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title: Apple Store and Google Play Purchases
description: "![Mobile Phone 320x213](https://tax.malgrabooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mobile-phone-320x213.jpg) If you use any Apple or Google services on your business mobile phone, you can claim these towards your expenses providing the item is being used exclusively for business use. > Example: Matt downloads a new messaging…"
url: "https://malgrabooks.co.uk/docs/apple-store-google-play-purchases/"
updated: "2026-02-18"
category: Expenses
---

# Apple Store and Google Play Purchases

![Mobile Phone 320x213](https://tax.malgrabooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mobile-phone-320x213.jpg)

If you use any Apple or Google services on your business mobile phone, you can claim these towards your expenses providing the item is being used exclusively for business use.

> Example: Matt downloads a new messaging app which allows him to message several customers at once. He only uses it for business purposes, and it cost £2.99 to download.
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> The full £2.99 charge can be claimed as an expense

If you use a storage service, such as iCloud and subscribe to a premium monthly service, you can claim this as an expense, again subject to it being used solely for business use.