Playroom expenses??

[Marie-louise]

Hi,
Im in the middle of changing the furniture in my back room to make it more into a playroom than a dining room.
Im downsizing my dining table from a 6 seater to a four seater, and changing my big 8ft display cabinet to a side board - to store all the bookwork, EYFS etc in and also so i can put toys on the top that will be accessable for the children to reach. Ive even downsized our pet birds cage as i had a huge 6ft by 4ft one which took up a lot of space, ive now got a child size table and bench set for the children to do crafts in that space and the bird has a nice new smaller cage.
Because im only doing this to make more room for the children, would i be able to claim the table and chairs and sideboard as expenses?? and the birds cage?
Thanks x

[Straws]

Dont think you can claim the bird cage or the sideboard, might have done if it was a filing cabinet or storage unit, not sure about the table and chairs could come under 10% wear and tear,,,,, someone will come along later with more knowledge.

Straws xx

[aly]

i would say no to birds cage as that is not arequirement ...you chose to have abird etc....not sure on others my feeling would be yes but not sure.

[Marie-louise]

The sideboard is for storage as my files are in the bottom of the display unit at the mo, and if i change this then it will be more space for childrens toys at their level. Thanks for your replies though xx

[Chatterbox Childcare]

I would agree a no to the bird cage as you already have the bird so it wasn't purchased for the children.

As to the table and sideboard - I think yes to the table as you are not replacing it because of wear and tear but the sideboard I question as you don't have to have anything so, I am presuming, expensive compared to a filing cabinet.

Ring the IR and get their opinion and get a name too to put in your accounts for future reference.