A few of your employees are complaining that the amount you pay for business journeys made in their personally owned cars hasn’t increased for a long time. If you pay them more than HMRC’s approved
rates, what’s the tax and NI position?
Published 09.07.2018
Anti-avoidance rules now prevent businesses from gaining an advantage by using tax-free travel expenses in salary sacrifice arrangements, but with some lateral thinking a tax saving might still be
possible. Could this work for you?
Published 10.11.2016
Several of your employees use their personally owned vehicles for work, for which you pay a mileage allowance at HMRC’s approved rates. But there’s a potential trap that could land you with a tax and
NI bill. How can you avoid it?
Published 26.05.2023
With fuel prices hitting new highs, your employees are saying that HMRC’s mileage rates for business use of their cars are no longer enough. You’re willing to pay more but what tax and NI costs might
this trigger and can you mitigate them?
Published 24.03.2022
During a PAYE compliance check an HMRC officer claimed that you were paying the wrong rate of car mileage allowance to your employees at the start of each tax year and this was a common problem. What
was he referring to?
Published 01.11.2017
HMRC’s approved mileage allowance payments mean that you can pay directors and employees a maximum of 45p per mile for using their own vehicles for business journeys. But there is a way to pay more.
What’s involved?
Published 02.03.2017
In April, the Taxman’s Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates (AMAPs) increased for the first time in years. Might you now be better off providing employees with a company car instead of paying
them the increased amount?
Published 17.05.2011
A court recently ruled that the Taxman was wrong to charge NI on round sum car allowances. But as he’s unlikely to volunteer a refund where you’ve overpaid, what steps do you need to take to get your
money back?
Published 29.11.2012
You use your own car for business journeys for both your self-employed consultancy and the company of which you’re a director. What’s the maximum tax and NI-free mileage allowance you can claim?
Published 18.03.2016
It was predicted to be a quiet Budget but the Chancellor’s speech turned out to be full of surprises. Are they good or bad news for your business?
Published 31.03.2011