ricgem2002 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 seeing as our mps seem to have first hand experience of claiming things against their tax bill does anyone know of any we all could use to lower our tax bills ? could i for example claim for my garden pond as opposed to a duck pond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 An English dictionary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 seeing as our mps seem to have first hand experience of claiming things against their tax bill does anyone know of any we all could use to lower our tax bills ? could i for example claim for my garden pond as opposed to a duck pond? Yes if your job is to build ponds and the one in your garden is a show pond for potential customers to view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yes if your job is to build ponds and the one in your garden is a show pond for potential customers to view. i have built a couple of koi carp ponds actually so how do i go about claiming mine is a show pond for potential customers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 i have built a couple of koi carp ponds actually so how do i go about claiming mine is a show pond for potential customers ? Declare yourself self employed, produce some business accounts for the year, fill in a tax return, and if the business made a loss claim some of the tax back that you paid through your employment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Register a business. It's like buying a new computer, it's a tool for work, and thus tax deductible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Declare yourself self employed, produce some business accounts for the year, fill in a tax return, and if the business made a loss claim some of the tax back that you paid through your employment. why do i have to claim that i am self employed? are our mps self employed then ? do you have any other ways that i could claim against my tax ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 why do i have to claim that i am self employed? are our mps self employed then ? do you have any other ways that i could claim against my tax ? Do you have a pushbike? 20p a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 seeing as our mps seem to have first hand experience of claiming things against their tax bill does anyone know of any we all could use to lower our tax bills ? could i for example claim for my garden pond as opposed to a duck pond? Were the MPs caught fiddling their tax bill, I thought they were found out fiddling their expense accounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Were the MPs caught fiddling their tax bill, I thought they were found out fiddling their expense accounts? what all of them ? do you know of anything tax deductable ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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