Hi all,
I am just checking the treatment of a company car we traded in against a new company car on an HP agreement.
Hi all,
I am just checking the treatment of a company car we traded in against a new company car on an HP agreement.
Tax on company cars hasn’t changed a lot in recent years, apart from changes in emission thresholds and HMRC now reviewing mileage rates quarterly.
A European court tax ruling may mean that company cars schemes are more expensive to run, Deloitte has said.
A recent tax ruling that a Land Rover Discovery provided to an employee for work use should be taxed as a car rather than a van is an “unacceptable” application of benefit-in-kind rules on company
Intuitively you would think a company car must be owned by the employer in order for the employee to make a capital contribution.
Looks like I was right, it's the company car tax changes that are getting clients exercised.
Significant changes to the company car tax regime will come into force from April 2012.
Once again, VAT played a minor role in the Budget 2012 proceedings. The measures announced included:
This is a potential banana skin, so check the rules carefully! Note first that HMRC assume that everyone uses their cars for business AND private purposes.
With April looming AccountingWEB tax editor Rebecca Benneyworth outlines a comprehensive document of year-end tax planning tips.
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