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Cycle to Work Scheme implementation guidance

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Table of contents

  • 1) Who is eligible?
  • 2) What equipment is included under the tax exemption?
  • 3) What value of equipment can be supplied?
  • 4) Scope of tax exemption
  • 5) Setting up a Cycle to Work Scheme
  • 5.1 Salary Sacrifice
  • 5.2 Employer's NICs
  • 5.3 Deductibility for the employer
  • 6) Things to consider in relation to salary sacrifice arrangements
  • 6.1 The National Minimum Wage (NMW)
  • 6.2 Benefit entitlement
  • 6.3 Withdrawing from a Cycle to Work Arrangement
  • 7) VAT
  • 8) Can the employee keep the cycle at the end of the loan period?
  • 9) Consumer Credit Law
  • 9.1 Consumer Credit Licence
  • 9.2 Setting up the Agreement
  • 9.3 Not Hire Purchase - dealing with what happens to the cycles and cyclists' safety equipment at the end of the hire period
  • 9.4 Cancellation Rights
  • 9.5 Advertising Requirements
  • 10) Authorisation of a Cycle to Work scheme
  • 11) How long does a Cycle to Work scheme have to run for?
  • 12) Insurance
  • 13) Mileage Allowance
  • 14) Work Place Travel Plans

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