Business Expenses - Alcohol

Glowing

Hi there,

For any of you working with an umbrella company, do you know what the situation is regarding claiming alcohol as a business expense. I'm not talking about taking the pee here, but at a genuine work event/business dinner, can you claim rounds of drink bought, or bottles of wine consumed with dinner?

Thanks in advance!

justfortherecor

If you are entertaining clients/employees on a recognised business social event then I think you can claim back.

I think the company may wish to see a list of the drinks ordered though if they are particularly stringent about re-imbursement. Beer and Wine/Champagne is usually OK, but exotic cocktails are not looked favourably upon and may require you to answer a few questions I think!

Probably best to just enquire to the desk that takes care of these matters and see the protocol. It differs from business to business.

subway

check with your manager / co-workers,
theres no law on what they do and dont pay for.

Glowing

subway wrote:

check with your manager / co-workers,
theres no law on what they do and dont pay for.

I'm with an umbrella company (have a ltd company), so my employer doesn't pay expenses, the revenue does!

Newaglish

As far as I can recall, employee entertainment is tax deductible, client entertainment is not.

I think the purpose of that is to stop people from giving tax-deductible freebies to their buddies masquerading as "potential clients"

subway

Glowing wrote:

I'm with an umbrella company (have a ltd company), so my employer doesn't pay expenses, the revenue does!

sorry! misunderstood your intial post.
have no experience in that particular area..

Pythia

Client entertainment is non deductable. Only staff is.
I studied tax in one class college, not professional advice.

information

Glowing wrote:

Hi there,

For any of you working with an umbrella company, do you know what the situation is regarding claiming alcohol as a business expense. I'm not talking about taking the pee here, but at a genuine work event/business dinner, can you claim rounds of drink bought, or bottles of wine consumed with dinner?

Thanks in advance!

Yes you can claim entertaining clients (food & drink) as a business expense,
it is not tax deductable

Entertaining staff is a business expense and tax deductable

Glowing

Thank you!