how to claim utility bills?........

[nadmaj]

Hi ya,

I know about how much to claim for my utility bills but when do i claim it - eg my bills come every 3 months so do i work the figures out when the bills come and put it down in my accounts or do it on a yearly basis and put them don at the end of the year?

really confused???

[lisaurry]

Hi Nadmaj

I do my utility bills on a monthly basis. You could either go back over your past few and work out a monthly cost - or I think you could just do them quarterly (same %age)? At the end of the year - it will still work out the same, so I can't see a problem doing it either way.

Someone else will be along soon, and they will give you advise.

Lisa x

[Pauline]

I do my accounts weekly so work out the yearly allowance and divide it by 52 but as Lisa says it doesn't really matter whether you do it weekly monthly or yearly.

[lisaurry]

Hi there,

Its been a long day........ I do actually do my utility bills on a weekly basis!!! I work them out from a monthly bill though - that's what I meant to say!!

;D
Lisa x

[allinatiz]

Thought I'd add a question to this rather than start a new thread.

Am I right in thinking that if I have 1 child full time I can claim the maximum amount?

[kelly]

As long as you mind for a minimum of 40 hours per week it doesn't matter how many children you have

[nadmaj]

I'm still confused - let me get this right.

I work eg 20hours a week per week and my bills come quarterly, So i claim whatever percetntage 20 hours is eg 10% so its 10% times by 16 weeks is that correct

[sarahnev707]

I don't know what accounts book you use, but I do mine by hand and just go through the year adding up how much my bills cost, making sure I keep them up-to-date by adding new bills as they come in

Then, one grumpy, shouty at my children day in April, I add up all my totals and do the percentages!

Sarahx

[lisaurry]

Hi there,

I've got an write up here:

If you work full time (40 hrs or more) then its 33% heating and lighting, 10% water, 10% council tax, 10% wear and tear.

If you work part time (20 hrs) then its 17% heating and lighting, 5% water, 5% council tax, 10% wear and tear.

If you work between full time and part time, ie 30 hrs, its 25% heating and lighting, 7% water, 7% council tax, 10% wear and tear.

So: my monthly gas/elec bill is £92.14 which would be £7.01 per week for my heating/lighting. And I would put that in each week for the month - working full time at 33%.

to work this out as its monthly - I would x by 12 (months), divide by 52 (weeks) = £21.26 x 33% = £7.01.

if yours is quarterly - x by 4(quarters), divide by 52 (weeks) to work out weekly OR divide by 12 (months) to work out monthly.

Does this help??
;D

Lisa x

[angeldelight]

I also work mine out weekly

If you look in the NCMA book it should tell you all you need to know

Basically though it is a breakdown like suggested by Lisa

Hope you understand it all a bit better now

Angel xx

[nadmaj]

Thanks lisa

I'll have to give it ago - it's confusing as i wasn't sure to take the % of the yearly bills or every quartely, so as my bills are quartely i will take the % off 4 times a year and write it in my expenditure 4 times or if it's yearly then write the % once in my expenditure.