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as always an interesting read... but... Not claiming to be an expert in this area but I cannot find it in me to agree with the third of the above in relation to teaching ones wife English under the guise of necessary to perfrom her duties for the business.
The business employed the wife even though her lack of English made her unsuitable for the role.
Also, the teaching of English is not wholly and exclusively for the purpose of the work so would not be an allowable expense.
To my thinking the training could however be put through as part of the remuneration package and the wife charged a BIK.
Conversely, if the employee had not been a related party despite the poor commercial reasoning I can see that it would have been an allowable expense on the business with no associated BIK.
Sorry, just my naturally conservative approach to these type of scenarios.
kindest regards,
Shaun.
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Shaun
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