Tax efficient use of BIK?
Monsoon
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My boyfriend is mowing the lawn, and I reckon lawnmowers tend to last less than 5 years in this house. It got me thinking...
If a Ltd Co bought an item, it reclaims the VAT. Cost is now the Net. Company makes the asset available for the directors use. BIK charge 20% of net value per year less contribution by director. Director pays 20% per annum for us of the asset which is disposed of for nil after 5 years.
No corporation tax charge as directors contribution and cost of asset cancel themselves out, just a timing difference. Possible issue of change in CT rates but likely minimal.
Net result, director has paid for the asset over 5 years and not paid the VAT.
Bit of a paperwork faff but other than that, have I missed anything?!
If a Ltd Co bought an item, it reclaims the VAT. Cost is now the Net. Company makes the asset available for the directors use. BIK charge 20% of net value per year less contribution by director. Director pays 20% per annum for us of the asset which is disposed of for nil after 5 years.
No corporation tax charge as directors contribution and cost of asset cancel themselves out, just a timing difference. Possible issue of change in CT rates but likely minimal.
Net result, director has paid for the asset over 5 years and not paid the VAT.
Bit of a paperwork faff but other than that, have I missed anything?!
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My initial thought is that you cannot reclaim VAT on a non-business asset.
Unless perhaps you can convince HMRC that the provision of the asset forms part of their remuneration package. This would be possible for a regular employee but not so for a shareholder/director for whom they will probably argue there is no commercial justification.0 -
Thanks Dean, i was wondering that. I thought that providing benefits to an employee was a business reason for expenditure?
There must be some reason as to why what I outlined is not feasible otherwise everyone would be doing it!0 -
Class 1A NIC on the BIK is a pretty good reason not to.0
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There it is!
I knew I must have missed something. The employee paying the BIK avoids a personal tax charge but it doesn't avoid the Class 1A (or does it? this long weekend is baking my noodle). Too much sunshine, addles ones brain. Thank you!!0 -
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However, the market value of the asset would include VAT so the employee would be paying 20% of the VAT inclusive cost each year to avoid a benefit.0
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deanshepherd wrote: »However, the market value of the asset would include VAT
Ah. THERE it is. Might still work if the asset was only going to be kept for, say, 3 years but this is now all getting a bit academic!0
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