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Company vehicle and fuelling

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Hoping someone can help with this one. I have been with my employer for over 10 years and have a company vehicle (transit van), which I pay tax on for personal use, so far so good. My issue arises with the company supplied fuel card used to fuel the vehicle, basically whatever I spend on the card is deducted from my net salary and I claim back the company miles on expenses at 14p per mile, needless to say I loose money nearly every month. So I pay income tax and NI on the amount of fuel, VAT and duty on the fuel. Is this correct?

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  • KingOfSnake
    KingOfSnake Posts: 36 Forumite
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    It sounds spot on. The total amount of fuel you use is "made good" from your net salary and then you claim a pence per mile ("ppm") rate. This avoids the van fuel benefit and so you should not see this reducing your tax code.
    The bigger problem is that transits probably use more than 14ppm in fuel, especially around towns and cities. The alternative way of doing this to make sure the company remains tax compliant, you remain tax compliant and you are not out-of-pocket is to record all the business and private mileage each month and the amount of fuel put into the van - you then repay that amount out of net salary (or claim the business mileage) i.e. private mileage/ total mileage x total cost of fuel (inc VAT) = how much to come off salary each month. 
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