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
You and some of your staff have received early Christmas presents from clients; one or two of them look quite expensive. A colleague says that you might need to declare the gifts as income on your
tax return, are they correct?
Published 27.11.2013
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
Where your company throws a party for its directors and employees, as long as you stick to the rules it’s a tax-free benefit for everyone. But the Taxman can take a tough line on the rules as one
employer discovered recently. What’s the full story?
Published 29.09.2010
A while ago one of your employees ripped her coat on a desk at work. You agreed to pay for a replacement. In a subsequent PAYE check an HMRC officer said the payment was taxable and you owe tax and
NI. Can this be right?
Published 11.10.2018
For some years businesses have been allowed to provide directors and employees with a mobile phone as a tax free perk. However, the tax rules and technology have changed over the years so what’s now
covered and what’s not?
Published 18.09.2015
One of our subscribers told us he was fed up hearing from friends who work in large companies about their tax-subsidised meals in the firm’s canteen. He asked us if his one-man company could get the
same tax break?
Published 13.02.2014
You’re looking for ideas to encourage interaction between your staff so they work better as a team. One of your colleagues says that HMRC allows employers to provide recreational activities as a
tax-free perk. How does it work?
Published 04.07.2017
A new tax break allows you to provide tax and NI-free charging for employees’ and directors’ hybrid or electric cars. HMRC has just published the terms and conditions of the exemption. What do you
need to do to take advantage?
Published 30.04.2018
In March 2018 HMRC put back the deadline for employer childcare schemes. It’s now gone a step further by extending the exemption to certain payments outside the scheme. What’s the full story?
Published 09.07.2018