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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Tax records
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on Yesterday at 09:33:51 pm »
Quote from: dazmond on Yesterday at 08:50:58 am
Quote from: AuRavelling79 on January 13, 2026, 09:14:26 pm
Quote from: dazmond on January 13, 2026, 12:40:25 pm
Quote from: AuRavelling79 on January 12, 2026, 11:37:49 pm
Quote from: Rob.Hall on January 12, 2026, 10:45:19 pm
Just gone in the loft to do a sort out.
Pulled a few boxes down with s/e tax return records going back to 2007 😳.
How long do you keep them.
From what I can gather its 5 yrs from date submitted
 Is this right?
I hope so as I want to bin a few early years.😁

Yep. 5 years.

I'm pretty sure it's 7 years not 5 years....

I have at least 20 years of tax records. HMRC can go back this far if they decide to audit you.

Personally I think its foolish to get rid of any tax records.

Absolutely no need to do this. The government website says 5 years. So 5 years it is.

Good luck if you get an audit then. They can go back 20 years if they want to thoroughly investigate you.

You're talking bollox Daz!  ;D

They can do whatever they want but they can't punish you for not having records prior to the 5 year point.

 ;D
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by KS Cleaning on Yesterday at 09:16:21 pm »
Quote from: AuRavelling79 on Yesterday at 08:54:34 pm
Quote from: KS Cleaning on Yesterday at 08:42:30 pm
Quote from: dazmond on Yesterday at 06:10:13 pm
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 12:13:01 pm
Quote from: Splash and dash on Yesterday at 08:59:27 am
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 06:28:53 am
Quote from: Splash and dash on January 13, 2026, 08:18:27 pm
Quote from: zesty on January 13, 2026, 04:44:32 pm
Quote from: Jonny 87 on January 13, 2026, 12:57:22 pm
Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.

One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.

One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.

Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.

Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.

Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?


I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally


I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .

Yeah, I mean in the ideal world, we’d have the freedom to choose ev, petrol or diesel. All are needed. The obsession with net zero is ludicrous.

No way I’d be getting an electric van if I was in a trade that did loads of miles, diesel is king.

For me, going an average of 20-25 miles a day, the EV van is a no brainer.

Not having to worry about dpf issues and all the other mechanical issues that go with using a diesel for short journeys is exactly what I want.

I’m also quite keen to have a van that defrosts in the morning before I get in the van. As well as preheating the cabin. All little things that just make life easier.

There's no issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys. Ive never had a single issue and my van is 9 years old now.
There are issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys, the DPF cokes up.

Maybe a blast up the motorway at high revs from time to time might help.
I was pointing out to Daz that there are known issues with driving short distances in diesel vehicles.
Yes that’s what I used to do when the warning message came up on the display, up to the dual carriageway, put my auto box into manual mode and drive at 60mph in high revs👍🏻
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on Yesterday at 08:54:34 pm »
Quote from: KS Cleaning on Yesterday at 08:42:30 pm
Quote from: dazmond on Yesterday at 06:10:13 pm
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 12:13:01 pm
Quote from: Splash and dash on Yesterday at 08:59:27 am
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 06:28:53 am
Quote from: Splash and dash on January 13, 2026, 08:18:27 pm
Quote from: zesty on January 13, 2026, 04:44:32 pm
Quote from: Jonny 87 on January 13, 2026, 12:57:22 pm
Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.

One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.

One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.

Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.

Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.

Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?


I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally


I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .

Yeah, I mean in the ideal world, we’d have the freedom to choose ev, petrol or diesel. All are needed. The obsession with net zero is ludicrous.

No way I’d be getting an electric van if I was in a trade that did loads of miles, diesel is king.

For me, going an average of 20-25 miles a day, the EV van is a no brainer.

Not having to worry about dpf issues and all the other mechanical issues that go with using a diesel for short journeys is exactly what I want.

I’m also quite keen to have a van that defrosts in the morning before I get in the van. As well as preheating the cabin. All little things that just make life easier.

There's no issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys. Ive never had a single issue and my van is 9 years old now.
There are issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys, the DPF cokes up.

Maybe a blast up the motorway at high revs from time to time might help.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by KS Cleaning on Yesterday at 08:42:30 pm »
Quote from: dazmond on Yesterday at 06:10:13 pm
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 12:13:01 pm
Quote from: Splash and dash on Yesterday at 08:59:27 am
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 06:28:53 am
Quote from: Splash and dash on January 13, 2026, 08:18:27 pm
Quote from: zesty on January 13, 2026, 04:44:32 pm
Quote from: Jonny 87 on January 13, 2026, 12:57:22 pm
Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.

One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.

One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.

Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.

Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.

Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?


I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally


I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .

Yeah, I mean in the ideal world, we’d have the freedom to choose ev, petrol or diesel. All are needed. The obsession with net zero is ludicrous.

No way I’d be getting an electric van if I was in a trade that did loads of miles, diesel is king.

For me, going an average of 20-25 miles a day, the EV van is a no brainer.

Not having to worry about dpf issues and all the other mechanical issues that go with using a diesel for short journeys is exactly what I want.

I’m also quite keen to have a van that defrosts in the morning before I get in the van. As well as preheating the cabin. All little things that just make life easier.

There's no issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys. Ive never had a single issue and my van is 9 years old now.
There are issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys, the DPF cokes up.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Tax records
« Last post by Splash and dash on Yesterday at 07:49:15 pm »
Quote from: JandS on Yesterday at 04:17:20 pm
If it says 5 years that's what it is......they can't punish you for not having 20 years worth.

No but if you get an investigation they don’t have to prove you owe them money you have to prove you don’t and if you don’t have records you can’t prove a thing and they have you by the short and curlies. I know it’s a pain but I feel it’s worth keeping them I have all mine going back for well over 30 years of self employment
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 06:10:13 pm »
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 12:13:01 pm
Quote from: Splash and dash on Yesterday at 08:59:27 am
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 06:28:53 am
Quote from: Splash and dash on January 13, 2026, 08:18:27 pm
Quote from: zesty on January 13, 2026, 04:44:32 pm
Quote from: Jonny 87 on January 13, 2026, 12:57:22 pm
Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.

One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.

One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.

Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.

Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.

Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?


I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally


I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .

Yeah, I mean in the ideal world, we’d have the freedom to choose ev, petrol or diesel. All are needed. The obsession with net zero is ludicrous.

No way I’d be getting an electric van if I was in a trade that did loads of miles, diesel is king.

For me, going an average of 20-25 miles a day, the EV van is a no brainer.

Not having to worry about dpf issues and all the other mechanical issues that go with using a diesel for short journeys is exactly what I want.

I’m also quite keen to have a van that defrosts in the morning before I get in the van. As well as preheating the cabin. All little things that just make life easier.

There's no issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys. Ive never had a single issue and my van is 9 years old now.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Tax records
« Last post by JandS on Yesterday at 04:17:20 pm »
If it says 5 years that's what it is......they can't punish you for not having 20 years worth.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by KS Cleaning on Yesterday at 03:47:09 pm »
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 12:13:01 pm
Quote from: Splash and dash on Yesterday at 08:59:27 am
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 06:28:53 am
Quote from: Splash and dash on January 13, 2026, 08:18:27 pm
Quote from: zesty on January 13, 2026, 04:44:32 pm
Quote from: Jonny 87 on January 13, 2026, 12:57:22 pm
Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.

One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.

One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.

Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.

Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.

Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?


I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally


I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .

Yeah, I mean in the ideal world, we’d have the freedom to choose ev, petrol or diesel. All are needed. The obsession with net zero is ludicrous.

No way I’d be getting an electric van if I was in a trade that did loads of miles, diesel is king.

For me, going an average of 20-25 miles a day, the EV van is a no brainer.

Not having to worry about dpf issues and all the other mechanical issues that go with using a diesel for short journeys is exactly what I want.

I’m also quite keen to have a van that defrosts in the morning before I get in the van. As well as preheating the cabin. All little things that just make life easier.
That reminds me, I’ll have to upgrade my phone to get these creature comforts as my current antique isn’t compatible with the Ford app😩
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by zesty on Yesterday at 12:13:01 pm »
Quote from: Splash and dash on Yesterday at 08:59:27 am
Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 06:28:53 am
Quote from: Splash and dash on January 13, 2026, 08:18:27 pm
Quote from: zesty on January 13, 2026, 04:44:32 pm
Quote from: Jonny 87 on January 13, 2026, 12:57:22 pm
Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.

One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.

One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.

Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.

Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.

Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?


I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally


I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .

Yeah, I mean in the ideal world, we’d have the freedom to choose ev, petrol or diesel. All are needed. The obsession with net zero is ludicrous.

No way I’d be getting an electric van if I was in a trade that did loads of miles, diesel is king.

For me, going an average of 20-25 miles a day, the EV van is a no brainer.

Not having to worry about dpf issues and all the other mechanical issues that go with using a diesel for short journeys is exactly what I want.

I’m also quite keen to have a van that defrosts in the morning before I get in the van. As well as preheating the cabin. All little things that just make life easier.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: MAKING TAX DIGITAL - DISCUSSION
« Last post by deeege on Yesterday at 09:56:24 am »
Quote from: dazmond on Yesterday at 08:57:49 am
Apparently 'overture' is back on the agenda of Rob Morgan. If its anything like cleaner planner then  i think it's going to be a massive success for MTD eligible window cleaners. I'm not ready to beta test it yet as I don't need to be compliant until April 2027 but in the long run it could make some of our business lives easier.

I’m guessing that’s a seperate piece of software and another subscription to pay for?

You lads that use Cleaner Planner should be hounding the developers to incorporate MTD into the software. Any round management and accounting software that doesn’t shouldn’t be taken seriously imo.
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