Does Mobile Phone count as company contractor expense?

[northernladuk]

Are you aware of an example of an inspector failing someone based on that test?

Is that reason enough not to do something properly that's pretty black and white and fairly simple to sort once and for all?

[PerfectStorm]

Is that reason enough not to do something properly that's pretty black and white and fairly simple to sort once and for all?

Ah - contractor theory

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Are you aware of an example of an inspector failing someone based on that test?

No, but that’s not the point is it?

Either you want to stick to the rules or you don’t and hope you get away with it (you probably will).

The rule is, the company has to be party to the contract and liable to pay the bill, not you personally. This is the whole point of the pecuniary liability principle - the benefit in kind is incurred by YourCo settling a director’s personal liability.

Adding YourCo to the billing adddress does nothing to shift the liability. If you think it will fool HMIT in the event of an inspection then knock yourself out but don’t pretend you’re complying with the rules by doing so.

[SueEllen]

Are you aware of an example of an inspector failing someone based on that test?

If you do one thing dodgy they will look into other things and claim that things you have done perfectly correctly are done wrong causing you a much bigger headache.