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TIPS FOR AVOIDING TAX INVESTIGATIONS

• Employ the services of a qualified accountant
• Always keep your book-keeping up to date
• Never use the company cheque book to pay personal expenses
• Never borrow money from your company
• Never pay round sum expense allowances
• Always ensure company and personal returns are submitted to the appropriate authority by the due date
• Always be honest when recording expenses
• Always ensure directors meetings at which dividends are voted are minuted
• Never back date dividends
• Never push income into a future year by delaying raising an invoice to your agent
• Do not ignore IR35

CHECKLIST: EXPENSES FROM WHICH VAT CANNOT BE RE-CLAIMED

• Postage
• Technical books and journals
• The purchase of a car by the company
• Road tax and insurance for a company owned vehicle
• Mileage allowances and public transport costs
• Payments to the Registrar of Companies
• Payments of directors remuneration

CHECKLIST: EXPENSES FROM WHICH VAT CAN BE RE-CLAIMED

• Petrol and repairs incurred in respect of a company owned car
• 50% of the VAT charged on a new car leased by the company after 1st August 1995
• 100% of the VAT charged on any other car leased by the company
• Stationery purchased for the company
• Business telephone calls paid for by the company
• Accountancy fees and formation expenses incurred by the company
• Equipment purchased by the company