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I am a consultant living in the United Kingdom, using my own limited company.

If I accept a contract to work in another European country, can I expense the rent I will have there?

Canadian Luke
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Thomas
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    You should talk to a qualified tax professional, not a bunch of strangers on the internet. – cdkMoose Feb 05 '15 at 22:02
  • Arms length rule: Would an arbitrary company pay for an employees rent for three months abroad on work related business? –  Feb 06 '15 at 05:39
  • I would say yes, no? Perhaps not a rent but an hotel, no? – Thomas Feb 06 '15 at 10:51

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I believe you can. I used to work for a consultancy firm that, when travelling abroad, would allow us to expense all travel costs (flights, hotels, meals, etc.) against the company.

So in a similar way, and as an employee, you could expense your costs against your limited company.

There's loads of information on www.gov.uk about what you can or can't expense - it might be worth a look! But if it doesn't answer your question then definitely speak to your accountant.

Ultimately, you're paying for it either way... it's just a question about being able to claim your tax back!

Hope this helps.

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I am UK contractor, a couple of years ago I looked into contracting in the Netherlands, and if my memory serves my correctly you could claim the cost of the working week (i.e. Monday-Friday). As you have you ltd company, you should of course double check this with your accountant.

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  • Hi Damian, this answer would be much better if you included a link to the authorized source for this information. Can you please [edit] to include the link, and maybe even a quote from the source? Thanks – Canadian Luke Mar 16 '15 at 18:11