Tax Evasion of 300k

[norrimac]

This is interesting!

I'm new to this forum. I just logged on for the first time and this topic is VERY close to my question:

I'm a British citizen, resident in Spain, where I pay my taxes on all my income.

I am about to launch a website that supplies marketing services to (specifically) UK High Street Opticians. The subscription is 99 uk pounds a month.

My tax affairs are in order here in Spain, but I got a question from a subscriber (in the UK) and I'm unsure of the answer:

Can a UK, self-employed Optician & Taxpayer claim this money as a business expense?

The product is a marketing system (both a physical and virtual product) that the client uses to increase business and train staff in productive marketing and advertising techniques.

Any advice would be extremely welcome!

Many thanks,

Norman. (Mallorca, Spain.)

[pdonnar]

I too know personally of several people who deal in large amounts of cash and don't declare it, one even claiming benefits at the same time. Phone calls to the hotline appear to have no effect. Meanwhile, the authorities are keen to pursue people who *do* declare their earnings but make errors in their returns - the easiest option I suppose.

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[weegirl]

Meanwhile, the authorities are keen to pursue people who *do* declare their earnings but make errors in their returns - the easiest option I suppose.

I agree with you here. I am not even going to start on this one, I could go on a serious rant, but believe me, the bigger the company, the more money they have, the better the solicitors/accountants they can hire to fight the HMRC.

Don't let this take up your life, it ain't worth it.