Peter Gamble v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Decision date: 11 November 2010
Neutral citation: [2010] UKFTT 564 (TC)
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Short overview
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Mr Gamble, employed part‑year in 2005–06 and working from home and a London property in which he had a 40% interest, claimed £17,271.37 of employment‑related deductions. The Tribunal held most claims were not deductible because they put him in a position to perform duties (preparatory) rather than being incurred in the actual performance of duties, and that London room rent was not deductible where he effectively paid himself. The Tribunal accepted limited agreed items and revised mileage, allowing total deductions of £1,401 and dismissed the appeal.
Ratio decidendi
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The judgment supports the proposition that expenses which merely enable or put an employee in a position to perform duties (for example providing a workspace, equipment or connectivity) are not deductible as having been incurred "wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the performance of duties." Where the employee has an ownership interest in property used for work, a claimed payment for that property may not be deductible because the claimant is effectively paying himself.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal observed (obiter) that an obligation to incur expenditure, or use of equipment/subscriptions that improves efficiency, does not necessarily render those expenditures deductible if they are preparatory rather than expended in the actual performance of duties.
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