Reply to: Computer Glasses

[northernladyuk]

Tax relief is definitely the way to go. When the old man saw the price of new glasses, he started crying and howling. He asked the optician if he could just glue his thumb and forefinger together around a lens to save money. But she told him not to make a spectacle of himself.

[northernladyuk]

IIRC correctly it needs to be single vision for your intermediate prescription and the optometrist marks it something like Required for VDU.

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-man...anual/nim02145

[barrydidit]

I reckon you could convince Hector they weren't for use in the real world

[woohoo]

I think the chain idea is great! Now can I put the anti theft cable through the business bank account!

[Hobosapien]

It's easy to prove they are for computer use only. Chain them to your computer using a laptop anti theft cable.

[BR14]

You lot must be on really low rates, if you want to save tax on forty quid's worth of specs.
my sympathies

[woohoo]

Give me your bank logon info and I'll help you out with that. It really isn't that hard.

ahhh if only this was general, my witty comeback would be legendary.

[WordIsBond]

I struggle to take money out of the company account, so anything helps.

Give me your bank logon info and I'll help you out with that. It really isn't that hard.

[northernladuk]

I've got them but sadly they were the free pair I got with an offer at the opticians so didn't actually buy them so didn't put them through the company. They live in my laptop bag which never leaves the client so would have been happy to defend it.

[woohoo]

That's how I would read it.. With my personal glasses on of course.
Up to you and if you feel you can defend it in an investigation. You have to weight it up against how much you will actually save putting them through the company.

You need to get some computer screen glasses, anti glare and everything. If you claim them back from your company let me know how you get on with HMRC?

I struggle to take money out of the company account, so anything helps.

[northernladuk]

That's how I would read it.. With my personal glasses on of course.

Up to you and if you feel you can defend it in an investigation. You have to weight it up against how much you will actually save putting them through the company.

[woohoo]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.c...ses.html%3famp

So in this case, it's a question of evidence to show you would not use them elsewhere.

[woohoo]

https://jf-financial.co.uk/2015/03/1...mited-company/

I read the same article, which leads me to think it's possible to claim them assuming they are purely for PC work.

[northernladuk]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.c...ses.html%3famp

[northernladuk]

https://jf-financial.co.uk/2015/03/1...mited-company/