Public transport

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What is included in public transport costs?
If you are an employer who covers your employees’ public transport costs, this might be classed as a taxable benefit to your employees. This means that you might have to report these costs to HMRC and there might be additional PAYE tax and National Insurance to deduct and pay as a result.
When referring to public transport costs, HMRC includes all the following:

Are there any exemptions?
If you are contributing to subsidised or free public bus transport, you don’t need to report these costs to HMRC and there would be no additional tax or National Insurance to pay as a result of these expenses. For example, if your company provides the finance to a local bus company to set up a free or reduced rate bus service to provide transport to your employees in their travel to and from work, this would be classed as an exemption and you wouldn’t need to report these costs on your P11D form. This allows you to provide transport for your employees without needing to operate a works bus service yourself.
If these costs form part of a salary sacrifice arrangement, you will need to report these expenses to HMRC.
How do you report to HMRC and pay?
If the public transport costs aren’t covered by an exemption, you need to report them to HMRC and there might be additional tax and National Insurance to pay depending on circumstances surrounding the transport costs. You need to report these in the following ways:

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This page was last updated on 07/11/2018.

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