I am guessing but a guard dog would be an asset on the balance sheet ( just found out, HMRC class them as Plant as in plant & machinery, not the vegetable type), so it would go under repairs and maintenance
Seriously I would create a new expense account, something like you might use for motor vehicles. If it is a legit guard dog then the VAT element would be claimable
I had a client once, who tried to claim his pet pooch was a guard dog.
Bill
-- Edited by Wella on Monday 14th of March 2011 04:49:56 PM
All the funny ones come up today? Don't forget, as the link say above you should treat a share in an animal in the same way. Just in case if you own half of a guard dog with expected life of 2 yrs or more...
Really, they should simplify the whole HMRC rules back to the basics.