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Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
As an employer providing meals for your employees, you have certain tax,…
You don’t have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or pay…
If the meals or vouchers you provide aren’t exempt, you may have to report…
The following guides contain more detailed information: subsidised meals…
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Find out more information on expenses, payments and benefits that are non-taxable.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Tax and reporting rules for employers who meet or reimburse an employee's expenses - scale rate payments round sum allowances (RSA)
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
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