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Are the semi-finals of Masterchef  making your tummy rumble? This is all about 'subsistence' and your own consumption of food and drink. Just when can your business obtain tax relief on your own consumption of food? Are there any reliefs? What are the pitfalls of business eating beyond merely type 2 diabetes, gout or liver failure?

What are the pitfalls to watch out for when claiming Entrepreneurs' relief? How can you avoid them?

Can you obtain tax relief on the cost of your office Christmas decorations? What is the accounting treatment?

It's day 3 of our Tax & Accounting at Christmas Advent calendar, as we analyse Christmas and tax and open a door to count down each working day until the Christmas holidays in the UK.

The Loan Charge: what is it? when will it apply? and when is it due? How do you stop it giving you the January blues?

This is day 2 of our Christmas Advent calendar. We look at Christmas for tax and accounting and this year The Grinch seems to have added a few surprise topics, as we open a 'door' in our calendar to count down the working days until the Christmas holiday in the UK.

Staff Christmas parties: can you obtain tax relief on your Office Christmas Party? Must all staff attend? Is there tax relief for an owner manager or personal service company owner? Are there any reliefs? How do you avoid a hangover?

This is part of our Tax & Accounting at Christmas Special, as we analyse the tax and accounting treatments of Christmas and open a door in our Christmas Advent calendar to count down each working day until the Christmas holidays in the UK.

Our Tax Advent Calendar designed to add sparkle to December. We look at Christmas for tax and accounting and this year 'the Grinch' has added a few surprise topics, be careful what you wish for, as we open a 'door' in our calendar to count down the working days until the Christmas holiday in the UK.

Each box on our low tech calendar represents a working day in December 2018: a new box will light up and you can have the fun of 'opening' a new one every day on the run up to Christmas. 

 

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