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06-12-06, 10:08 PM | #1 |
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Would the tax man be kind to me?
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I have just had to replace my laptop which is used almost exclusively (95%) for work related matters. My employers won't pay for a laptop which is a bind 'cos I only hit the office every couple of weeks so need to be able to work remotely. So.........what do you think? Would the taxman allow me to claim it as a work related expense? Thanks in anticipation for any advice!! |
06-12-06, 10:12 PM | #2 |
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Slap as much as you can think of on it and leave it up to them to decide what is appropriate or not. Fuel, accommodation, grub .... stick pencils on it if you want to Anything even remotely work related you stick it on there Anyway....I'm off now........I've got an early business breakfast to attend tomorrow |
06-12-06, 10:17 PM | #3 |
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Soooo......I could claim for my SV!!
It's a necessary therapeutic tool to help reduce my stress levels! I wish! |
06-12-06, 10:43 PM | #4 |
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Oh dear. No I don't think so. You are an employee - you refer to 'my employers'. You therefore pay income tax under Schedule E - NOT under Schedule D (which is for self-employed peeps - and which is slightly more generous). The test is whether the spend was incurred 'wholly exclusively and necessarily' for the purpose of your employment. If there is ANY element of dual purpose then I'm afraid you're on a losing wicket. Is the spend exclusively for work? You could try to argue that it is, but the moment you concede that there's an element of personal use I think you'd get a caning
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06-12-06, 10:46 PM | #5 |
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Depending on the size of the company, speak to the guys in purchasing. Might be possible for them to buy it and claim the tax back on it for you, i.e. sell it to you at a "subsidised" rate
Maybe not 100% legal, but when the taxman robs us 24/7/365 why should you worry about robbing a few quid back off him Pete |
07-12-06, 07:47 AM | #6 |
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Returning to the original question - you would be very lucky to get away with 95% business use. The taxman [despite what people think] is quite reasonable provided you are. If you can justify a percentage they will allow it. If you cant they wont.
For example as an ex-Revenue officer I would look at it like this: you work 60 hours and can prove that constantly is the case. Then you could argue of the 168 hours per week, if 56 hours are spent sleeping then you can argue 60 hours of the 112 are business so you get 53.5% business use. Thats how it works. Justifiable, supportable and reasonable. Expect to get laughed at for 95% if its not bought by work. |
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Personally no way would I shell out for a laptop that I only used for work.
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