Thanks guys, so has the Gateway been updated then? Or is it just a quirk my end. Could do with knowing asap if anyone out there knows or anyone who/has experienced the issue.
So it's taxable if the contract is with the employee/the employer is refunding it? I always thought that whoever the contract was with made no difference (and that the provision of 1 phone was tax & NI free) - but from the above it looks like if an employee has the contract with the provider, it makes it tax & NI-able? That's interesting and useful clarification, though I've no idea why HMRC would make that distinction!?
If the client pays it and gets repaid (or it appears on their next statement as an overpayment), then they will be justified in keeping hold of the payment or reducing their next payment (provided they keep the statement), surely this is perfectly safe and moral.
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Thanks guys, so has the Gateway been updated then? Or is it just a quirk my end. Could do with knowing asap if anyone out there knows or anyone who/has experienced the issue.
So it's taxable if the contract is with the employee/the employer is refunding it? I always thought that whoever the contract was with made no difference (and that the provision of 1 phone was tax & NI free) - but from the above it looks like if an employee has the contract with the provider, it makes it tax & NI-able? That's interesting and useful clarification, though I've no idea why HMRC would make that distinction!?
amend...
should say 'keeping hold of the REpayment'
Pay and get repaid
If the client pays it and gets repaid (or it appears on their next statement as an overpayment), then they will be justified in keeping hold of the payment or reducing their next payment (provided they keep the statement), surely this is perfectly safe and moral.