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Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the cost of personal expenses on overnight business trips
As an employer providing incidental overnight expenses to your employees,…
You don’t have to report or pay anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
If any of the overnight expenses you cover aren’t exempt, you may have to…
The following guide contains more detailed information: incidental…
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
Staff who regularly work at least 3 hours during the ‘night period’ are…
The limits on night working hours do not usually apply: in the armed…
Employers must offer workers a free health assessment before they become a…
Find out information about employee incidentals overnight expenses for business travel.
Claiming tax relief on expenses you have to pay for your work, like uniforms, tools, travel and working from home costs.
Find out about the tax treatment of other types of travel and related expenses such as training courses, removal expenses, car parking and overnight expenses.
Find out about more information for the use of pooled cars or vans.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 24 September 2024
Providers and experts requesting approval for overnight accommodation and subsistence costs should know guideline rates are increasing with immediate effect.
Find out what certain terms mean that are connected to employee travel.
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