Originally posted by psychocandy
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Should I claim my mobile phone ?
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Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post. -
Originally posted by DirtyDog View PostIt's worth working it out carefully, and probably comes down to how much you use the phone (and therefore what kind of tariff do you need). I pay £7.50 + VAT a month for my SIM only business tariff, which seemed pretty good to me - certainly better than getting a personal one and porting the number over.
If I'd gone for business it was £40+ a month for less mins and texts so not worth it.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostI got a personal contract for £25 pm with free samsung galaxy 3. Plus quidco cashback. Free mins and texts as well.In Scooter we trustComment
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I take a simple approach...handset gets purchased through the company and is treated as a capital purchase.
I pay for my own personal SIM (£15 a month with Three for 1GB internet and more than enough minutes) and pay for it myself without claiming anything (I could technically claim individual business calls with evidence, same as with my landline, but I make so few calls that I don't bother).
When phone upgrade time comes around (2 year cycle), old phone is "retired" and company buys a new one.
Never been quite sure how having more than one handset on the company books (i.e. not fully depreciated and technically still available for use) interacts with the "one handset per employee" rule but I've never really worried about it.
I suppose that if your partner is a director or company secretary, you could just pass the phone on to them anyway? And even if they aren't...who would know?Comment
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Re: whether or not you need to be on a business tariff or not to claim it's "in the company name", I wouldn't have thought it would matter. If the network is happy to put the invoice in the company name then I would have thought that would be fine.
The important thing, as far as I'm aware, is that the supplier is both aware of the fact that the purchase was made on the company's behalf *and* that they accept that.Comment
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Originally posted by TheCyclingProgrammer View PostI take a simple approach...handset gets purchased through the company and is treated as a capital purchase.
I pay for my own personal SIM (£15 a month with Three for 1GB internet and more than enough minutes) and pay for it myself without claiming anything (I could technically claim individual business calls with evidence, same as with my landline, but I make so few calls that I don't bother).Comment
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Originally posted by TheCyclingProgrammer View PostRe: whether or not you need to be on a business tariff or not to claim it's "in the company name", I wouldn't have thought it would matter. If the network is happy to put the invoice in the company name then I would have thought that would be fine.
The important thing, as far as I'm aware, is that the supplier is both aware of the fact that the purchase was made on the company's behalf *and* that they accept that.
Either way, IMO, for this amount of money, like £6 a month you do it right or you just don't bother. It isn't worth flagging the tax inspectors attention over what is effectively **** all.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by morf View PostJust as a heads up but the £25 / month One Plan is now available for £18 if you phone and ask for it to be reduced. Might be worth the upgrade to provide unlimited data + tethering as that's what I went with. I do as above.In Scooter we trustComment
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Originally posted by morf View PostJust as a heads up but the £25 / month One Plan is now available for £18 if you phone and ask for it to be reduced. Might be worth the upgrade to provide unlimited data + tethering as that's what I went with. I do as above.Comment
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Yup coverage isn't always the best but sometimes I go places and there is better coverage than Vodafone. I hope the 4g rollout with better frequencies will help.Comment
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