Limited companies and llps
Guidance on what expenses you can claim and what information you need to provide for your accounts and tax returns.
what expenses can i claim?
Purchase of goods for resale
Purchase of tools and equipment
Stationery and postage
Business insurance
Mobile phone costs
Advertising and marketing costs
Subscriptions and professional membership fees
Expenses incurred must be wholly and exclusively for the purposes of business, if there is a private element to a cost there may be benefit in kind tax implications. You can claim expenses incurred necessary for the running of your business, such as, but not limited to:
Wages, salary or subcontractor expenses, if you employ any staff or subcontractors
Premises costs where leasing business premises (rent, utilities etc)
If you work from your home, you may be able to claim a use of home expense.
Travel and motor expenses - if you use a personal vehicle for business purposes, keep a record of the business miles you travel in the year, if the business owns the vehicle keep a record of the actual vehicle running expenses (fuel, repair costs, insurance, etc)
what information do i need to provide for my accounts?
For us to prepare your business accounts you will need to provide us with certain information.
If you keep records on a bookkeeping software, you will need to provide us with access to this.
Details of your income such as invoices, monthly subcontractor statements etc (unless this is raised in your software)
Records of your business expenditure such as purchase invoices, till receipts and other paperwork
Business bank statements, including for savings accounts and credit cards
Loan statements, if you have taken out a business loan
Hire purchase documents for business items purchased on HP.
Deadlines
Limited company and LLP deadlines are determined by the financial year end. Accounts are due at Companies House 9 months after the year end. Payment of corporation tax is due the following day, and the corporation tax return due 1 year after the year end.
Need more information?
If you have any questions about whether you can claim certain expenses, what records to provider, or anything else, contact us.