Self assessment purchase of website

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catherine2255

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    Hi,
    I'm not sure how to treat this in my self assessment,
    I purchased a website for £900, it generated a small amount of income for me in the last tax year, and more this year. I think I will only recover the amount I spent on it and dont think I will be able to sell it on (bad investment).
    How do I treat this in my online filing, do I put it down as a cost or do I have to depreciate the cost over each tax year?

    Any advice would be welcome.

    Thanks

    Catherine
     
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    taxattack

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    catherine2255 said:
    Hi,
    I'm not sure how to treat this in my self assessment,
    I purchased a website for £900, it generated a small amount of income for me in the last tax year, and more this year. I think I will only recover the amount I spent on it and dont think I will be able to sell it on (bad investment).
    How do I treat this in my online filing, do I put it down as a cost or do I have to depreciate the cost over each tax year?

    Any advice would be welcome.

    Thanks

    Catherine
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    Computer software counts as plant and machinery for capital allowance purposes, and qualifies for the annual investment allowance, assuming it was purchased after April 5th 2008. So it could be claimed in full in the year of purchase. Have you filed your return yet for that year?

    Chris
     
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    Jaykay

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    The website is an asset and needs to be shown with the other assets like equipment, vehicles etc. However, you can claim 100% Annual Investment Allowance at the moment on assets such as these.

    Assuming you are going to declare this on your 2010 tax return, it is shown as AIA like Capital Allowances. If, however, you are lucky enough to sell it then you will have that amount as a profit!
     
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    Homshaw

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    Having read that again it is suggesting if there is no e-commerce element to it it would be revenue but if it was e-commerce it would be capital but not qualify for Capital Allowances. Need my tax books which are at work

    There must also be a question over how much is a shop front and how much is advertising, For example "Keep Britain Tidy" may have a big expensive site and sell a few tee shirt. Can't image it makes the whole site unclaimable
     
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