It’s been a tough year for your employees and more so for the directors. But things have eased a bit and you want to say thanks with a little something for Christmas. But will this come with a tax
bill?
Published 26.11.2009
Your firm’s Christmas bash is a few days away. It’s cost you £125 per head so far, but you expect this figure to rise. You’re worried the per-head cost will exceed £150 and so the tax and NI
exemption for such events will be lost. How can you prevent this?
Published 11.12.2019
In a recent case a director claimed that watching football from the company box was really work. The Taxman said that it was a taxable perk. It was an interesting contest, but which side came out on
top?
Published 24.11.2010
This year you’ve decided to have separate staff parties for each department in your firm. However your bookkeeper now tells you that multiple Christmas functions create a tax problem. What’s the
trouble and can you work around it?
Published 03.11.2015
The annual returns of expenses and benefits (P11Ds etc.) for 2006/7 are due on July 6, 2006. However, having got your company to pay for a few more extras this year, what if they were left off your
P11D?
Published 23.05.2007
With the threat of a bad winter comes the risk that nervous-driver employees simply won’t drive to work. You could offer to pay for alternative transport to get them to and from work, but what’s the
Taxman’s view on this?
Published 25.11.2011
You’ve decided to pay someone to give you and your staff training to improve information and communication technology (ICT) skills. Is there an opportunity to get a tax-free benefit from this
arrangement?
Published 13.10.2009
A subscriber’s company provides benefits-in-kind to his former spouse. While they were together he was taxed on these, but now they’re apart does he still have to pick up the tax bill?
Published 25.07.2011
Your company wants to send some promotional gifts to potential customers. Trouble is, you’re not interested in the usual pens and calendars. You’d like to give iPods instead. Will the Taxman let you?
Published 16.07.2008
One of your part-time staff has asked for a salary advance to help pay for dental work. You’re happy to oblige, but can you help further by using a loophole in the tax system? And might the same
trick work for you?
Published 03.02.2014