As an employer or director, you might want to show appreciation to your team or treat yourself with a little something now and then. But did you know there’s a way to provide small, tax-free perks without triggering a tax liability? Trivial benefits are a great way to do just that. Here’s a straightforward guide…
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Virtual Staff Christmas Parties – The tax break Due to the coronavirus restrictions, many businesses will again choose not to host the usual Christmas Party for employees. HMRC have are confirm that the annual parties’ exemption will apply to the costs associated with virtual parties in the same way that it would for traditionally held…
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Tax on gifts to employees & directors Can directors and employees receive gifts from the company tax free? As we near Christmas Diorectors often start to think whether thay can do something to thank staff for their efforts, particularly given the pst couple of Covid years. Giving gifts to your employees can be a great…
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Entertaining Clients and Staff Can we deduct entertaining expenses? The tax rules on the deductibility of entertaining expenses are harsh and often misunderstood – the fact that the expenditure is incurred for businesses purposes does not make it deductible. Subject to certain limited exceptions, no deduction is allowed for business entertaining and gifts in calculating…
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Pool Cars When is a car a pool car? Rather than allocating specific cars to particular employees, some employers find it preferable to operate a carpool and have a number of cars available for use by employees when they need to undertake a business journey. From a tax perspective, provided that certain conditions are met,…
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HMRC and the staff Christmas Party It’s the time of year that businesses are planning the staff Christmas party for staff, their partners/spouses, clients and possible new clients. The cost of a staff party or other annual entertainment is generally allowed as a deduction for tax purposes but you have to meet the criteria set…
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HMRC have you in their sights ! “CONNECT”….is the sophisticated HMRC computer uses information gleaned from other sources and algorithms to determine the likely accuracy of a taxpayers Tax Return. HMRC tax investigations are on the increase. Tax investigations are time consuming, stressful and costly. They can last for many months and during this time…
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