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Inland Revenue agrees the form

23rd April 1976, Page 4
23rd April 1976
Page 4
Page 4, 23rd April 1976 — Inland Revenue agrees the form
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A FORM on which drivers can make claims for expenses incurred acceptable to the Income Tax Authorities has been agreed between the Inland Revenue, the Freight Transport Association, the Road Haulage Association and the trade unions.

The use of this form should go some way to allay the fears of drivers that they will be asked to supply too many onerous details about where and how they spent the night out and how much it cost them.

The tax authorities are apparently not too worried about subsistence allowances which amount to no more than about £4.50 a night, but over that they are asking employers to treat such expenses as taxable income.

If the driver concerned objects then he must supply detailed accounts of how the money which he claims was spent on out of pocket expenses was disbursed. It involves providing hotel and other accommodation receipts as well as receipts for meals. This is normal practice with any employee who incurs what the tax inspector considers untoward expenses.

The form is expected to go some way to meet drivers' objections to providing what they regard as pettifogging detail. The tax authorities are expected to accept descriptions of nights out in general terms when the place where the driver has to spend the night is some distance from his home, for instance. !

If the night was spent only a few miles from home, however, the driver will be expected to provide some concrete evidence that he did in fact incur a night's lodging elsewhere than at home.

It is understood that the agreed forms have yet to be printed.


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