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Contractor Expenses

If you incur expenses as a result of carrying out your contract work, you may be able to offset these costs against your company’s Corporation Tax bill – if you run a limited company.

If you’re an umbrella contractor, the scope to claim expenses has been greatly reduced over the last few years, particularly if your work is caught by IR35.

To get started, look at our complete list of limited company expenses.

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How to make charitable donations via your limited company

Posted by By James Leckie 4th June 2025
How charitable donations work from a company’s perspective, what the tax implications are, and how to make sure you keep on the right side of HMRC.
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Working from home – what expenses can you claim for via your company?

Posted by By James Leckie 22nd May 2025
HMRC allows several ways to claim for home office use, but the rules differ depending on how much you use your home for work and what expenses you incur.
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Which training expenses can you claim via your company?

Posted by By James Leckie 26th March 2025
Ongoing training is key to enhancing your existing skills, and sourcing new work, but which training costs can you claim via your company's tax bill?
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Pre formation Expenses

Can I reclaim expenses from before I formed my limited company?

Posted by By James Leckie 26th January 2025
You may well have incurred various expenses starting out in the contracting world, before you formed a company. Can you reclaim these costs?
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IT contractor expenses – what can you claim for?

Posted by By James Leckie 26th January 2025
If you are a contractor, you can offset a range of business expenses against your company's tax bill. Here we look at some typical contractor expenses.
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Umbrella Company Expenses

Umbrella company expenses and the SDC rules – a concise guide

Posted by By James Leckie 15th January 2025
One of the first things umbrella contractors ask is - what can they claim for on expenses? The truth and 'mistruths' about reclaiming contractor expenses.
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Gym Expenses Health Insurance

Can I buy health insurance or gym membership via my limited company?

Posted by By James Leckie 28th November 2024
What are the tax implications of paying for health insurance or gym membership via your limited company?
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Contractor travel and subsistence expenses – the 24 month rule

Posted by By James Leckie 1st September 2024
The 24 month and 40% rules for claiming travel and subsistence expenses. How they apply to contractors, what you can claim for, and are you eligible?
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Guide to benefits in kind and the P11D form for contractors

Posted by By James Leckie 12th March 2024
If you are an employer, you need to file an annual P11D form for employees who received any benefits in kind from the company during the previous tax year.
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Can you reclaim the cost of home broadband from your limited company?

Posted by By James Leckie 10th January 2024
In the latest of our series on limited company expenses, we look at tax treatment of broadband installed at home.
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