Hi, to those of you who pay tax have you got HMRC's invoice yet?

I owe nearly 4K by the end of January and I swear I've usually got my invoice by now. It better have not got lost in the post! I'm holding out anyway cos they're a nightmare to ring up 

They are running a questions and answers service online at the moment (HMRC) did you look into that at all?

I needed it to fill my annual declaration not sure if any help to you?

My accountant does all the work with HMRC so I don't have to talk to them  I've not been on their website for years.

Hi, to those of you who pay tax have you got HMRC's invoice yet?

I owe nearly 4K by the end of January and I swear I've usually got my invoice by now. It better have not got lost in the post! I'm holding out anyway cos they're a nightmare to ring up 

Yes, I got mine last week.

Yes, I got mine last week.

I phoned my accountant in the end. Turns out they hadn't submitted it  They have now though so that's a relief.

I honestly thought HMRC had made an error somewhere. Wouldn't be the first time either 

Can you claim for hotel costs? How do you claim travelling costs? Thanks

Anything that is a dedicated work expense you can claim for, so if you book the hotel purely to work from, yes. Trains, buses and taxis you can obviously keep the tickets/receipts, but for petrol/cars I would ask your accountant or check the HMRC website.

Thanks what about beauty costs? If I wasn’t taking this job I wouldn’t get my nails done, vagina waxed, Botox lips and back massage (get pain sometimes) and Runcorn lash extensions. It adds up.

Some people do include these however it's only if and when queried that you'd be asked to itemise and justify. The advice I've received is that the type of items you've listed are personal, personal benefit, and not justifiable.

On days off I sometimes don't shave my legs but I don't claim for razors.....I also have my teeth scaled and polished more often than I might in another job, my back and leg pain are due to how I sit and move not sex. In fact lying helps it as does standing.

It really has to be direct.

I was once asked to buy a matt foundation for a photoshoot, this was over and above my usual make up so I popped it in. As a rule make up isn't in because I don't have a separate bag for work, I do have separate lingerie, stockings, toys, outcall bag, bedding so that is all in.

From what I have been told if you are doing cam work (ie model work) you can claim beauty items. It might be worth a try but keep a separate personal makeup bag and keep the reciepts for your personal items to if queried you can prove you are buying separate x

Beauty stuff is a very grey area.  Even if you kept it separate, HMRC would ask something like, so you had a booking and put makeup on and before you left you took that makeup off and put other makeup on.  They will dig and dig and generally the onus is on you to prove otherwise not on them.  To be honest it's not worth the risk as once they find one thing they can then go back 20 years, although they generally only go back 5/6 years.

Just done my tax yesterday, bring out the trumpets! . The HMRC form doesn't ask any massive detail about the job description, how it's performed or how you're paid. Don't know if I answered your question?