New Mobile

[r0bly0ns]

Thing is though, I think the mobile operators play on the tax benefits to a degree by pushing up the prices of the business tariffs accordingly. I'm on a personal tariff costing £15/month for around 100 texts and 600 mins of calls - I doubt you'd get anything nearly that competitive on a business tariff unless on bulk discount.

Not T-Mobile, the Business Flext Tarrifs cost exactly the same as the personal ones.

The only difference is the prices for business ones are listed Ex VAT.

[Dark Black]

When I moved from my personal tariff with Orange to my Business tariff with Vodafone (which went very smoothly btw) I got loads more free mins and texts for about a tenner a month less, and a nice shiny new N95 to boot.

No complaints here

[mailric]

whats the deal if you get a personal contract but set your direct debits up through your business bank account?

still claim it all as a business expense? (no vat, ct etc.)


this has been a reccomended approach as my company would fail a credit check given its only been set up a month.

[TheFaQQer]

whats the deal if you get a personal contract but set your direct debits up through your business bank account?

still claim it all as a business expense? (no vat, ct etc.)


this has been a reccomended approach as my company would fail a credit check given its only been set up a month.

It's been argued before, and it's a grey area.

My opinion would be that if there was an investigation, since the contract is in your name, and they did the credit check on you, then it would not be classed as a business tariff, therefore you could not claim the whole bill as an expense.

You can still claim the business related calls, and the VAT on those, but no line rental and no personal calls, as you can with a business tariff.

[r0bly0ns]

whats the deal if you get a personal contract but set your direct debits up through your business bank account?

still claim it all as a business expense? (no vat, ct etc.)


this has been a reccomended approach as my company would fail a credit check given its only been set up a month.

Have you tried offering to pay them some money up front?
I can't see them refusing to give you a contract if you pay the first x months of line rental up front.....

[RandyW]

In my day we didn't need new fangled gadgets like telephones.

[mailric]

good point but...

Have you tried offering to pay them some money up front?
I can't see them refusing to give you a contract if you pay the first x months of line rental up front.....

good point, but the last too shops i've been in seem to frigin stupid to understand my situation.

seem to have differing opinions on this.. wander what an accountant might think............ (guys/gals?)

[dotnetter]

My company was refused by O2 only been running year and half so I took out a personal contract instead out of the companies account. Accountant says it's alright.

For the record I got a BlackBerry curve and I love it, very solid phone for calls, email and internet, full querty keyboard but still small enough to stick in your pocket.

[TheFaQQer]

My company was refused by O2 only been running year and half so I took out a personal contract instead out of the companies account. Accountant says it's alright.

For the record I got a BlackBerry curve and I love it, very solid phone for calls, email and internet, full querty keyboard but still small enough to stick in your pocket.

Accountant ain't liable for when HMRC tell you that it's not allowed.

[dotnetter]

Yeah I know, but what harm can it do?

If i can't claim for it I can't claim for it simple as that.