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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Stoots on February 20, 2015, 10:24:31 am

Title: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: Stoots on February 20, 2015, 10:24:31 am
Does anyone know if you can put paying a canvasser down as a business expense for tax purposes?

Im not talking a few quid to a local kid, i mean paying a proper canvassing company

I would have thought it would be marketing expense same as  a website or paper advert etc?

Anyone done this?

ta
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: Soupy on February 20, 2015, 11:20:55 am
Definitely.
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: duncan h on February 20, 2015, 12:21:34 pm
Does anyone know if you can put paying a canvasser down as a business expense for tax purposes?

Im not talking a few quid to a local kid, i mean paying a proper canvassing company

I would have thought it would be marketing expense same as  a website or paper advert etc?

Anyone done this?

ta
who are you using Adam. I am local and need a good one
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: Stoots on February 20, 2015, 12:30:25 pm
Hi mate, i cant find one round here myself.

I used pdale back in Nov but hes yet to finish up as had quite a lot of cancellations. Nice guy though and priced well, certainly gets them in. I dont think he comes up here anymore though i think hes staying more local?

I have now booked whizz bizz in for August this year

Ive had a go myself here and there but im finding hardly anyone in during the day and its very demorolising, i hate it tbh.
Hoping once it gets lighter on a night i can do and hour and catch more people in.

where abouts are u based?
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: duncan h on February 20, 2015, 09:15:36 pm
Dewsbury, but I do Horbury and Ossett. All I do is mass leaflet. Most houses have NO COLD CALL stickers in windows. Havnt tried it yet. I get a fair response from leaflets and word of mouth. It gets slowly bigger each month
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: DaveG on February 21, 2015, 04:17:57 pm
Yes you can but get an invoice from them..
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: Stoots on February 21, 2015, 06:43:47 pm
Dewsbury, but I do Horbury and Ossett. All I do is mass leaflet. Most houses have NO COLD CALL stickers in windows. Havnt tried it yet. I get a fair response from leaflets and word of mouth. It gets slowly bigger each month

I have 2 jobs in osset, 1 commecial job in dewsbury that was picked up when canvassing in wakefield, a fe w lupset side of horbury but mostly mine are a bit scattered, lofthouse, rothwell, sandal, walton as most picked up off of facebook.

I have tried leafletting for other businesses in the past to not much look, but ordering some new ones for windows soon and just keep plugging away, like i said i have used/will be using canvasser as well, its slow progress but just keep going i suppose.
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: duncan h on February 22, 2015, 06:32:33 pm
Dewsbury, but I do Horbury and Ossett. All I do is mass leaflet. Most houses have NO COLD CALL stickers in windows. Havnt tried it yet. I get a fair response from leaflets and word of mouth. It gets slowly bigger each month

I have 2 jobs in osset, 1 commecial job in dewsbury that was picked up when canvassing in wakefield, a fe w lupset side of horbury but mostly mine are a bit scattered, lofthouse, rothwell, sandal, walton as most picked up off of facebook.

I have tried leafletting for other businesses in the past to not much look, but ordering some new ones for windows soon and just keep plugging away, like i said i have used/will be using canvasser as well, its slow progress but just keep going i suppose.
Dewsbury, Rothwell, Wakefield. That is scattered about. Concentrate more in 1 area
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on February 24, 2015, 06:06:28 am
Hi Adam why has Paul Dale not returned to replace the cancellations  ??? how many cancelled.
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: pdale on February 24, 2015, 09:10:09 am
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Hi Adam why has Paul Dale not returned to replace the cancellations  Huh how many cancelled.

I am replacing his cancellations that were no fault of his own and already made plans to do so, they were given to me in the last month.
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on February 24, 2015, 10:00:48 am
Good to here that ;D
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: Stoots on February 24, 2015, 01:43:24 pm
Please dont take what i said out of context

I had some cancellations and was merely stating a fact above. I shouldnt have mentioned it as Paul is in the process of sorting out my cancellations and has been very helpfull thus far.


Good to know i can put through my books for tax though, thanks.

Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: Gary Barker on March 06, 2015, 11:23:05 pm
Someone mentioned getting biz off of Facebook.

How does that work, exactly?

Gary
Title: Re: Paying a canvasser - business expense?
Post by: duncan h on March 07, 2015, 10:08:22 am
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Hi Adam why has Paul Dale not returned to replace the cancellations  Huh how many cancelled.

I am replacing his cancellations that were no fault of his own and already made plans to do so, they were given to me in the last month.
Get your backside up this end of the woods pdale. So many of us in the same area need you :)