Laser eye surgery for cameraman
I think I know the answer to this one, but is there any way a sole director whose work invloves operating cameras for the majority of the time could claim laser eye surgery as a tax dedctible expense?
wen?
i always get confused - i thought deductability in a company's accounts for eyes is ok if in connection with the trade - holy & necessarily?
he is not claiming it as sch.E deduction merely sch.D>?
sch.D is always easier than sch.E according to my tax exams in c.1812
can we see clearly - or are we out of focus?
i quote
"BN 31 - VDU Users: Eye Tests And Glasses
Who is likely to be affected?
1. Employees and employers who obtain or provide eyetests and corrective spectacles for Visual Display Unit (VDU) use.
General description of the measure
2. Employers are required by law to provide, or meet the cost of, eyecare tests and/or corrective glasses for VDU use for their employees. HMRC would not normally expect a tax charge on the benefit in kind. However, this would not be the case if eyetests and/or glasses were provided by means of a voucher.
3. The purpose of this measure is to ensure that there is no tax charge however an employer pays for an eye test and/or corrective glasses, whether direct to the provider, by reimbursing the cost to the employee or by providing a voucher.
"Employers are required by law...." so really we are trying to decide if laser surgery is the equivalent of a pair of nhs biggles specs?
or maybe not.
I can't see it myself
It's not an expense of the trade