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Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
As an employer providing meals for your employees, you have certain tax,…
You do not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or pay…
If the meals or vouchers you provide are not exempt, you may have to…
The following guides contain more detailed information: subsidised meals…
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
Defence Secretary John Healey addressed the ADS Annual Dinner on 28 January 2025.
Find out the scale rate expenses for accommodation and subsistence paid to employees who travel outside of the UK.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing food and groceries for employees
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Find out how to apply for approval under the scheme, how to claim for the subsidy, how much you can claim and what records you need to keep.
Find out when and at what rate you need to charge VAT if you supply food and drink for catering or takeaway.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Tax and reporting rules for employers who provide transport subsistence expenses for employees.
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