There are special rules involving bicycles usually referred to as 'Cycle to Work' arrangements. The Cycle to Work scheme was introduced in 1999 to help promote the use of healthy ways to commute to work.The scheme allows employers to provide (technic... Read More

The Tax-Free Childcare Scheme (TFCS) was launched in April 2017 and opened to all remaining eligible families with children under 12 on 14 February 2018. The new scheme allows working parents to receive a government top-up on their contributions. For... Read More

There is no requirement for employers to pay tax and National Insurance on certain health benefits covered by tax concessions or exemptions. For example, there is no requirement to report employees’ medical or dental treatment or insurance if they ar... Read More

The government's plan to tackle disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes was first announced as part of the Autumn Statement 2016. These types of schemes (including contractor loans), are used by employers and individuals and seek to avoid paying... Read More

Although the government is continually clamping down on non-taxable payment and benefits for employees, there remains an eclectic list of expenses that are tax exempt.Some of the non-taxable benefits include the following:Annual parties. An annual Ch... Read More

The draft Finance Bill includes a new measure that will help modernise the tax treatment of employer paid premiums for the provision of death in service life assurance products for their employees. Currently, these premiums are only tax-exempt i... Read More

The Finance Bill 2018-19 draft clauses include new measures that will address two anomalies in the Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OpRA) rules.These measures will:ensure that when a taxable car or van is provided through OpRA, the amoun... Read More

Employees who use their own money to buy things they need for their job can sometimes claim tax relief for the associated costs. It is usually only possible to claim tax relief for the cost of items used solely for your work.There is no tax relief av... Read More

There is no longer a requirement to report certain routine expenses to HMRC. The types of expenses and benefits covered are referred to as exemptions and have replaced dispensations which can no longer be applied for.The business expenses and benefit... Read More

There are a number of tax consequences to be aware when employees are provided with company vans and fuel. A company van can be defined as a van made available to an employee by reason of their employment. There is usually nothing to report to H... Read More

HMRC's recently published, and usually routine, Employment related securities bulletincontains an important announcement on the future of EMI share options. It transpires that the EU state aid approval for the EMI share options scheme expired on... Read More

Employers are reminded that the deadline for submitting the 2017-18 forms P11D, P11D(b) and P9D is 6 July 2018. P11D forms are used to provide information to HMRC on all Benefits in Kind (BiKs), including those under the Optional Remuneration Arrange... Read More