To report my ex boss?

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I’ve recently left my role supporting a senior person in finance. When he started in the role around 4 months ago, he wrongly assumed we had onsite parking. He asked me to see if the company would lease him a spot, they said no.

Once he started he asked if he could expense his parking (circa £32 pd). HR said no twice, and ignored him the third time he asked.

At the end of the month, he sent me his expense receipts to process including his onsite parking ones. I replied and said for audit purposes has this now been approved, and he asked me who his claim would go to. His boss is in another country who may not be aware of Uk expense and tax rules. He said, ok put them through and I’ll speak to boss if needed. Bosses PA approved the claim without questions. This has continued for the last four ish months.

Expensing costs related to a permanent office is not only against the expense policy but also is taxable to the business. The business is not paying tax on these claims as they are unaware of them.

So AIBU to email the head of HR now I’ve left and tell them? Or should I just forget about it and move on?

It’s the tax relief to the company on travel expenses that is affected.
Previously when some others had it in their contract they could claim for travel to their home office we had to report if differently.

Report - Are you sure this won’t come back to you as fraud? It’s ok for PP to say it’s none of your business but the business, when they eventually find this, may look at you as well as your ex-boss because you were processing his claims! Or have I misunderstood?

It’s not travel to the office, it’s parking. It’s a very important distinction for tax purposes and it is deductible for the company too.

If they were paying his fuel or for his train to the office then this would be a taxable benefit (albeit still one deductible for the company’s tax position).