[Clever Forum Name]

Hi Guys

Anything out of the ordinary or something i could have missed to claim for?

Just realised the stuff i buy on ebay (odd water fittings, etc) i should be claiming for.

Web hosting.

Vista Print stuff.

So anything i could be claiming for but i have missed maybe?

Thanking you!

[DaveG]

Stationery

Water/electric use to produce water

ALL van expenses

Phone

Workwear

To name a few...

[Clever Forum Name]

Yeah got all them, thanks.

I think what is messing me up is buying things from different sources. Just checked Amazon and play.com and i purchased ink cartridges from both. I need to keep track off this

[KS Cleaning]

Use of a room for office

[Clever Forum Name]

Yep got that thanks. % of water and electric.

[DaveG]

Everything I buy, I think hmmmmm can I put that through the books 

[dave0123]

Anything that is used for the business, including washing powder for your work clothes.

[Clever Forum Name]

Anything that is used for the business, including washing powder for your work clothes.

Wow never thought of that! Hmmmmm i need to sit down and work out my routine for day me thinks!

Thats got me thinking! Thank you!

[sunshine windows]

Condoms for boning the fit customers 

[Dave Willis]

Water, mobile phone, protective clothing, insurances, fuel, tax, service costs, laptop.

[SeanK]

Use of a room for office

Plus the cost to decorate and furnish it.

[SeanK]

Bank charges.

[Clever Forum Name]

Use of a room for office

Plus the cost to decorate and furnish it.

Serious? I got new desk and have claimed for that.

yeah got bank charges thanks.

[dave0123]

Quote from: KS Cleaning on Today at 04:31:25 pm
Use of a room for office

Plus the cost to decorate and furnish it.

Serious? I got new desk and have claimed for that.

yeah got bank charges thanks.

You really need to go to an accountant be careful on what you claim as your home office is not really a full time office as you work at peoples houses. If you work 40 hours a week you dont spend those 40 hours a week in your office do you? you may spend 4 hours or so.

What Proportion is Allowable?
If you work full time at home, the simplest method of working out the right proportion is to divide the total costs by the number of rooms in the house (excluding hallways and toilets unless you conduct your business in there in which case we don't want to know). A more precise method is to calculate the square foot percentage the room occupies relative to the entire building. For example a room of 120 sq ft out of a total of 1450 sq ft represents 8.3%.

If you only work some of the time there, or just do occasional paperwork, you should divide this full-time number by the proportion of time you do spend there. Working half your time at home and half on clients' sites would mean you can claim only half the full-time expense

[Ian101]

the missus going the bank to pay in @ 45p per mile ... easy to work out google route from your home and count your paying in stubs last year think I claimed for £600 as an allowable expense ... and that's just going as not sure coming home again would count.

[Ian101]

proportion of fish tank in my dining room / office
the fish that go into it
dog food / vet bills proportion .... if he is a guard dog
few meals out with important clients
hotel / fuel etc for trade show in dorset


you can claim for lots of things just be prepared to justify if they come knocking

[Dave Willis]

Motorbike to go out collecting with.

[andyM]

Motorbike to go out collecting with.

I claimed for a Westland Helicopter for my collecting last year.
This year im adding a private jet to the fleet.

[Ian101]

Motorbike to go out collecting with.

I claimed for a Westland Helicopter for my collecting last year.
This year im adding a private jet to the fleet.

speak to Tesco's there selling theres off cheap 

[TomCrowther]

A pal of mine put £1600 through the books to redecorate the office when in fact, he redecorated half his house. The office is bare brick