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title: Team Adverts
description: "During promotional times, it may be more economical to 'group together' to create a team advertisement for larger impact. However this can affect your business for tax purposes in different ways, depending on how the monies for the advertisement are…"
url: "https://malgrabooks.co.uk/docs/team-adverts/"
updated: "2026-02-18"
category: Expenses
---

# Team Adverts

During promotional times, it may be more economical to 'group together' to create a team advertisement for larger impact. However this can affect your business for tax purposes in different ways, depending on how the monies for the advertisement are processed.

Situation #2 listed below increases the funds travelling through the business (turnover) and therefore [may impact your VAT status](https://tax.malgrabooks.co.uk/knowledge-base/value-added-tax-vat).

### **1. You pay into an 'advertisement fund' which someone else administers**

If you pay someone else towards an 'advertisement fund' (i.e. part pay each month or split the cost), you can claim the amount an **expense**.

You should request either a receipt from the other consultant, or details of how the invoice is split, so that you have a paper record of the expense should you be audited.

### **2. You receive funds from others and then purchase a team advert**

Monies which you receive from other consultants is classed as **income**as your business is collecting this money from others. The cost of the advertisement is an **expense**.

You should keep copies of any monies received and ideally provide a receipt to consultants - [a small duplicate receipt book](https://amzn.to/2C593Zs) may be useful - so you have evidence of where (and who) the money came from. The invoice from the advertisement can be used as evidence of your expense.