Autumn 2009 Newsletter Contents Tin Hats Required Trust In Money Beat The Hike Expenses A - Z On The Job Training Pay In Lieu Pension Pot Opportunity Knocks ISAy ISAy ISAy Fair Exchange? Scrappage The Value Of IR35 Loss And Profit End Of The Holidays Da Vinci Or PAYE? Last Orders Foreign Peril Quadruple Entry It's A Date All Change Good Health! O Lucky Man! Be Prepared An Inspector Calls SA Or Not SA? Now You're Asking I Only Work Here You Want It When? Dirty Laundry? No Smoke Without Fire Corporate Manslaughter

Expenses A - Z HMRC have published a new "A to Z guide" of the tax treatment of employee benefits. It clarifies how benefits are taxed, and sets out the conditions where a benefit isn't taxed at all. It's a useful work of reference that runs from "Accommodation - living" to... well, HMRC couldn't think of anything beginning with X, Y or Z, so the last entry is "Workshop equipment and supplies". Who will be the first employer to offer a xylophone or a zebra? If you want to check the tax treatment of your benefits in kind, or look for tax efficient ways of providing remuneration, we will be happy to help.