There is a thread below dealing with wear and Tear.
http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=159235
I found this surprising because I assumed that any pre-letting expenditure was not allowable as an expense (I was also delighted to see this because it meant I would be due tax back).
I sent an email and they simply replied by referrring me to IT 70 which is I believe unclear in the context of this, because it simply says that you are allowed 12.5% for 8 years from time of purchase, with no mention of the spend being required only after the property is let.
I contact my local revenue office by phone to clarify and they confirmed my original thought that because the spend was pre-letting it was not allowable to claim Wear and Tear on.
Has anybody been advised to the contrary?
Cheers
Brian
http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=159235
1. This clearly applies to furniture. If e.g. a 3 piece suite was purchased 3 years ago (before landlord knew would be renting), do you write off 12.5% of the original purchase price OR 12.5% of the estimated 'second hand' price at time of renting. [logic suggests its 12.5% of purchase price -its just that the item has a shorter expected lifespan remaining and will have to be replaced sooner?].
12.5% p.a. of the Original Cost of the items, over 8 years from date of purchase. So if they were bought 3 years ago, then they have 5 years left to be written off against rental income.
I found this surprising because I assumed that any pre-letting expenditure was not allowable as an expense (I was also delighted to see this because it meant I would be due tax back).
I sent an email and they simply replied by referrring me to IT 70 which is I believe unclear in the context of this, because it simply says that you are allowed 12.5% for 8 years from time of purchase, with no mention of the spend being required only after the property is let.
I contact my local revenue office by phone to clarify and they confirmed my original thought that because the spend was pre-letting it was not allowable to claim Wear and Tear on.
Has anybody been advised to the contrary?
Cheers
Brian