Accounting for IPOD/NAS drive/ LCD TV query

[TheFaQQer]

I got that one recently - starting to download some right now!

The HMRC podcasts can be found here.

[daviejones]

So, what is the concensus? Can I buy myself a new iPOD touch as a company expense and use it to download training materials and HMRC podcasts? (Since it has WiFi...)

[Epiphone]

FFS! This is why contractors are seen as tax evading scumbags by HMRC. Think like a business and not what you can scam out of not paying tax on with crappy excuses.

Look at it this way. If you employed 50 people and 10 of them came to you asking for £300 each to pay for the iPod they've just bought, and oh yeah, they'll listen to your company MP3 newsletter once a month to justify it would you hand over the cash?

Then 15 of your employees come to ask for the money for the new plasma TV they've got in the lounge because they sometimes hook their laptop up to it "so it must be for work use innit". Would you hand over the cash?

[daviejones]

FFS! This is why contractors are seen as tax evading scumbags by HMRC. Think like a business and not what you can scam out of not paying tax on with carppy excuses.

Look at it this way. If you employed 50 people and 10 of them came to you asking for £300 each to pay for the iPod they've just bought, and oh yeah, they'll listen to your company MP3 newsletter once a month to justify it would you hand over the cash?

Then 15 of your employees come to ask for the money for the new plasma TV they've got in the lounge because they sometimes hook their laptop up to it "so it must be for work use innit". Would you hand over the cash?

But by the same token, if I can reduce the aount I hand over to Hector by a little, then I shall. If it is legal.

An enough of those carppy excuse comments!!!

[mailric]

what about claiming for a massage session? its to de stress and increase performance in this highly stressful job, thus business related entirely. honest guv.

[daviejones]

what about claiming for a massage session? its to de stress and increase performance in this highly stressful job, thus business related entirely. honest guv.

Hmmm, let me ask my accountant what she thinks!!

[Lockhouse]

what about claiming for a massage session? its to de stress and increase performance in this highly stressful job, thus business related entirely. honest guv.

I claim my chiropractor. Work related injury and all that.

[mailric]

Hmmm, let me ask my accountant what she thinks!!

your going to ask your accountant for a massage??

what a service

[TheFaQQer]

what about claiming for a massage session? its to de stress and increase performance in this highly stressful job, thus business related entirely. honest guv.

Spearmint Rhino don't do receipts.




Apparently

[daviejones]

your going to ask your accountant for a massage??

what a service

I wish...her name is Suzzane and she sounds quite sexy,.....