Business Phone Account - did I do this right?

[heyya99]

I bought my iPhone via the Apple website. I bought it in my name but used the business bank account. Does this mean I messed up that also? Can one buy a phone from Apple in a business name?

I notice that my iPhone invoice has my company name as the first line of my address. Does that constitute as a business purchase?

[northernladuk]

To allow me to expense the phone bill through my company, did I do this right?

No you didn't... as usual.

[northernladuk]

I notice that my iPhone invoice has my company name as the first line of my address. Does that constitute as a business purchase?

Jesus wept.....

[SueEllen]

I notice that my iPhone invoice has my company name as the first line of my address. Does that constitute as a business purchase?

Nope.

The Addressee needs to be your business.

The Address needs to be your registered office or trading address.

[heyya99]

Nope.

The Addressee needs to be your business.

The Address needs to be your registered office or trading address.

The address is my business address.

[northernladuk]

Sounds like you need to chat to your accountant a bit more....

[heyya99]

Sounds like you need to chat to your accountant a bit more....

You haven't given any suggestions on how I get a phone contract in a business name.

[jamesbrown]

If you purchased the phone personally, you can always sell it to your business. On the contract, yes it needs to be in the company name. AFAIK, most operators have a corporate sales dept./website, so you need to use that rather than the personal sales dept.

[BolshieBastard]

You haven't given any suggestions on how I get a phone contract in a business name.

Use a phone provider that offers business acounts?

[heyya99]

If you purchased the phone personally, you can always sell it to your business. On the contract, yes it needs to be in the company name. AFAIK, most operators have a corporate sales dept./website, so you need to use that rather than the personal sales dept.

What about iPhones - do they need to be bought from business accounts? I asked Apple about setting up a business account and they said that business accounts are really only if you're buying Apple products in bulk for you company.