| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| can net taxable earnings be less than zero? | no | 100%
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| mileage rate allowance for motorcycle | 24p | 50%
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| passenger payment rate | 5p | 50%
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| if the loan balances changes during the year there are two methods to calculate the benefit. which is the default method? | average | 50%
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| which method is by election? | strict | 50%
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| what is the official rate of interest (ORI) | 2.25% | 25%
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| to a max of | £5,000 | 25%
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| when is any monthly contribution from employee deducted? | after above calculation | 25%
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| in all cases employee contributions are | deductible | 25%
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| travel between home and work is an allowable expense if: | employee has no normal place of work | 25%
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| if accommodation is job-related then accom is an | exempt benefit | 25%
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| car benefit is calculated as | manufacturer's list price x co2 emissions % | 25%
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| where an employee is reimbursed expenses by the employer, the amount received is either | taxable income | 25%
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| if an employer purchases an asset and gives it to an employee immediately, employee is taxed on | the cost to the employer | 25%
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| remember to | time apportion for part availability | 25%
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| entertaining expenses 3 scenarios: | x | 25%
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| benefit for all living expenses is limited to: | 10% employee's net earnings | 0%
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| i.e., | 20% of the market value p.a. for as long as the asset has been lent to the employee | 0%
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| what is the annual cap of such benefits when provided to certain directors? | £300 | 0%
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| mileage rate allowance for car/van | 45p first 10,000 miles 25p thereafter | 0%
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| less | allowable deductions | 0%
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| annual social events paid for by the employer up to £150 per head per year | 0%
| |
| deduct from list price: | any capital contribution made by employee | 0%
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| gives | assessable benefit | 0%
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| if all or part of a loan to an employee is written off, the amount written off is treated as | a taxable benefit for both income tax and class 1 NICs in full at the time of the write-off | 0%
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| add | benefits (excluding living expenses) | 0%
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| canteen if available to all staff | 0%
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| childcare | 0%
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| the taxable amount is treated as a benefit and subject to | class 1A NICs | 0%
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| how to calculate extra charge | (cost -75k) x ORI at the start of the tax year | 0%
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| trivial benefits are exempt if they meet the following conditions: | cost does not exceed £50 | 0%
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| employee has a temporary workplace (for no more than 24 months) | 0%
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| expenses incurred by employee are allowable deductions if: | employee is obliged to incur and pay the expense | 0%
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| employee's cash contributions into an occupational pension scheme | 0%
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| employee's home is the normal place of work | 0%
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| employer provided pension advice | 0%
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| if mileage payments received from employer exceed the statutory rate: | excess is a taxable benefit | 0%
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| if passenger payments received from employer exceed statutory rate: | excess is a taxable benefit | 0%
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| reimbursed directly | exempt income for employee, disallowed expense for the employer | 0%
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| expense is wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the performance of duties of the employment | 0%
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| for absences of 60 days or more, travelling expenses for a spouse and minor children | 0%
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| when employer rents the asset | higher of: 20% x MV and rent paid by employer | 0%
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| taxable benefit for living accommodation when employer rents property | higher of rateable value and rent paid by employer | 0%
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| general/round sum allowance | income for employee, deduct allowable expenses (NOT entertaining) from employee's income, full allowance is a deductible expense for employer | 0%
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| specific entertaining allowance | income for employee, deduct entertaining expenses incurred from employee's income, full allowance is disallowed expense for employer | 0%
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| insignificant private use of computer equipment | 0%
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| less: | interest actually paid in the year | 0%
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| job related living accommodation | 0%
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| the taxable benefit is given by: | loan amount (under strict/average method) x ORI | 0%
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| examples of exempt benefits: | loans less than 10,000 pa | 0%
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| or | market value when first provided less benefit already taxed under private use | 0%
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| where an employee has use of an asset and is then given the asset, the benefit is the higher of: | market value when gifted | 0%
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| when furniture is provided, how is benefit calculated when employer owns the asset? | MV when first provided to employee x 20% | 0%
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| necessary tools, uniforms etc | 0%
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| = | net earnings | 0%
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| not cash or a cash voucher | 0%
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| not provided in recognition of services (e.g. exempt for a birthday) | 0%
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| less | occupational pension contributions | 0%
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| one medical check (not including treatment) and one health screen | 0%
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| one mobile phone | 0%
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| or exempt (as listed above) | 0%
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| overseas medical treatment and insurance | 0%
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| parking space | 0%
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| and | payments made by the employee are deducted | 0%
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| pension advice up to £500 per tax year | 0%
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| the optional renumeration rules must be applied even if the benefits would normally be exempt except these are treated as normal exempt | pension savings | 0%
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| examples of deductible expenses: | professional subscription fees | 0%
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| proportion of expenses if required to work from home | 0%
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| taxable benefit for living accommodation when employer owns property | rateable value (given) and potential extra charge | 0%
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| employees net earnings calculated by: | salary, bonus etc | 0%
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| what is an optional renumeration arrangement? | salary sacrifice in return for a benefit | 0%
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| if mileage payments received from employer are less than the statutory rate: | shortfall is an allowable deduction | 0%
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| if passenger payments received from employer are less than the statutory rate: | shortfall is NOT an allowable deduction | 0%
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| less | statutory mileage rate scheme | 0%
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| taxable benefits general rules | taxable amount is the cost to the employer | 0%
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| the taxable value of the benefit is the higher of: | the amount of cash pay given up | 0%
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| the following are exempt benefits if provided to an employee who is employed abroad: | the cost of board and lodging abroad | 0%
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| when the asset is a car, van or bike the benefit is always | the current market value | 0%
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| what is the taxable benefit on loans made to an employee below the ORI? | the difference between the interest due at the ORI and the interest actually paid. | 0%
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| there is no taxable benefit where: | the loan is made on normal commercial terms by a money lending business | 0%
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| or | the taxable value under the normal benefit rules | 0%
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| there is no taxable benefit where: | total loans to an employee less than or equal to £10,000 in the tax year | 0%
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| travel home (any number of return visits) | 0%
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| treated as normal, taxable | ultra-low emission cars - any benefit is calculated using the company car benefit rules | 0%
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| limited to how many spouse and child visits per tax year | up to two | 0%
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| what happens if the employer owned the property for more than 6 years before the employee moved in? | use the MV at the date the employee moved in plus any capital improvements since that date but before the start of the tax year. | 0%
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| workplace childcare | 0%
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