Comment on Apple says BMW wireless chargers really are messing with iPhone 15s

• Alexstarfire@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m not a tax expert but that sounds wrong. If you arent using it for business you don’t get to claim business expenses on it. I don’t see how owning or leasing makes a difference.

  Feel free to correct me.

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  • xthexder@l.sw0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah, you can only claim fuel and service costs if it’s used for business purposes. You can do the same with a privately owned vehicle though if you also use it for business, you just need to claim based on % usage.

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    • redcalcium@lemmy.institute ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Does driving to and from work qualify as business purpose?

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      • xthexder@l.sw0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Generally no unless your employer is paying you for travel. At least in the US, commuting to work is not paid time, so it’s not a business expense.

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  • ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Leasing the car comes from pre-tax salary, as does all servicing and fuel. It’s the same as salary packaging a phone or laptop, only the majority of use should be business - not all. Obviously this doesn’t apply to every country but it is the case here

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    • June@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I think you’re missing the point: not everyone leases their cars for work. I have a couple buddies that lease because they like having new cars every year or two and it’s easier than buying and selling every time. They’re 100% personal use vehicles.

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  • abhibeckert@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    For example, I have a friend who’s job is to have meetings with other people all day.

    Most days, she drives to the office, then gets out of her personal car and gets in the company car, then drives the company car to the meeting, then to the next meeting, and the next one, then back home. The car is leased by the company, all of the servicing is paid for by the company, all of the fuel goes on the company credit card. It’s absolutely a business expense.

    Her company doesn’t allow it, but she could totally park the car at home overnight instead of at the office. And then she probably wouldn’t even need to own her own car.

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