• Introduction
• Income Tax
• Capital Gains Tax
• Corporation Tax
• Capital Allowances
• Value Added Tax
• Inheritance Tax
• Vehicle Benefits
• Mileage Allowances
• National Insurance Contributions
• Key Dates & Deadlines
• Pension Premiums and Withdrawals
• Charitable Giving
• Savings & Investments
• Some Useful Rates
• Stamp Taxes
• Land and Buildings Transaction Tax

Mileage Allowances

It is quite normal practice for employees to be reimbursed at a reasonable mileage rate for business use of their own vehicles. The income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) position is as follows:

A statutory system of Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) applies for employees using their own vehicles for business journeys, as follows:
Cars and vans:           on the first 10,000 miles in the tax year           on each additional mile above this	45p per mile 25p per mile
Motorcycles	24p per mile
Bicycles	20p per mile

It is no longer possible to make a claim for tax relief based on the actual receipted bills, nor claim capital allowances or interest on loans related to car purchases.

Unless the employee is reimbursed at a rate higher than the AMAP, the payments do not need to be reported on a P11D. If the employer pays less than these rates, it is possible for the employee to claim income tax relief for the shortfall.

Rates of up to 5p per mile, per passenger, are also tax- and NICs- free when paid for the carriage of fellow employees on the same business trip. This now also covers volunteers who drive for hospital car services etc, even though they are not strictly employees.