Partner Joanne Gibson’s article highlights ten popular benefits-in-kind which can be made available to employees free of tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs), and without any employer NICs charge either. Mobile phones An employer can provide an employee with a mobile phone which can be used privately without an associated tax charge arising. But this...

You have agreed to reimburse part of an employee’s broadband bill for when they work from home. HMRC’s guidance says that although this is a business expense, you must deduct PAYE tax and NI from anything you pay. Why is this and can it be avoided?  Audrey Rankine advises. Generally, employers can reimburse or pay...