Tablets

[d000hg]

And another who wanted to claim £1700 for a PC screen which turned out to be a 3DTV.

I bought a TV for my home office and decided not to claim, since it will be connected to an aerial, even though it is used 90%+ as a 2nd monitor.

I have a genuine need to test on an iPhad, so I could buy one through the company. But of course you only save the 20%

And the VAT if you're not on FRS...

[SueEllen]

It isn't tiresome, it is giving the OP both sides of the coin so he can make his decision. Alan is probably right but if you do it with this and then something else and something else the risk grows as does the potential penalty.

How does the risk grow?

Unless you are being deliberately stupid then how is a HMRC inspector going to know?

I talked to a VAT inspector about some of my expenses and I was told I should have claimed them through my company as they were legit business expenses for that particular contract. So claiming a sat nav with or without specific features when you are doing a lot of driving to clients can be a legit claim.

However she did state that trying to claim your kids' Christmas presents isn't going to wash with any HMRC inspector.

This means buying a tablet when it has many legitimate business uses for a Computing Professional including just surfing the web will be ignored, but buying a 50 inch 3D TV will be looked at closely if your books get inspected.