tax relief on legal bills.

[darrone]

Hi,
my friend was taken to the labour court by a chancer.the labour court ruled in favour of my friend.my friend was still left with a legal bill of 4,000 even though he had done nothing wrong and was targeted by a scumbag.now he will have to pay his legal people this bill for defending his name and very small buisness.can he claim anything on his tax bill?

 

[Nige]

If the case related to his business then he will get a tax deduction for the legal fees. If he is registered for VAT, he can reclaim the VAT.

 

[darrone]

thanks nige.