Changes to the Childcare Voucher Scheme
CATEGORY: PAYROLL UPDATE | POSTED: 11 Aug 2011

 

From April 2011 vouchers can only be purchased by employees based on Basic Rate Tax Relief of 20%.

Employees in schemes prior to April 2011 are unaffected but new entrants or new schemes can only sacrifice salary to save the equivalent of 20% tax which differs depending on the tax band the employees’ income and benefits fall into. Thus employees paying basic rate tax can purchase vouchers to the value of £243 per month but higher rate tax payers can only purchase vouchers up to £124 per month and additional tax payers are only allowed £97 per month in vouchers.

Earnings assessments will be required at the start of the new tax year to take into account Benefits in Kind as well as earnings on which voucher purchases are based. The assessments are then valid for 12 months but any errors are to be reported on P11Ds. These records will be needed for compliance purposes.
 

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