Telecom expense management firm Aurora Kendrick James, which
conducted the research, says companies are also at risk of
inadvertently breaking tax regulations by mistakenly reclaiming VAT
on the total mobile phone bill – rather than reclaiming just the
business element.
This simple error means that potentially some £150,000 is being
incorrectly claimed from the Exchequer every day, according to the
firm.
Few businesses actively monitor and manage personal usage, the
firm claims, and it believes that personal calls account for
between 20% and 25% of all calls made on company mobiles. It also
suggests that a business can release more than £80 per annum per
user in cost and resource savings through implementing "a
structured mobile expense management programme."
Managing Director Matt Atkinson said: “Implementing a mobile
expense management policy will control and reduce personal usage
but will also help with VAT compliance, validating invoices, tariff
negotiation, management and inventory reporting; all of which will
mean a more cost effective and controlled mobile estate.”
