Real cost of new equipment?

[Wanderer]

Z5500 speakers for watching c# tutorial videos online.

Brought one of these Z5500 setups some years ago, they rock. You can really hear the c# coming through that big sub. Recommended.

[Scrag Meister]

Brought one of these Z5500 setups some years ago, they rock. You can really hear the c# coming through that big sub. Recommended.

I know, already have one set in the lounge, now to update the ancient Cambridge Soundworks ones I currently have in the office.

[northernladuk]

NLUK,

I also charge for a fraction of the house.

For as long as I have been contracting, I have always had one room as an office, usually the 2nd largest bedroom. A corresponding fraction of the leccy and gas for the entire house then gets charged to expenses. (E.g. 4 beds + 1 reception = 5 rooms = 20% of the bills.)

Once upon a time I even charged 20% of the rent too.

That room has 2 desks, PCs, server, printers, fax machine, bookcases, filing cabinet, office chairs, and is indisputably an office.

My most recent accountant said I ought to only charge £2 per week as per HMRC's rules because "I would get away with that". But that was because he flatly refused to believe any contractor actually uses a room as an office; but then I now know he's a useless ****** anyway.

Link to HMRC site.

An interpretation of the HMRC page.

Nice post, the HMRC link gives some good examples so I guess the answer will be different for us all depending on personal situations. Will go digest.