Charging your compmany rent for home office

[Old Greg]

Well if there are many trains of thought, that's why I am asking here! - It would be interesting to hear the Pro's and Con's.

Whats the point in a forum for accounting issues if you always end up with 'go speak to your accountant'? Why is is not just called the 'we will tell you to speak to your accountant' forum...

Quite right. I advise you to do it - there won't be any problems at all - 100% guaranteed. Mind you, I'm not an accountant so you may want to ask one.

[pmeswani]

Quite right. I advise you to do it - there won't be any problems at all - 100% guaranteed. Mind you, I'm not an accountant so you may want to ask one.

Old Greg forgot to mention that he is not a lawyer and cannot accept any responsibilities for any actions taken as a result of his advice.

[stphnstevey]

Quite right. I advise you to do it - there won't be any problems at all - 100% guaranteed. Mind you, I'm not an accountant so you may want to ask one.

I take the joke on the chin

But again, what is the point in a forum on accounting issues if you can't ask a question on accounting?

[dmini]

Working from home allowance was increased 2008/2009 to £3 per week. I cant find the HMRC reference - but if you put the right stuff into google there are loads of links from accountancy firms
Dont forget that if there is more than one of you working for the company then they could all concievably claim the £3 each week - according to my accountant

[Old Greg]

I take the joke on the chin

But again, what is the point in a forum on accounting issues if you can't ask a question on accounting?

You can ask questions on accounting, but seriously is there any answer that anyone could give you here that would make you do anything other than ask your accountant?

[MPwannadecentincome]

You can ask questions on accounting, but seriously is there any answer that anyone could give you here that would make you do anything other than ask your accountant?

Of course - if someone has already been in the same situation and can share their experience - that is what forums are for?

In this situation knowing what people have said could lead to a more productive conversation with the accountant, this is helpful to work out if the accountant is talking b****it and also to not have a long drawn out conversation with them given they may bill by the minute.

[stphnstevey]

I agree with you both - I think in this case there is very little experience of doing this - fair enough, I asked!

[pmeswani]

Of course - if someone has already been in the same situation and can share their experience - that is what forums are for?

In this situation knowing what people have said could lead to a more productive conversation with the accountant, this is helpful to work out if the accountant is talking b****it and also to not have a long drawn out conversation with them given they may bill by the minute.

As this thread has lasted for more than 2 days, should we be charging by the minute for the advice we give?

I agree that this forum is for asking for some advice, however in some cases, answers can be found by a simple google and / or forum search or speaking to an Accountant who can give specific advice in relation to ones circumstances. This topic falls into this category. This forum, like others on this site, is not designed to teach people how to suck eggs. If one is not happy to pay an Accountant for every phone call, then find an Accountant that charges by the month and includes a number of calls to them.