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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jim bean on January 30, 2012, 02:04:46 pm

Title: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: jim bean on January 30, 2012, 02:04:46 pm
Hi, just wondered if you were self employed and went and bought a complete Wfp system would you be able to claim the money back as for the business?
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Silver Surfer on January 30, 2012, 02:11:11 pm
yeah....expenses ;)
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Wc Solutions on January 30, 2012, 02:19:03 pm
prob the most daft question so far this year!!!!!!
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Silver Surfer on January 30, 2012, 02:22:41 pm
prob the most daft question so far this year!!!!!!

not if you don't know the anwser ;D
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Roy Harding on January 30, 2012, 02:24:27 pm
Some of it would be classed as a capital item. So you would get a % every year.

Roy
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: g.brookes on January 30, 2012, 02:35:23 pm
as long as you dont use it for fun on the weekends you can claim the full amount
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: londoncleaners on January 30, 2012, 03:18:55 pm
Hi mate, some right monkeys n here, take no notice.
If you need help with a tax issue I will help you

You can claim it back, and the whole amount, it's classed as a capital allowance. Pending you wash widows with the system for more than 90 percent of your round.

Same for a van if you use it for wholly a business venture and not a single mile personal.

A capital is something you must or advised by health and safety that you use for your business in order to make money. If you go down the road of multiple machines or vans ect, you will normally get a reduced rate of 25percent per year off your final tax bill.

A work shirt for instance is not, as you could clean them naked. But highly unlike
Y

Hope that helps my friend
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Roy Harding on January 30, 2012, 03:45:00 pm


A work shirt for instance is not, as you could clean them naked. But highly unlike
Y

Hope that helps my friend

Work ware is tax deductible safety foot ware as well.

Roy
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Ronnie Bryce on January 30, 2012, 03:57:58 pm
You can't claim anything back. You will not receive dosh from the Inland Revenue at some point. The cost of equipment is only offset against any income tax you may have to pay. You will pay less tax the more you buy for your business mate.
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: jim bean on January 30, 2012, 04:31:42 pm
You can't claim anything back. You will not receive dosh from the Inland Revenue at some point. The cost of equipment is only offset against any income tax you may have to pay. You will pay less tax the more you buy for your business mate.
That's the one i was looking for cheers mate, my income is only just above the taxable amount I believe I was under the impression I'd get the money back for some reason lol!
Cheers
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on January 30, 2012, 06:41:01 pm
if you haven't started trading, I've been told can't claim for things. once your working its different. don't know if that's true, but my wife did nail technician course, and inland revenue said couldn't claim as hadn't started trading at that stage.....
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: jim bean on January 30, 2012, 06:46:45 pm
I have been working for around a year now, my 2010-2011 tax form is now late and I'm due to pay a £100 fine :/ even though I only earned about £300 that tax year ! Somehow I thought my thinking must be wrong as everyone would be buyin things and asking for the money back lmao!
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: londoncleaners on January 30, 2012, 07:03:10 pm
Yes work wear is taxable, not a capital I meant to say
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Helen on January 30, 2012, 08:28:14 pm
I have been working for around a year now, my 2010-2011 tax form is now late and I'm due to pay a £100 fine :/ even though I only earned about £300 that tax year ! Somehow I thought my thinking must be wrong as everyone would be buyin things and asking for the money back lmao!

Suggest you go on a HMRC course to learn how to do your books and what you can claim for, or get an accountant.....yes their fees can count as a business overhead.
You have until midnight tomorrow evening to file your tax return on line and pay what ever you owe.
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: jim bean on January 30, 2012, 09:27:29 pm
Yes I know, I've lost my user id and password so they gonna have to send me it by post which takes 7 days so I'm gonna have to pay it anyways!
Thanks anyhow  ;D
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on January 30, 2012, 09:34:20 pm
Some of it would be classed as a capital item. So you would get a % every year.

Roy

you can write off up to £2k (i think)a year straight away  its called annual investment allowance
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Sean Dyer on January 30, 2012, 09:40:31 pm
Some of it would be classed as a capital item. So you would get a % every year.

Roy

you can write off up to £2k (i think)a year straight away  its called annual investment allowance

 ???
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on January 30, 2012, 09:43:58 pm
sean im just unsure what the limit is but you can definately write off a certain amount 2k i think as "aia" thats for big items,vans or plant and machinery etc
Title: Re: Self employed tax and money question
Post by: Sean Dyer on January 30, 2012, 10:01:00 pm
sean im just unsure what the limit is but you can definately write off a certain amount 2k i think as "aia" thats for big items,vans or plant and machinery etc

Sorry

I didnt realise you meant on something you had spent on

I thought you were saying you could just claim it no matter what

I was having a blonde moment :)