Self improvement training fees
Carole
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Hi all MIP's
I posted this in members but didn't get much response so I thought MIP's might have a better knowledge of this.
An employee is paying for his own HNC course via a student loan. As his employer we receive a Construction Industry grant because he is attending a training course. We would like to pass on this grant to our employee to help with his fees.
Do I need to put this through PAYE or can we pay it to him gross?
Any ideas appreciated.
Thank you
I posted this in members but didn't get much response so I thought MIP's might have a better knowledge of this.
An employee is paying for his own HNC course via a student loan. As his employer we receive a Construction Industry grant because he is attending a training course. We would like to pass on this grant to our employee to help with his fees.
Do I need to put this through PAYE or can we pay it to him gross?
Any ideas appreciated.
Thank you
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Hi Carole,
I am not familiar with this but to receive the Grant, isn't the employer suppose to meet the cost of training in the first place? In which case it would just be a case of the employee claiming the cost of training and being reimbursed by the employer, and no taxable benefit in kind would then arise?
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Its quite bizarre, but no we don't have to pay the fees to receive the grant. Its because we pay the Construction Industry Training Board a LOT of money each year in subscriptions we receive the grant. He wants to pay the fees himself because of the student loan.0
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Training linked to employment is not taxable, so I would pay it to him gross. Ask him to complete an expenses form and attach a copy of the invoice he's paid. Then just check that the training is covered by your dispensation (or look into getting a dispensation if your company doesn't have one).0
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Thank you, yes that makes most sense.
We have a dispensation for employees.
Now its time to get out into the sun for the bank holiday weekend!!0
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