Think there is quite a bit of 'Holier than Thou' and hypocrisy going on here... who can say that if given an expense account of a certain amount per year, would not rise to the full amount, whether you needed it or not ?
I think the excuse of 'within the rules' does hold some weight .... if I had put in a chitty for fags, quite sure the accountant would have had words with me and not paid it.
People who have not cheated on their expenses are very few and far between ('cept me of course ...always seemed to lose out
).
What director hasn't submitted their fuel/telephone bills to their company for payment, finding some lame excuse that it is required for business .... therefore cheating the VAT man.
Who hasn't paid a workman in cash, bought cheap fags, fiddled their benefits, etc.
Not many.