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Georgie


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Hi everyone

Would someone kindly confirm whether Tesco gift cards, and Google Play are allowed as a "trivial benefit" as per the £300 per year per director?

 

Georgie



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Hi Georgie
Long time no see! Hope you are well.

Have a gander at the enclosed

www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/business-tax/trivial-benefits-far-from-trivial

www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-exemption-for-trivial-benefits-in-kind-draft-guidance/tax-exemption-for-trivial-benefits-in-kind-draft-guidance

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Hi Joanne

Yep, saw those and the way I read them the articles contradict each other. Article on AW says you'll pay more tax on the gift cards and HMRC says the gift cards are allowable as long as they are not a cash voucher

Thank you

Georgie



-- Edited by Georgie on Friday 30th of June 2017 05:57:55 PM

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Have I misread something? Where does it say they will pay more tax?

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The AW link, last paragraph Gift Cards (I used to get one of these every xmas and never did spend it)

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Hi Georgie

If you read the comments in the AW article Tim Good clarifies it better.  Providing they can't be exchanged for cash they are allowed.



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Ah yes, thank you John

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