Re: FN-FORUM: income tax (uk)

date posted 21st January 2008 14:57

> Good link on the "use of home as office" issue:
>
> http://www.taxationweb.co.uk/taxdoctor/13.php
>
> http://www.taxationweb.co.uk/taxdoctor/1.php

Agrees quite well with the advice from my local tax office on their
self-assessment course.

> But note that I was NOT allowed to include mortgage interest or
> repairs and maintenance/decoration by my tax inspector, and you will
> need receipts to claim for cleaning.

I was told you also couldn't include any water rates, but you can claim a
proportion of heating and lighting and council tax. Anyway, I probably
don't use much water in the course of my web development work :)

I've even been a good boy and reduced the capital claim for this computer
by a percentage for the time I spend using it for non-business purposes.
Probably added a few pence to my overall tax bill.

Cheers!

Anthony
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