2. How do I record employee personal items bought on a company card?
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"How do I record employee personal items bought on a company card?"
When an employee buys personal items on a company credit card, it's normally recorded as a: "Benefit-in-kind"
To record a benefit-in-kind when an employee buys personal items on a company credit card:
- First, tap: MenuExpense claim
- Select the person who used a company credit card to buy personal items.
- Then tap: Benefit-in-kind
- You can attach an image, like a receipt, or tap: Skip image
- Type in how much was spent by the employee.
- Set "Arranged by" to "Employee", and tap: Next
- Next, type in a short description of what was purchased, and tap: Next
- And because it's a payroll admin who's entering it, the expense is automatically approved.
- Now, to see how it shows up on the person's payslip, scroll down and tap: See on payslip
- And when you hover your mouse over the "Benefit-in-kind" amount, you'll see the details.
- And finally, you'll know that the purchased items' value is being correctly recorded and taxed.
Keep in mind that:
- Recording an employee's personal items purchases applies equally to those done with a company debit card, or other company charge card.
- Also, it applies equally whether the company approved of the purchase or not.
- However, in most cases, the employee's company credit card purchase was for approved business purposes, like business travel, and not for personal items.
- For any business related purchase, using a company credit card, nothing needs to be recorded in their payroll.
To learn more:
- About which purchases are exempt, go to GOV.UK.
And that's it! That's everything you need to know about what to do when an employee buys personal items on a company credit card!
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