> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of North D
> Sent: Wed 19 December 2001 11:14
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [Eap-list] OFFTOPIC: Idea for personal use
> 
> > ... However please read our license
> > agreement, the license is non-transferrable, so that even if your
> > company pays for your license it will never own it anyway.
> 
> IANAL, but under UK law I believe the company cannot "pay for" things
> without owning them.  Otherwise I could get the company to pay for my house
> and my Christmas shopping!  I would need a VAT invoice made out to my
> company for the license so that I can claim it as an expense (and get the
> VAT back).

Yes you can.  In the same way companies can pay for your home phone-line,
ADSL, part of your rent (I think it's up to a fifth of your rent.) etc.
The company doesn't own any of them... but if they're used for business
purposes than you can claim them back.

Ash
(another UK contractor)


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