Two of your employees, working from home because of the pandemic, visited the office each week to check security and collect post that hadn’t been redirected. You paid their travel costs but do you
need to report this to HMRC?
Published 22.04.2021
During the recent rail strikes several of your employees made alternative travel arrangements to commute to work. To recognise their efforts you want to reimburse their extra travel costs. How should
you account for any tax and NI on this?
Published 21.09.2022
Travel to and from work is regarded by the Taxman as ordinary commuting and hence not tax deductible. However, if your employee is “on call” you may need to pay them their travelling expenses. How
can you do this and still save tax?
Published 29.03.2007
Your company has landed a blue-chip contract, but it means you working abroad for a few months. Your company will pay for you to return to the UK mid-contract to see your family, but is there a more
attractive and equally tax-efficient alternative?
Published 16.05.2017
You’re sending one of your employees to mainland Europe for a job that will take several months to complete. What’s the tax and NI position if you pay for a return trip to the UK for purely private
reasons?
Published 06.07.2022
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has considered the tax treatment of an employee’s travel costs while working at various remote sites. The ruling is of special interest if your employees work at sites
for extended periods. What did the FTT say?
Published 02.11.2020
You’re downsizing your business premises and will now mainly work from home and “hot desk” when you go into the office. If the company meets the cost of creating your home office, will it count as a
taxable benefit?
Published 08.03.2022
One of our subscribers has arranged to tack on a few days to his family holiday so he can visit a few prospective clients. His accountant has told him that he can’t claim any of the costs relating to
the trip. Is this correct?
Published 04.02.2020
During the lockdown our subscriber worked from home and was often involved in long online meetings with customers and staff. To save time and allow him to have more meetings he bought in food. Can he
claim a tax deduction for the cost?
Published 08.09.2020
A director made a big credit card purchase of stock for her company as it was short of cash. It was several months before it could it pay her back. If the company pays her credit card charges can it
do so tax and NI free?
Published 05.09.2019