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CM, What do you put against your Tax

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shosha · 28/01/2007 22:39

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sunnyshine · 22/03/2010 22:34

this is the list of things people suggested can be claimed for! good ideas!

bambi06 · 08/01/2008 17:54

carpet andupholstery cleaning, photo developing, 5 % of mobile phone bills, we had built in toy cupboards added to expenses, cleaning supplies,

ToomanynewyearsROSElutions · 07/01/2008 12:52

im gunna try and get on one of thsoe, got leaflet through last year, will ring and see what they're doing!

dmo · 07/01/2008 12:17

i am going on a training course soon on how to fill in your tax returns (even though i now know what to do) its £10 for the day and hopefully will give me new info on what i can claim

look into your local training booklets

KatyMac · 06/01/2008 20:24

Those are really useful figures DMO

ToomanynewyearsROSElutions · 06/01/2008 19:35

Well i was told approx £2.00!!!per day!..but i have had full timers who have breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner here, so i work out £4 a day for anyone with me full dayand £2 for after schoolys, my shopping cleaning bill for cm(not including my family) is about £30-£40 week!!!!

dmo · 06/01/2008 18:07

re food:
my friend has just taken up childminding in sept 07 so has just had all the up to date pre reg courses, looking throught her notes if you offer children food this is what you can claim:

proper hot dinner = £3
snack dinner ie beans on toast = £1.50

so what i do now is
breakfast - cereal, toast, juice, milk =£1.50
mid morning - toast and fruit and milk (half snack)= 75p
dinner - full cooked hot dinner = £3
afternoon - fruit, crumpet etc (half snack)= 75p

KatyMac · 06/01/2008 12:13

Plus if ypu set up a speadsheet with all the places you go to on it, you can just add in the weeks journies

School 2.5 miles 10 = 25 miles @.40 = £12
Nursery 1.2 miles 5 = 6 miles @.40 = £2.40

etc

SugarSpiceandAllThingsNice · 06/01/2008 11:14

Same here but via aa route thing - no way could I remember the mileage each time!

fruitloop79 · 06/01/2008 10:58

oh shoshe what a good idea! maybe I'll try that and see how I go. I'll be able to do that anytime, Thankyou!

shoshe · 06/01/2008 10:03

I do my mileage by googlemaps, I put in my postcode, put in the post code of where I went and it gives you the mileage.

fruitloop79 · 06/01/2008 09:51

I'll never remember to hit the button to start the mileage again every time I get in the car and then record it before I get out. too much hassel for me. That's why I claim petrol instead of mileage.
If I could get my act together and record all my mileage I would but I always seem to be in such a hurry

SugarSpiceandAllThingsNice · 06/01/2008 00:50

Cheers Nick, I'm STILL at it after over 11 hrs!! When I come to mileage tomorrow, I'll still with just that. Actually, I threw all petrol receipts anyway as didn't use them last time. And I'll forget my car is a company car and stick with just mileage then

maximummummy · 06/01/2008 00:33

hijack nannynick can u help me on geeky stuff please?

nannynick · 06/01/2008 00:18

Claim mileage, not fuel cost, as even now the permitted mileage rate is higher than the cost of fuel (though that may not be the case for long, the rate has not changed for quite a long time - HMRC are looking at it).

Don't have a 'company car'... there are rules that affect those, which seem a bit complex to me.

KatyMac · 05/01/2008 21:53

gosh I hope so

shoshe · 05/01/2008 21:52

I just claim the mileage which actually works out more than claiming the petrol. (well does t the MO, if the price of petrol goes up it wont)

Do you think they will put our Mileage allowance up if the price of petrol goes up much more?

SugarSpiceandAllThingsNice · 05/01/2008 21:38

actually, I couldn't do all petrol as although the car is for childminding etc, my son is in the car too and dropped off at nursery etc.

KatyMac · 05/01/2008 21:37

HIJACK - Help me with my hair?

SugarSpiceandAllThingsNice · 05/01/2008 21:37

FL - do you claim just petrol then, instead of mileage?

fruitloop79 · 05/01/2008 21:36

I claim all petrol cos I only ever use the car for childminding. dont need it at any other time. If we use it at weekend to go somewhere far then obviously I wouldnt claim for the petrol used.
I hope its fine to claim all petrol, Only been minding a year so just using assumptions.

SugarSpiceandAllThingsNice · 05/01/2008 21:32

Well have a bucket load for me, I can't for at least another 5 months!!!

KatyMac · 05/01/2008 21:31

Personally I am teetotal - but I am considering taking up alcohol as a hobby esp on days after I have my problem child

SugarSpiceandAllThingsNice · 05/01/2008 21:27

Katy - it was a joke, I hope you know that!

KatyMac · 05/01/2008 21:24

SS&ATN - no alcohol - you would have that with a horrid job you were employed for (honest)
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