Can my business purchase a consumer landline and broadband deal?

[SueEllen]

Thanks to everyone whose helped. Northernlad and SueEllen, I bet you regularly have a dig at any new poster with a genuine question. I actually am trying to understand the options available to me. I would think that's just human nature to understand the proper way of doing things and looking at the best value option. I do appreciate the help all the same

Actually I don't but I do get fed up with posters who are told by others in long posts another way to do things with reasons why, who then indicate the alternative advice given is wrong because it differs from their accountant.

Tax rules aren't always black and white, and it doesn't help having accountants out there who get confused with the self-employed who run businesses and small limited companies. *

I suggest, in your case, every time your accountant tells you something ask them clearly is this applicable for small limited companies.

There was an accountant who was used by some on this board, and was a regular poster, who defrauded some of them, defrauded other members of the public doing something else and ended up in prison. There are also posters who come on this board and have complaints about their accountants mucking up something. These posters have to clear up the mess themselves with HMRC including paying any fines.

*I'm not picking on you in-particular as it's a common problem.

[Tommy]

I asked a question, asked for advice, tried to understand it, asked my accountant, then posted that advice to see how you guys would interpret it. I don't understand what part of that would frustrate you. I'm being completely honest and admittedly naive but that's the point of a forum. To gauge public opinion and hopefully a better understanding.
Not quite sure why that warrants criticism and claims of 'the op doesn't want to listen to advice'

[BolshieBastard]

...or does it have to be a business land line and broadband to claim as a business expense?

As long as it is registered to my company's name and business address, do HMRC care what type of deal the provider is supplying?

(*edit sorry I think this should have gone in Accounting/Legal)

I asked a question, asked for advice, tried to understand it, asked my accountant, then posted that advice to see how you guys would interpret it. I don't understand what part of that would frustrate you. I'm being completely honest and admittedly naive but that's the point of a forum. To gauge public opinion and hopefully a better understanding.
Not quite sure why that warrants criticism and claims of 'the op doesn't want to listen to advice'

Tommy, the answer is no, your business cannot buy a consumer BB package and consumer landline. The provider will prevent you doing this at the order stage. (Try it if you dont believe me.)

You can purchase as a retail customer, what you call consumer BB and landline. You can also claim part of this for business use but clearly, you cannot claim all of the consumer package as business use.

HMRC care because if it is business related, there is the question of VAT to be accounted for. The BB \ landline supplier will care because business telecomms charge higher prices (due to higher traffic or so they say!) and if you are using consumer packages for business purposes, they'll be losing money.