§ Mr. Trotterasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the costs of translating communications received by taxpayers from the Inland Revenue are an allowable expense if the taxpayer is not fluent in the language used in the communication.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th December 1976], gave the following information:
Such expenditure would not be an admissible deduction under the rules of Schedule E nor normally in computing the profit of a trade profession or vocation.