4th October 2008, 04:43 PM
From http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life...e_benefits
'The cost of hotels and temporary accommodation while travelling for business purposes is not taxed.'
I guess the key phrase is 'while travelling for business purposes'. Obviously a sales rep, eqiupped with nylon shirt and Mondeo is not taxced on his/her Travelodge accommodation. Similarly a geophysicist, to use a random example, is not taxed on his/her hotel/digs. I can see how the nice IR people want to tax accommodation provided for employment at a specific defined site, which is thus the usual place of work, but maybe an argument could be that you go home at weekends AND have a 'usual' or base place of work (i.e. office) other than one particular site?
'The cost of hotels and temporary accommodation while travelling for business purposes is not taxed.'
I guess the key phrase is 'while travelling for business purposes'. Obviously a sales rep, eqiupped with nylon shirt and Mondeo is not taxced on his/her Travelodge accommodation. Similarly a geophysicist, to use a random example, is not taxed on his/her hotel/digs. I can see how the nice IR people want to tax accommodation provided for employment at a specific defined site, which is thus the usual place of work, but maybe an argument could be that you go home at weekends AND have a 'usual' or base place of work (i.e. office) other than one particular site?