[james cairns]

Guys was wondering if you can claim the dentist bill and eye glasses against your tax

was only wondering

jinky

[freshwater]

jinky,

Anything, which you need to carry out your trade or profession and is used for trade or profession, can be offset against your profits. You might be able to claim a pair of glasses if you can prove they are needed for your job and the are only used at work. The only way you might get away with dentist bills is you have two broken arms and need to hold your pole in your teeth. If in doubt call the inland revenue, its amazing what you can claim.

steve@freshwatersystems.co.uk

[abacus]

Hi jinky
I claim for my ostiopaths bill when I pull my back out
its a work related injury so its tax deductable 

regards grant

[james cairns]

thanks for the replies guys will maybe try for the glasses, the cost of these things just go up and up as you get older, but if it is tax deductable, this is maybe one of the perks we have over the young guys lol

ps maybe not

jinky

[Ian Rochester]

You could join a health care trust (bupa or similar) I believe that is tax deductable and is seen as a benefit in kind by inland revenue on a P11D.

I have paid for one of my lads to see an osteopath when he put his neck out and have claimed that against tax.

[abacus]

Hi jinky
it would seem from my accountant that the glasses are not tax deductable as they are not exclusively for work and the eye problem not work related 
regards grant

[james cairns]

thanks grant for clearing that up for me

jinky

[JohnL]

I think your accountant is wrong according to my advisors.

If you have your own pair but have to buy a pair just for work ie you scratch them easily so would be be of little use at home, you can claim a pair as for work purposes only. Of course you could have a pair with a sightly different prescription to your normal ones '' to help you see better at work ''

It is true that you cannot claim if you only have one pair though.

 

JohnL

[stephen d]

join HSA for about £8 /month you get both dental and optical cover as well as a range of other benifits-forms usually in most chemists

[Jeff Brimble]

The analogy of 2  pairs of glasses is the same argument as running two cars one for work(claimable) one for private use(not).

[Trevor Knight]

Just food for thought guy's

The more you try to claim from the tax man that is lets say "cheeky" and perhaps a little ambitious will only add to the Tax man thinking this fella is trying his luck and maybe worh a quick audit to see what else he is trying to slip into his tax return.

Is a pair of glasses for a few quid worth a visit from the Tax man??

Not for me it isn't.

Trev

[JM123]

tax man investigation?  no way.

[Paul Coleman]

My understanding is that you cannot claim for medical expenses as a tax deductible expense.  However, you can claim for medical appliances that you need to carry out your work.  I feel that glasses is going too far.  Once when I did my back, I couldn't claim for the osteopathy but I could and did (legally) claim for the support belt that I had to buy in order to continue with my work.