Expenses confusion

[MaverickSnoopy]

My friend has to have a DBS for their job. Their employer says you arrange it and then claim back the cost via expenses. Historically this has been paid with expenses. This year they're paying through payroll. They've said that no tax will be payable on it. I assume they're classing it as a benefit and will add it to a P11D at the end of the year? Is that the right thing to do with a DBS? It's literally only going to be used for this job as no available hours to work elsewhere, although it "could" be used elsewhere. Friend will have to use this higher figures as yearly earnings Inc for tax credits which doesn't seem right. It's not an earning It's a repayment of something they spent. Any thoughts?

Why do you assume they are classing it as s benefit? They've confirmed no tax will be due. My company is paying for my university, there is no tax paid by me on that, and that's s benefit for sure!

Looks like dbs costs £23, so if it was classed as a taxable benefit it would be minimal anyway, but would advise checking with payroll if it's taxable 8if it wasn't them who said it wouldn't be taxable)

Payroll say its not taxable. I guess what I'm wondering is how it should be paid back and whether it should be declared to tax credits as that was not the actual amount earned.

It's not a taxable benefit. It's reimbursement of expenses. It will be shown on the payslip as expenses after tax

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it will be paid alongside wages but classed as non taxable and doesn't need to be declared as earnings

it is hust a method of reinbursement of expenses so as not to have to make separate payments

Definitely not a p11D benefit which FYI are taxable

Marvellous thanks!