Hammer Ledger Expense Doctor
Can You Claim This Expense?
One checker for both limited companies and self-employed tradespeople. First choose how you trade, then search the expense and get the right tax warnings.
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Single decision tree1 Choose your business type
Are you LTD or self-employed?
This changes the answer. A limited company can have director loan, payroll and benefit issues. A sole trader mainly needs business/private use and trading allowance checks.
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Pick a section to show the expense cards.
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Answer what you know. The result updates immediately.
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Choose LTD or self-employed first
The result panel will then show the right tax treatment for that business type.
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This checker is general guidance only. Expense treatment depends on facts, records, VAT status, CIS status and whether you trade through a company or as self-employed.