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    Can you claim tax against christmas presents if they are work-related ?

    I was thinking of treating my staff to some nice bits but am I better to just give them a bonus in their wages ?


     
    Alpha

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    you could give your staff small incidental gifts which would be allowable, these gifts HMRC regard as 'trivial' benefits for staff welfare as opposed as to a reward for past services and may include such things as

    1) a turkey
    2) a box of chocolates
    3) a bottle of wine (or 2)

    See EIM21863
     
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    Alpha said:
    you could give your staff small incidental gifts which would be allowable, these gifts HMRC regard as 'trivial' benefits for staff welfare as opposed as to a reward for past services and may include such things as

    1) a turkey
    2) a box of chocolates
    3) a bottle of wine (or 2)

    See BIM31860
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    When you say allowable does that mean the person who receives the gift
    isn't taxed on the value of it, the gift itself is tax deductable by the
    company, both?
     
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    UKSBD said:
    When you say allowable does that mean the person who receives the gift
    isn't taxed on the value of it, the gift itself is tax deductable by the
    company, both?
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    Both

    If treated as staff welfare it is allowable against CT/SA.

    If it comes under what HMRC classify as 'trivial gifts' there is no requirement to report on a P11d either so no tax on the employee or class 1A NI for the company.
     
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