Mileage claim for a Carer?

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I have a sole trader client who is a carer for a number of people and maintains her records at home. She drives from home to person 1 and throughout the day visits person 2, 3 and 4. Some clients, let's say person 5, she only visits once a week, not daily. All these people live in the same village and she used to live there and walk from person to person, but she has now moved out of the village so her motoring costs have increased dramatically.

My feelings are home to person 1 is communting type mileage and not tax deductible and the mileage in between is. The commute home is also not tax deductible.

However, her base seems complicated a little by is her home her true base or is it her clients premises as its such a regular type rota?

 

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By atleastisoundknowledgable...
10th Jul 2018 18:22

Is it the same persons 1,2,3&4 everyday?

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By Kaylee100
10th Jul 2018 18:42

Thanks.

Yes, in that the people she visits are the same few clients over and over. She usually has about 4-5 at a time.

There are changes in the pattern for respites, deaths/moves into homes, new clients and the odd person who needs less regular care but I can look at her whole annual schedule and see no more than 7 different names.

Its really stumping me as there is a definite pattern to the visits without it being absolutely fixed and obvious.

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By jon_griffey
11th Jul 2018 11:52

Have you checked out the Samadian case?

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By Kaylee100
11th Jul 2018 20:57

Ahh, yes, thanks. Thats the one I had in mind. Although no as strict a pattern as his, there is more of pattern than a normal sole trader would experience.

Im on a train at the moment ans fighting for signal with the semi final world cup, so I will read up again on Samadian case when I am back in the officsme tomorrow.

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