Tax Claims for Home Offices

[Quickthorn]

I use a bedroom in my rented house as an office for a few hours a week, and store my gear in a garage on the property. I'd like to claim some of the rent, council tax and power bills back as a business expense. Does anyone else do this? I only want to claim a sensible amount that would stand up to investigation.

[niftysteve]

my accountant claims 1 room in my house as an office and also washing allowance think they are worth about £6 per week for each one

[Quickthorn]

Cheers, steve. That's about the figure I had in mind.

[arbormaster]

£6 a week im sure there would be plenty of people who would love to rent a room at your house!!

[Steve Bullman]

is there a set figure for this? im using the office considerably more these days running arbtalk, hopefully i can up what i claim

[Dean Lofthouse]

I claim £10 per week for electric alone

[Pete Mctree]

I claim £10 per week for electric alone

 

£2 for the kettle and 0.2 pence per post takes care of the other £8 :wave:

 

 

 

 

I offset about £10 per week in total

[Dean Lofthouse]

£2 for the kettle and 0.2 pence per post takes care of the other £8 :wave:

 

 

 

 

I offset about £10 per week in total

 

You'll need to put in around £400 per week for your brews then. Thats why you don't have time to post..too busy stood at the kettle waiting for it to boil.

[Tom D]

Hi Dean, my accountant claims £1700 per year for use of home as an office, I am not sure how this works but she has done it every year for the last five. I think its meant to include all phone, cleaning and electricity bills.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Hi Dean, my accountant claims £1700 per year for use of home as an office, I am not sure how this works but she has done it every year for the last five. I think its meant to include all phone, cleaning and electricity bills.

 

I need to have a word in my accountants ear , why is it you always have to ask them if you can claim for this or that and how much.

 

Cheers for that Tom, I paid quite a hefty lump of tax last year, would be annoying if little things like this have been over looked.