New Laptop

[RyanGillam]

Ok!

Laptop died today, so needed a new one to keep my business going. My mum had to purchase on her card as the first lot of funds haven't come into my business yet (limited company)

so a couple of questions:

My money arrives in 3 weeks, do I just pay her out of that? and keep the receipt that I have. HMRC won't mind right?

Secondly, how do HMRC test that the laptop is just for business use (it is, but just wondering!)

 

[faradaykeynes]

how much is laptop worth?

 

[RyanGillam]

how much is laptop worth?

£312. so under the £400 where it would be listed as an asset.

Just really need to know if it would fine to send money direct to mums account, as long as I have a receipt for that amount and can prove that laptop is the one I am using.

 

[amac]

I've used MacBook's at home for years now and have been pleased with them. At work, Thinkpad's are still the best laptops for your typical windows environment. Both are interchangeable too, I can run multiple OS's on each and they have similar quality in terms of build, keyboard, screens, battery etc.

 

[zanygame]

Its absolutely fine Ryan, the tax man is not that unreasonable, if it looks proper he has better things to do than chase paper. You bought it, you use it for work. Get the receipt for the laptop off your mum and make a note on the back, 'the payment details you made to your mum' (just in case). then put it in your accounts.

 

[Searching for Perfection]

you can pay your mom for the laptop that she bought for your company.... and it should be capitalised under Computer Equipments or Office Equipments (only if your are maintaining separate heads for them).

Thanks
Ron

 

[Scalloway]

My money arrives in 3 weeks, do I just pay her out of that? and keep the receipt that I have. HMRC won't mind right?

I would get you mother to give you a receipt for your money just to make it clear.