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Infographic explaining when director and employee loans become taxable benefits and the importance of submitting P11D and P11D(b) returns by 6 July

Director and Employee Beneficial Loans โ€“ P11D and P11D(b) Returns Due by 6 July Each Year

If you’ve provided loans of more than ยฃ10,000 to any directors or employees, these may be considered ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€. This happens when the loan is employment-related and offered either interest-free or with interest below the official rate.
Under the ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… (๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€), a loan is treated as a ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป if:
  • It was owed for all or part of the year while the director or employee was employed
  • No interest was paid, or the interest rate was ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐Ÿฎ.๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ% (from 6 April 2023)
  • It doesnโ€™t meet any of the exemptions listed in ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”
You must report these loans using forms ๐—ฃ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐—— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐——(๐—ฏ) by ๐Ÿฒ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† after the end of the financial year.
If you donโ€™t treat these loans correctly for ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, you may not be meeting your reporting responsibilities.
Even if part or all of a loan is repaid within ๐Ÿต ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ after your accounting period ends, a ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ could still apply โ€” so it’s important to stay compliant.

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