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employee benefits

When will the payrolling of benefits become mandatory? | Payrolling of benefits in kind 2027

HMRC previously announced that the new mandatory payrolling of benefits would be effective from 6 April 2026.  This has now been postponed to 6 April 2027.

From 6 April 2027, employers will be required to include all taxable benefits in kind (currently excluding employer-provided living accommodation and beneficial loans) in their employees’ payroll, so that the tax is collected in real-time, via PAYE.
 

Loans to employees

A reminder that if your business makes a loan to your employees or their relatives this can create tax problems for both employees and employers.

And please don’t forget that the term “employee” includes directors, and also that loans to family members may be caught. 
 

Are you paying your employees tax efficiently?

With P11D submissions for employees due at the beginning of July, now is a good time to take stock of the benefits you provide to your workforce and evaluate if there are more tax efficient options available.  It’s also worth reviewing whether there are more potentially appealing benefits you could be providing that could help you to attract, remunerate and retain staff. 

In this article we look at a selection of employee benefits that are exempt from tax. Whilst this list is not exhaustive, each is worth considering to see if it would be a positive step forward in the tax position of both the employee and the business itself.