Still time to repay private fuel costs and avoid tax charge
Use a company car for personal trips? Avoid a hefty tax charge by reimbursing your employer for private fuel by 6 July 2025. It’s called “making good” – and it could save you a chunk in tax if your private mileage is low.
To avoid the car fuel benefit charge, an employee must "make
Tax and employee suggestion schemes
Have you set up a suggestion scheme for ideas that could save or earn you money? Employee suggestion schemes can offer up to £5,000 tax-free for valuable input — and even £25 for smaller efforts. A win for innovation and your employee payslip!
An employee suggestion scheme can offer many
Make the most of trivial benefit payments 2025-26
Small gifts can mean big tax savings! Use the trivial benefits exemption in 2025-26 to reward employees with non-cash perks under £50 – no PAYE, no P11D, and no NIC. A smart, simple way to say thanks.
The rules providing trivial benefit payments provide a great opportunity to give small rewards and
What is a salary sacrifice?
A salary sacrifice scheme lets employees swap cash salary for non-cash benefits, saving tax and National Insurance. But earnings must not fall below the National Minimum Wage, and life events may impact eligibility. Learn how to navigate these rules.
If an employee wants to join or leave a salary
Check or update company car tax details
If you use a company car for private travel, it’s taxed as a Benefit in Kind (BIK). The tax rate depends on the car’s list price and CO2 emissions—low-emission vehicles get tax breaks. Use HMRC’s online tool to check and update your company car tax details.
If you are provided with a company
Tax-exempt employee loans
Beneficial loans, where employees benefit from cheap or interest-free loans from their employer, can trigger tax implications. However, certain exemptions, like loans under £10,000 or qualifying loans, eliminate the need for employers to report or pay tax on them.
An employee can receive a benefit
Payrolling employee benefits
Employers can voluntarily register to report and account for tax on certain benefits and expenses via the RTI system before the start of the tax year. This process, known as payrolling, eliminates the need to submit P11D forms for the selected benefits at the end of the tax year.
The deadline for
Advising HMRC of employees’ company car details
Ensure compliance with HMRC rules when providing company cars. From P46(Car) submissions to benefit reporting, learn what steps to take for private use and specific exemptions.
Here are the steps you need to follow to inform HMRC if you make any cars available for private use by company directors
Using the car fuel rates
Advisory fuel rates for company cars help employers and employees manage fuel costs without triggering tax liabilities. Learn how to use these rates to avoid tax, especially car fuel benefit charges.
HMRC’s fuel rates also known as advisory fuel rates are intended to reflect average fuel costs and
Not so Trivial Tax Benefits
There is a trivial benefit-in-kind (BiK) exemption for small, non-cash employee benefits. This exemption applies to BiKs classified as ‘trivial,’ helping employers simplify the handling of these benefits while offering a tax-efficient way to give small gifts to staff.
However, the