Can I claim for expenses before my business starts to trade ?
A tax deduction is available in respect of pre-trading expenses which are incurred in the three years prior to commencement of your new trade or profession,
Only pre-trading expenses which were wholly and exclusively laid out or expended for the purposes of the trade or profession are allowable.
Examples of pre-trading expenses are:
accountancy fees,
advertising costs,
costs of feasibility studies,
costs of preparing business plans, and
rent paid for the premises from which the trade or profession operates.
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