurred wholly and exclusively for the purposes of the business". It also looks at the issue of recovering VAT on company expenses.