EIM31500 - Employee Car Ownership Schemes (ECOS): Table of contents

Introductory remarks, common to this section of the guidance

Unlike car benefit ( EIM23000) and car fuel benefit ( EIM23700), no single body of legislation deals with ECOS. Instead, the relevant law when considering ECOS is drawn from various parts of the employment income and NICs legislation.

This guidance does not attempt to cover all relevant parts of the legislation in detail. Instead, it seeks to draw the essential aspects together in order to identify where tax and/or NICs can be payable under the normal benefits and expenses rules as they apply to ECOS.

The same principles apply to ECOS vehicles as to any privately-owned vehicles used for business travel.

Unlike the remainder of this manual, EIM31500 to EIM31599 cover both tax and NICs.

Index

EIM31501Employee Car Ownership Schemes: description
EIM31505Employee Car Ownership Schemes: reviewing a scheme
EIM31510Employee Car Ownership Schemes: tax and NICs consequences of using ECOS arrangements
Transactions in favour of the employee
EIM31520Employee Car Ownership Schemes: transactions in favour of the employee
EIM31525Employee Car Ownership Schemes: money payments received by the employee in person
EIM31530Employee Car Ownership Schemes: payments of employee’s personal (pecuniary) liability
EIM31535Employee Car Ownership Schemes: benefits in kind - payments for employee’s benefit or loan of asset
EIM31540Employee Car Ownership Schemes: loans
Expenses incurred by the employee
EIM31550Employee Car Ownership Schemes: tax relief for expenses of business travel
Basic guide to tax and NICs treatment of payments in connection with business mileage (tax) or use of the vehicle (NICs)
EIM31580Employee Car Ownership Schemes: payments to the employee in person in connection with business mileage - tax treatment
EIM31585Employee Car Ownership Schemes: payments in connection with use of the vehicle - NICs treatment
Accounting for tax and NICs
EIM31590Employee Car Ownership Schemes: Employer’s PAYE responsibilities
EIM31595Employee Car Ownership Schemes: PAYE settlement agreements (PSAs) and similar arrangements