sambapink

Anything ya like..

Well, within the realms of the Tax world would be advantages for this exercise. First day in the office tomorrow and well.. I'm bricking it

katieuk

OK here it is -

Can I put the car into expenses on SE or C, or do I just use gas receipts as it's a second vehicle, and was placed in the 'gas only' portion originally.

sambapink

Rigggggghhhtt.. So, this is a vehicle used for business use? And are you self employed? And what are you asking to claim.. business mileage?

And can you come back tomorrow so I can research

katieuk

[QUOTE=sambapink;7164940]Rigggggghhhtt.. So, this is a vehicle used for business use? And are you self employed? And what are you asking to claim.. business mileage?

And can you come back tomorrow so I can research [/QUOTE

We're self-employed and use a van and a car. The van is on Actual Expenses. But - for some reason, we can only use the car for mileage. That wasn't a problem up until this year, but now the expenses are far greater than the mileage allowance. I'm looking for a sneaky way to use expenses over mileage on both vehicles.

scrubbedexpat097

I have a question......


Does my bum look big in these new Jeans???

sambapink

Absolutely not me darlin' I'm better at those sorta questions!

sambapink

[QUOTE=katieuk;7164964]
Well firstly make sure your claiming every expense that your allowed to.. see if you can get a copy (if you already haven't got one) of a schedule C.. Go line by line and make sure you are claiming everything you can. Although ofcourse your tax professional should be asking all the right questions in the first place to make sure you do get all your entitled too! ( look at things like depreciation/depletion - all of which I have little or no knowledge of, sorry!).

Toonyank

What's the weather like in southern Cal right now?

notacrime

I am LPR, wife is USC. We moved to Edinburgh in Oct 2007. We both work in the UK for UK companies. We will be filing our 2008 US taxes soon.

We will be paying about $2000 in income tax based on some consulting work I did for a US company in January that I was paid for in the US.

So my question - if there's a tax rebate thing like last year's $600 will we receive it?

sambapink

As far as I am aware there isn't another Stimulus package this year. If you received your Stimulus Payment last year (based on your 2007 return) then thats it. I think one of the criteria is that you had to be a full year resident - but i'll check that.

zargof

My wife and I had a baby this year, am I right to assume the extra allowance for the extra dependent is pro-rated from when she was born?

ChocolateBabz

1. Nice easy one - who sends us the stuff we need to do our taxes - IRS or DH's work and when should we expect it by?

2. We get help with our taxes the first year - yay! - so what should we take with us when we go to see these folks?

3. Will we have to do anything for the Inland Revenue back home? DH has been employed here since 12th April 2008.

Thanks SP

sambapink

By this year do you mean 2009? And do you mean the $300 child related Stimulus?

If baby was born in 2008 and has a SS# then you would be entitled to the $300 payment.

zargof

No, I mean when you fill out the W4 it asks for the number of dependents as part of how much tax is withheld. So when you file your taxes at the end of the year you also state the number of dependents, and if the number is higher when you file then you get a refund, if it is lower then you owe taxes (OK it's not quite that simple, but let's assume it is for this). So, if the number of dependents changes during the year, is the amount of tax refunded pro-rated from when this change occurred (in this case, when my daughter was born)?

Good to know about the extra $300 from the stimulus, thanks.

sambapink

1. When you say 'stuff' do you mean your OH's W2? - In which case his employer will give that to him.

2. Take as much paperwork as you can. Any statements that show interest earned. You may be entitled to some moving expenses - unless they were reimbursed by the employer. You may be able to claim back your licence fee if you have vehicles - if you have a Vehicle Registration Notice, bring that too. Whoever is doing your taxes will advise you of what you need to bring.
You will file as Part Year residents for 2008.

3. We got an accountant to finish up our UK taxes for the part year we were there. Has your OH informed them that you have left the UK?