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Current Advisory Fuel Rates
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Advisory Electricity Rate Advisory Fuel Rates Cars HMRC

Current Advisory Fuel Rates

To assist with your calculations, we have reproduced below the current, HMRC Advisory Fuel Rates. They are: These rates apply from 1 December 2019. Engine Size Petrol – amount per mile LPG – amount per mile 1400cc or less 12 pence 8 pence 1401cc to…

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February 20, 2020 by Ellie Roach
Loans to directors and staff
Business Development Corporation Tax Employee Benefits
Beneficial loan HMRC Loans Tax

Loans to directors and staff

If a company makes loans to its employees (including directors) there may be tax consequences. The same may also apply to loans extended to their family members. For example, the employer will have an obligation to report a beneficial loan to HMRC (and pay Class…

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February 6, 2020 by Ellie Roach
Christmas Gifts
Employee Benefits VAT & Duties
Christmas gifts Employee benefits Tax VAT

Christmas Gifts

You don’t have to pay tax on a benefit (gift) to your employee if all of the following apply: it cost you £50 or less to provide it isn’t cash or a cash voucher it isn’t a reward for their work or performance it isn’t…

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December 18, 2019 by Ellie Roach
Working after State Pension age
DSC Chartered Accountants Employee Benefits Employment Law

Working after State Pension age

  It is fine to keep working past your State Retirement Age unless your employment is subject to retirement at compulsory retirement age. If your employer does this, they must give a good reason, for example, the job requires certain physical abilities (e.g. in the…

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November 20, 2019 by Ellie Roach
Enjoy a tax-free Christmas bash
Benefits Employee Benefits
Annual party Christmas Tax

Enjoy a tax-free Christmas bash

  Follow the outline below to ensure that the cost of your annual staff party will not create tax issues for you or your staff. The event must be open to all employees at a specific location. The event must be open to all employees…

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October 15, 2019 by Ellie Roach
Are you making the most of “Trivial Benefits”?
Benefits Employee Benefits
Trivial benefits

Are you making the most of “Trivial Benefits”?

  Earlier this year we highlighted the tax concession afforded by the so-called Trivial Benefit rules. We said: It is possible to make small tax-free payments to employees, including directors…  Employers and employees don’t have to pay tax on such a benefit if all of…

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September 25, 2019 by Ellie Roach
Low paid workers to qualify for sick-pay
Employee Benefits
SSP Statutory Sick Pay

Low paid workers to qualify for sick-pay

  The government has started a consultation to transform support for sick and disabled staff and remove barriers for employees. The Department for Work and Pensions has recently set out new measures to transform how employers support and retain disabled staff and those with a…

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August 27, 2019 by Ellie Roach
Should you reconsider your cycle to work scheme?
Employee Benefits General
Cycle to work scheme Pollution Tax

Should you reconsider your cycle to work scheme?

  The government have recently announced that they are to extend the criteria for an approved, and therefore tax-effective, cycle-to-work scheme as part of their drive to reduce pollution and CO2 emissions in urban environments. E-bikes have an integrated motor that helps a cyclist pedal,…

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July 11, 2019 by Ellie Roach
Tax free perk before annual leave
Employee Benefits
Annual leave Tax Free Perk

Tax free perk before annual leave

  It is possible to make small tax-free payments to employees, including directors, and this might be an appropriate time to make a small tax-free bonus in advance of the annual holidays. Employers and employees don’t have to pay tax on such a benefit if…

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June 21, 2019 by Ellie Roach
Holiday entitlements
Employee Benefits
Annual leave Holiday Entitlements

Holiday entitlements

  As we are approaching the annual holiday season, it would seem to be a suitable time to set out employees’ rights to receive holiday pay. Almost all workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday per year (known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave). An employer…

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June 13, 2019 by Ellie Roach

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