We’ve kicked off a campaign to make sure you’re all aware of the proposed changes to tax relief on childcare vouchers that will take effect on April 6 2011. From this date, the level of tax relief available to higher and additional rate tax payers will be reduced for any new entrants. The proposed tax [...]

Earlier this month the ECJ ruled that employers should pay VAT on retail vouchers handed out to staff as part of their salary sacrifice scheme. This landmark ruling has caused a bit of a stir in the employee benefits industry, with speculation that other salary sacrifice schemes could be open to review. One of the [...]

Like me, you’re probably waiting for the budget announcement on 22nd June, to see if there’s any mention of childcare reform and funding. I don’t know yet whether childcare will feature in the budget, but I’ll be monitoring it carefully and keeping you up to date through the blog. As I said a couple of [...]

For parents looking to start using childcare vouchers, or employees looking to introduce a scheme to staff, now is the time to do it. As I mentioned in my last post, we’re in a strong position under the coalition Government, but there are changes in store next year. From 6th April 2011, childcare voucher scheme [...]

The government published full details of their coalition agreement last week. You can read it on our News/Publications page. The agreement states that, overall, the most pressing task for the Government is debt reduction and this morning, George Osborne revealed that spending cuts of £6.2 billion will be made. Amongst the cuts is the removal [...]