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legal fees in sole trader income tax

UUmar7y ago
The question states: The figure for professional fees consists of £340 for accountancy and £1,460 for legal fees in connection with the grant of a new five-year lease for business premises. Why is the examiner adding back the 1460 legal fee in the trading profits? Isn't it an allowable expense?
TTTax Tutor7y ago#1
If the legal expenses had been for the "renewal" of a short lease then it would be an allowable expense
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