VAT on company mobiles warning
28 August 2012
Companies risk being fined by HM Customs & Excise if they do not separate business and personal calls made on mobile phones, warns the Communications Management Association (CMA).
The Association says a number of larger firms have already been fined by Customs for claiming VAT back on personal calls made by their staff on company mobile telephones.
John Wright, a consultant at CMA, said: "In recent months some major companies have been fined a total of £1 million for VAT reclaimed on personal mobile calls." He added that Customs have set...