Chapter 5&6 Flashcards

1
Q

When are individuals normally taxed on their money earnings

A

Earlier of

Date of receipt
Date when the employee becomes entitled to the benefit

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2
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When are directors taxable on their money earnings

A

Earliest of

Payment date
Date when they became entitled to payment
Date earnings accrued in company accounts
End of a period of account if earnings for that period are determined before the period ends
Date earnings are determined if the amount is not determined until after the end of the period of account

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3
Q

What are 6 expenses allowable against employment income

A

Employee contributions into OCCUPATIONAL pension schemes

Relevant professional subscriptions if paid my employee

Allowable travel costs paid by employee

Deficits on mileage allowances

Charitable payments under the payroll deduction scheme

Any other expenses incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily for the purposes of employment

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4
Q

What are the 3 instances traveling between work and home is an allowable expense

A

An employee has no normal place of work, travel from home to work is allowable

Where it can be shown a taxpayers home is his work location, then travel to another work location is allowable

Where an employee works at a temporary workplace for no more than 24 months, travel from home to temporary workplace during that period will be allowable (whole expense not excess)

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5
Q

How can you claim statutory mileage allowances

Can you claim for an employee in the car

A

If an employee makes business journeys in their own vehicle then employer can pay a tax free allowance up to a statutory amount

Yes, an employer can pay up to 5p per mile for each fellow employee in the car

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6
Q

What are the statutory approved mileage allowances for

Cars

Motorbikes

Bicycles

A

Car
45 pence per mile up to 10,000 miles
25 pence per mile over 10,000 miles

Motorbike
24 pence per mile

Bicycle
20 pence per mile

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7
Q

What are the 3 types of vouchers employees are taxable on

A

Cash vouchers

Credit tokens

Vouchers exchangeable for goods and services

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8
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What are the 3 conditions for job related accommodation to NOT be a taxable benefit

A

Necessary

Improves performance and customary to provide

Provided for national security

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9
Q

If employer owns the property:

How do you calculate the taxable benefit on non job related accommodation benefit

What is ‘cost’ made up of

What can cost be replaced with

A

Taxable benefit = annual value + [(cost-75k)*2%]-employee contributions

‘Cost’= purchase price + capital improvements made before the start of the current tax year

Cost is replaced with market value when the employee first moved in (+ subsequent improvements) if the property was acquired > 6 years before it was first used by the employee

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10
Q

If an employer rents property from 3rd party:
How is the taxable benefit calculated

A

Taxable benefit = higher of (annual value, rent paid) - employee contributions

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11
Q

How are living expenses taxed

What is the cost based off

What happens if the cost is job related

A

All living expenses eg electricity and including repairs and decoration are taxable benefits

It is the cost to the employer

Benefit is restricted to a maximum of 10% of the employees earnings and other non accommodation benefits

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12
Q

How do you calculate the taxable benefit on a private use car

A

Taxable benefit = (list price - capital contribution) * co2% - running cost contribution

Capital contribution capped at 5k

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13
Q

How much do you add if a car does not meet the standards of RDE2

What is the max CO2 percentage

A

4%

37%

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14
Q

How do you work out the taxable benefit on private fuel

A

25300 * CO2 %

No reduction for employee contribution

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15
Q

What is the taxable benefit for vans

What is the taxable benefit for zero emission vans

What is the additional private fuel benefit

A

3600

0

688

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16
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What is the taxable benefit for an asset made available for private use

What happens if the employee subsequently acquired the asset

When do you multiply by private use percentage

A

Taxable benefit= 20% of market value when first provided

Additional taxable benefit greater of
Market value at time of acquisition
Original MV less any taxable benefit for employee to date

When the private use is significant

17
Q

How do you calculate BIK for a cheap loan

Is there a minimum loan value to gain a BIK

A

Taxable benefit = loan value * 2% - actual interest paid

Total of all loans must be below 10,000 throughout the year to not create a BIK

18
Q

What are the 2 ways of calculating the loan value

Which value do you use

A

Strict method : calculate interest @ 2% month by month on the outstanding balance

Average method : loan value = (open bal + close bal) / 2
Time apportion if loan was only outstanding for a portion of the year

Use lowest of two values

19
Q

What are the 10 most common exempt benefits for employment income

A

Contributions by employer to pension

Trivial benefit less than £50 (not cash or voucher)

Childcare facilities run by or on behalf of employer

One mobile

Free or subsidized meals in canteen which are available to all staff

Provision of parking space

Sports and rec facilities available to employees generally

Working from home expenses up to £6 per week

Personal incidental expenses whilst employee required to stay away overnight on business up to £5 per night UK and £10 per night abroad

Reasonable removal expenses max 8000 for new employment position or relocation

20
Q

What are the 9 badges of trade

A

Intention to make a profit

Number of similar transactions - high number of transactions suggest trading

Nature of the asset - resale at a profit (trading)

Connection with existing trade - suggests trading

Changes to the asset - enhance marketability suggest trading

Reasons for sale - forced to sell (capital)

Source of finance - borrow to buy (trading)

Period of ownership - shorter period (trading)

Method of acquisition - acquisition by inheritance (capital)

21
Q

When does a change of accounting period get accepted by HMRC

A

If it is within the first 3 years of trading

Or trader must notify HMRC of change of accounting date by 31 Jan following the end of the tax year change