Mobile Phone through business

[PorkPie]

If you have a contract that is in your name, rather than the company, then you should not be claiming the whole thing.

You can still have a "personal" tariff on a contract that is in your company name, though, which is fine.

Vodafone certainly will do this, but they don't advertise it. Once you threaten to leave for a different network they seem more than happy to help

[TheFaQQer]

Utter Cockrot - I'm with Orange and doing just that.

If you have a contract that is in your name, rather than the company, then you should not be claiming the whole thing.

You can still have a "personal" tariff on a contract that is in your company name, though, which is fine.

[Sausage Surprise]

We've been through this lots of times.

Yes it is almost definitely worth doing despite the higher tariffs. You also get better support.

Your wife however can't have a phone unless she's an employee or director of YourCo Ltd.

And don't ask whether you can put a personal tariff through the business because you almost certainly cannot.

Utter Cockrot - I'm with Orange and doing just that.

[OrangeHopper]

Same for Orange.

[r0bly0ns]

T-Mobile do Flext Business tarrifs at the same cost as personal ones.

Or at least they did when we took out ours earlier this year.

[TheFaQQer]

Do you have advice from an accountant on this?

I tend to follow Peter's thoughts in that if you can get a Personal Tariff through a business account then you'd be fine.

It doesn't have to be a business tariff, but it does have to be an account in the name of the business, rather than in your name with the business name included in the address.

If you can convince someone to do it on a better deal, then do it.

Three do - two phones for £64 a month, with 1000 minutes included, plus free 3-to-3 calls. or £30 per phone a month for 750 minutes and 100 texts.

Sounds like you might need to shop around...

[Moscow Mule]

And don't ask whether you can put a personal tariff through the business because you almost certainly cannot.

Do you have advice from an accountant on this?

I tend to follow Peter's thoughts in that if you can get a Personal Tariff through a business account then you'd be fine.

[slackbloke]

Well I was looking at Vodafone, two phones with shared 375 minutes and shared 300 texts is £70. But on personal plans I get two phones each with 225 minutes and 250 texts for £50 (i.e. 450 mins+500 text vs 375mins + 300 text)

[swamp]

We've been through this lots of times.

Yes it is almost definitely worth doing despite the higher tariffs. You also get better support.

Your wife however can't have a phone unless she's an employee or director of YourCo Ltd.

And don't ask whether you can put a personal tariff through the business because you almost certainly cannot.

[TheFaQQer]

I have been looking at whether it is worthwhile to switch mobiles to a business tariff through my company (+ one for my wife). However, doesn't seem to be a great idea as the deals for businesses are more expense that personal ones (certainly wiping out any corp tax gain). Anyone got any advice whether it is a good idea or not? Do they only really work well if you have a number of phones or make lots of calls?

The company can pay for all line rental and all calls, as a pre-tax expense. I'm surprised that you are finding more expensive than paying for it out of income that you have taken out of the business and paid tax on.

[slackbloke]

I have been looking at whether it is worthwhile to switch mobiles to a business tariff through my company (+ one for my wife). However, doesn't seem to be a great idea as the deals for businesses are more expense that personal ones (certainly wiping out any corp tax gain). Anyone got any advice whether it is a good idea or not? Do they only really work well if you have a number of phones or make lots of calls?