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Check if you need to pay tax for charging an employee’s electric car

Your payment to your employee counts as earnings

You must:

  • add it to your employee’s other earnings
  • deduct and pay PAYE tax and Class 1 National Insurance through payroll

Your employee can claim tax relief for the miles they travelled on business.

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1. Do you own or hire the car?
Yes
Change 1. Do you own or hire the car?
2. Who pays to charge the car?
Your employee, but you pay them back
Change 2. Who pays to charge the car?
3. Does your employee use the car for business or personal journeys?
Both business and personal
Change 3. Does your employee use the car for business or personal journeys?