EIM23010 - Car benefit: the charge to tax: contents

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EIM24000

Car benefit: calculating the cash equivalent

EIM25500

Car Fuel Benefit

HOW THE CAR BENEFIT CHARGE WORKS AND WHAT IT COVERS

EIM23015

Car benefit: introduction

EIM23020

Car benefit: conditions for the charge to apply

EIM23025

Car benefit: scope of the charge

EIM23030

Car benefit: exceptions

EIM23035

Car benefit: prohibition on other tax charges where car benefit charge applies

EIM23040

Car benefit: is an employee chargeable under the benefits code: effect of expenses, etc. paid in connection with a provided car

EIM23045

Car benefit: expense of a chauffeur

EIM23050

Car benefit: benefit not otherwise taxable

EIM23055

Car and car fuel benefits: Class 1A National Insurance contributions payable by employers

EIM23060

Car and car fuel benefits: fair bargain

CONDITIONS FOR THE CAR BENEFIT CHARGE TO APPLY

The vehicle must be a car

EIM23100

Car benefit: meaning of car

EIM23105

Car benefit: meaning of car: flowchart

EIM23110

Car benefit: car or van - summary

EIM23115 

Car benefit: vehicle of a construction primarily suited for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description: meaning of construction

EIM23120

Car benefit: vehicle of a construction primarily suited for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description: meaning of primarily suited

EIM23125

Car benefit: vehicle of a type not commonly used as a private vehicle and unsuitable to be so used: meaning of type

EIM23130

Car benefit: meaning of not commonly used as a private vehicle

EIM23135

Car benefit: meaning of unsuitable for use as a private vehicle

EIM23140

Car benefit: meaning of unsuitable for use as a private vehicle: emergency vehicles

EIM23145

Car benefit: off road and multi-purpose vehicles

EIM23150

Car benefit: double cab pick ups

EIM23155

Car benefit: other specific types of vehicle

EIM23160

Car benefit: meaning of car: submissions to PAYE Technical

The car must be made available without any transfer of the property in it

EIM23200

Car benefit: meaning of made available

EIM23205

Car benefit: meaning of without any transfer of the property in it

EIM23210

Car benefit: meaning of without any transfer of the property in it: part ownership

EIM23215

Car benefit: meaning of without any transfer of the property in it: cars leased to director or employee

EIM23220

Car benefit: transfer of ownership of the car to the employee

EIM23225

Car benefit: employee car ownership schemes

The car must be made available by reason of the employee’s employment

EIM23250

Car benefit: meaning of by reason of the employment

EIM23255

Car benefit: meaning of by reason of the employment: car made available by the employer

EIM23260

Car benefit: meaning of by reason of the employment: car made available by someone other than the employer

The car must be available for private use

EIM23300

Car benefit: meaning of available

EIM23305

Car benefit: meaning of private use and business travel

EXCEPTIONS TO THE CAR BENEFIT CHARGE

Private use prohibited and there is none

EIM23400

Car benefit: exceptions - private use prohibited and there is none

EIM23405

Car benefit: exceptions - private use prohibited

EIM23410

Car benefit: exceptions - no actual private use

Pooled cars and vans (this section of the guidance also applies to van benefit)

EIM23450

Pooled cars and vans: general

EIM23455

Pooled cars and vans: meaning of private use merely incidental to business use

EIM23460

Pooled cars and vans: de minimis private use

EIM23465

Pooled cars and vans: meaning of not normally kept overnight

EIM23470

Pooled cars and vans: difficult cases

EIM23475

Pooled cars and vans: periodic check of pooled car or van status

EIM23480

Pooled cars and vans: use of pooled cars by chauffeurs

EIM23485

Pooled cars and vans: inadequate parking facilities

EIM23490

Pooled cars and vans: employee carrying secret documents

Cars and vans for family members (this section of the guidance also applies to van benefit)

EIM23550

Car made available to more than one member of family or household employed by the same employer

EIM23555

Car made available to more than one member of family or household employed by the same employer: two charges for one car?

EIM23560

Car made available to more than one member of family or household employed by the same employer: primary condition

EIM23565

Car made available to more than one member of family or household employed by the same employer: secondary condition A

EIM23570

Car made available to more than one member of family or household employed by the same employer: secondary condition B

Emergency vehicles (this section of the guidance also applies to van benefit)

EIM23600

Emergency vehicles exemption from 2004/05: conditions 1-3

EIM23605

Emergency vehicles exemption from 2004/05: conditions 4-5

SPECIAL CASES

Disabled employees

EIM23650

Special cases: disabled drivers: summary of adjustments

EIM23655

Special cases: transport between home and work for disabled employees

EIM23660

Special cases: cars provided for home to work and training travel of disabled employees

Miscellaneous points

EIM23700

Special cases: miscellaneous: cars available after employment ceases

Employees in the motor industry (years to 2008/09)

EIM23750

Employees in the motor industry (to 2008/09): when is there a car benefit charge?

EIM23755

Employees in the motor industry (to 2008/09): frequent changes of car: calculating the car benefit charge

EIM23760

Employees in the motor industry (to 2008/09): frequent changes of car: price of notional car

EIM23765

Employees in the motor industry (to 2008/09): frequent changes of car: CO2 emissions of notional car 

EIM23770

Employees in the motor industry (to 2008/09): frequent changes of car: procedures and record-keeping

EIM23775

Employees in the motor industry (to 2008/09): special treatment

Employees in the motor industry (years from 2009/10 onwards)

EIM23800

Employees in the motor industry (from 2009/10): when is there a car benefit charge?

EIM23805

Test and experimental cars (from 2009/10): when is there a car benefit charge?

EIM23810

Demonstration and courtesy cars (from 2009/10): when is there a car benefit charge?

EIM23815

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): “averaging”: introduction

EIM23820

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): requests for special treatment

EIM23825

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): averaging process: outline

EIM23830

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): Averaging Step 1: identify the cars to be subject to averaging

EIM23835

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10) - Averaging cars without a CO2 emissions figure

EIM23840

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): Averaging Step 2: group the cars subject to averaging

EIM23845

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): Averaging Step 3: average price of notional car

EIM23850

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): Averaging Step 4: average CO2 emissions and appropriate percentage of notional car

EIM23855

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): Averaging Step 5: benefit charge of notional car

EIM23860

Car benefit: employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): Averaging Step 6: identify qualifying employees at each location

EIM23865

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): Averaging Step 7: allocate qualifying employees to the notional cars

EIM23870

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): benefit charge of notional car: example

EIM23875

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): practical issues

EIM23880

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): procedures and record-keeping

EIM23885

Employees with frequent changes of car (from 2009/10): car fuel benefit