As a bonus for our BUFDG Pro subscribers, we have just launched three of our new e-learning modules early – they were due to be included as part of the new package launched in August for 2020/21 but we’ve decided to launch them early as a ‘thank you’ to our BUFDG Pro subscribers.
The courses can all be accessed via our e-learning page and are:
Expenses in HE
This course will be helpful to:
- anyone in a university working in finance, payroll or tax teams who needs to understand the tax implications of expenses, and
- anyone working in university HR teams setting expenses policies.
The course covers:
- the importance of following best practice for identifying and reimbursing expenses;
- common taxable and non-taxable expenses in HE;
- exemptions available;
- the consequences of incorrect tax treatment of expenses.
Benefits in HE
This course will be helpful to:
- anyone in a university working in finance, payroll or tax teams who needs to understand the tax implications of benefits, and
- anyone working in university HR teams setting expenses and benefits policies.
The course covers:
- the importance of following best practice for identifying and reporting benefits;
- how to identify taxable and non-taxable benefits;
- the tax treatment of common benefits in the HE sector; and
- the consequences of incorrect treatment and reporting of benefits.
Expenses & Benefits Reporting
This is a very short course will be helpful to those responsible for preparing, reviewing or authorising the reporting of taxable expenses and benefits to HMRC.
The course covers:
- how to identify the different types of reporting requirements for taxable expenses and benefits;
- the different methods of reporting these to HMRC;
- the deadlines for submitting information and paying the relevant taxes to HMRC;
- common errors and the consequences of incorrect treatment or reporting.
03 June 2020 
Amanda Darley, Head of Operations and Engagement
