Antivirus software

[sociopath]

You wouldn't require to buy it as a permie as your equipment and software would be supplied by your employer.

As a business it is a requirement. I'm sure your contracts have a clause regarding having up to date anti virus software etc.

As for multiple licenses these can be applied to all devices you use to deliver the contracted works whether it's for a simple task of emailing a word document to client as you are contractually required to have the software.

[sociopath]

I've had contracts in the past that stipulated that AV SW must be running on all PCs used for client work. I take that to mean it is an allowable business expense. The fact that my own PCs are connected to my work network at home leads me to consider them to be required to be covered as well...

Boo

If you do work from them then yes they would. I'm no IT expert but if you didn't do work from them how could it affect the client? If they make the network open to attacks then should the be connected to a work network in the first place?

[northernladuk]

You wouldn't require to buy it as a permie as your equipment and software would be supplied by your employer.

As a business it is a requirement. I'm sure your contracts have a clause regarding having up to date anti virus software etc.

As for multiple licenses these can be applied to all devices you use to deliver the contracted works whether it's for a simple task of emailing a word document to client as you are contractually required to have the software.

But he may still buy the same product for his home PC if he was a permie..

[SueEllen]

You can put the charge for software for the work laptop through the accounts but not the family laptop.

Now if you had two work laptops some some software vendors give cheaper licencing if you have 3 computers.....

[sociopath]

But he may still buy the same product for his home PC if he was a permie..

Then go by,

Accommodation, supplies or services (for example, office services and equipment, and consumables) used by the employee in performing his or her duties, where the following conditions are satisfied:
• if the benefit is provided on or in the employer’s premises the only
condition is that any use of the benefit for private purposes by the
employee is not significant
• if the benefit is provided elsewhere
– the employer’s sole purpose in providing it must be to enable the employee to perform the duties of his or her employment, and �
– any use of the benefit for private purposes by the employee is not
significant, and
– that the benefit is neither the provision of a motor vehicle, boat or
aircraft, nor involves the extension, conversion or alteration of living accommodation or a building on land adjacent to it, or the construction of a building on such land

[northernladuk]

– the employer’s sole purpose in providing it must be to enable the employee to perform the duties of his or her employment, and �
– any use of the benefit for private purposes by the employee is not
significant, and

But again if he buys it for home anyway it would fail this...

But anyway.. Too much detail... It's gonna be a tough call for an inspector to pick on antivirus for an IT work so if you think you are OK then just claim it if you want to.

[SueEllen]

But again if he buys it for home anyway it would fail this...

Agreed as he's purposely buying it for home....

[psychocandy]

Pay for AV? Nope. Avast free.

[The Spartan]

Pay for AV? Nope. Avast free.

Cheapskate

[unixman]

Feel like a bit of trolling this morning.




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