{"id":93430,"date":"2024-09-18T15:12:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T13:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/glasses-as-a-professional-expense-for-your-sole-proprietors\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:17:13","slug":"glasses-as-a-professional-expense-for-your-sole-proprietors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/blog\/glasses-as-a-professional-expense-for-your-sole-proprietors\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasses as a professional expense for your sole proprietors?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bringing in glasses (or lenses) as a professional expense for your sole proprietors will often meet resistance in tax audits.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You sometimes read online that they do have a place in the accounts, but in practice this remains a difficult matter in the event of a tax inspection. Although it obviously also depends from which type of glasses you have purchased, the tax consequences can vary greatly.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which type of glasses?<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, we need to distinguish between:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Classic (reading) glasses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunglasses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety glasses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VR\/AR glasses<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classic (reading) glasses as an occupational cost \ud83d\udc53<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the need to put on glasses or wear lenses to carry out your self-employed activities, you need to be careful with accounting here.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may read online that it is possible to bring this in, but in practice this expense is viewed strictly in tax audits.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to bring in this purchase anyway?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Then strongly limit the professional percentage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go for an investment with corresponding depreciations over at least 3 years<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/depreciation-in-a-sole-proprietor-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"54898\"><strong>Discover all about investments here.<\/strong><\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunglasses \ud83d\udd76\ufe0f<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Same as for ordinary glasses, here they will be looked at even more strictly. Proving the professional use of sunglasses in case of tax inspection is almost impossible.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safety glasses<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This purchase is easily deductible, at least if your self-employed activity justifies it. For example, are you enabled in the construction sector? Then safety glasses will have a place in your accounts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professional use will probably be 100%. Mind you, if the purchase value adds up and you can go on for several years with these safety glasses, then it will end up as an <a href=\"https:\/\/app.arcade.software\/share\/ZgVCqiIfyDYKUxYAgFRl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>investment in your accounts<\/strong><\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VR\/AR glasses<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there is professional and you can justify why such glasses will help your business move forward, they can go into your accounts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you an IT developer making software for virtual reality games? You immediately feel that VR glasses are perfectly justifiable as a professional expense. It all depends from the context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing in glasses (or lenses) as a professional expense for your sole proprietors will often meet resistance in tax audits. You sometimes read online that they do have a place in the accounts, but in practice this remains a difficult matter in the event of a tax inspection. 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