Reply to: The cost of trainer is an allowable expense for tax purposes or not?

[northernladyuk]

Now this is my thinking..

Steady on, love.

[Moscow Mule]

So doogie's right - just claim for one, assuming 50-50 split

[d000hg]

To me a personal trainer is someone who meets you outside the gym to go for a run and makes you do exercise, rather than a gym monkey.

[kal]

You're not paying them to do their own workout on your time.

Precisely my point, when they are in need of those expensive trainers is when they are doing their own workout = duality = can't claim for those expensive pair of Nike Airs (or whatever the current top brand is these days!)

[northernladuk]

You're not paying them to do their own workout on your time.

Indeed but their own workout is personal time so duality and BiK pops up again. Boy this turned out to be an interesting one

[northernladuk]

Which means that they will be working up more of a sweat than the average PT I've seen in the gym, most of the time they are just hovering around you checking you are not about to get a hernia lifting some weights or stood next to the running-machine/X-trainer/bike they have put you on pressing buttons, hardly exerting activity

Now this is my thinking.. The guy at our local gym wears deck shoes and not even trainers so I think for your average PT this idea of high end trainers swapping then every 3 months and having different pairs is just not the case.

Thing is though, as interesting as it is discussing the theory to this level of detail/reality is great on the forum at the end of the day I think an inspection could go two ways. He will either make his own mind up so could go either way for the OP, or he will just sign it off as he has better things to do than argue over a 20 quid tax issue. From the stories I have heard from HMIT it could easily be either of those two..... so we are back to the risk again.

[d000hg]

Which means that they will be working up more of a sweat than the average PT I've seen in the gym, most of the time they are just hovering around you checking you are not about to get a hernia lifting some weights or stood next to the running-machine/X-trainer/bike they have put you on pressing buttons, hardly exerting activity

You're not paying them to do their own workout on your time.

[northernladuk]

But only the one, not both.

HMRC will be hopping mad.

Comedy genius both of you!

[kal]

HMRC will be hopping mad.

Which means that they will be working up more of a sweat than the average PT I've seen in the gym, most of the time they are just hovering around you checking you are not about to get a hernia lifting some weights or stood next to the running-machine/X-trainer/bike they have put you on pressing buttons, hardly exerting activity

[Old Greg]

But only the one, not both.

HMRC will be hopping mad.

[d000hg]

Yes he does. Anyway, you can claim the trainer.

But only the one, not both.

[Old Greg]

Well, even an accountant doesn't know all the questions and it doesn't matter the questions are stupid or not. You don't have to be rude in the public.

Yes he does. Anyway, you can claim the trainer.

[SussexSeagull]

Yep fashion ballet shoes are difference from dance ballet shoes.

Therefore a dance teacher or even an exercise teacher would be able to claim "dance shoes" there as they would not be able to claim their trainers.

Glad we got that sorted :-)

[SueEllen]

Not really, they aren't paid enough!

Running shoes should be replaced every 3-400 miles.

Depending on your foot size you can get running shoes from £40 especially if you shop wisely on the internet.

Also if you do go through shoes that quickly you have a minimum of 2 pairs on the go and you make sure you buy a few pairs every time there is a sale.

Specialist running, cycling, dance and climbing shoes are not an every day item so using the dance/exeise teacher analogy - if the personal trainer brought "adiddas trainers" from Sports Direct/Footlocker they would clearly could be seen as a everyday item then they can't put them through the books but if they brought "addidas trail running shoes" from their local running shop or a specialist internet retailer they could as they aren't an everyday item.

[SueEllen]

I thought they were specialist with the wooden toes and no sole so not everyday wear... but I am no expert either lol

Yep fashion ballet shoes are difference from dance ballet shoes.

Therefore a dance teacher or even an exercise teacher would be able to claim "dance shoes" there as they would not be able to claim their trainers.