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  Benefit in Kind

 

A benefit for all....
 

  • Employees and employers both benefit when a bonus is paid in gift cards
         or gift vouchers
  • With the use of our Online Corporate System (OCS) you can make a number
         of small awards that culminate in an overall single benefit of €250
  • Our OCS is approved by the Revenue Commissioners for BIK development

Cash Vs Gift Card/Voucher Bonus
 

  Bonus of €250.00 paid by Cash  
  Cash per employee €250.00
  PAYE & Income Levy (at higher rate) €219.39
  PRSI & Health Levy (employees) €40.81
  TOTAL  €510.20
  PRSI (employers)  €54.85
  Total Cost to employer €565.05
  Net Benefit to employee €250.00
     
  Bonus of€250.00 paid by Gift Card/Voucher  
  Cash per employee €250.00
  PAYE (at higher rate) NIL
  PRSI (employees) NIL
  TOTAL €250.00
  PRSI (employers) NIL
  Total Cost to employer  €250.00
  Net Benefit to employee €250.00

The above examples are for practical guidance and are not intended to provide a full legal or tax interpretation of the legislation involved.

Reward your staff with €250 Tax & PRSI Free


Under the Revenue Commissioners’ approved ‘Small Benefit Exemption’ scheme, employers can now provide employees with a gift card or voucher up to the value of €250 as a once-off benefit during the tax year which is not subject to PAYE, Income Levy, Healthy Levy or employee & employer PRSI. The €250 gift card or voucher is tax free even if the employee is receiving other taxable BIK.

There is no requirement to make a return to the Revenue Commissioners in relation to this benefit. According to the Revenue Commissioners payments can only be made in one installment, but to allow companies make several payments to the sum of €250, we offer a unique online management tool (OCS) to manage such payments.

Our OCS system allows companies to make a number of small awards to an individual employee which culminates in an overall single benefit of no more than €250, rather than being limited to making just one payment. Due to its management control features,
our OCS system has been approved by the Revenue Commissioners for use by Irish companies wishing to avail of this tax and PRSI concession.

Employers & employees both benefit when a €250 bonus is paid in gift cards or vouchers rather than in cash. Employees are rewarded with something they actually want. It is something that they can take home to their family rather than a cash bonus that can be just absorbed into their pay cheque. The company not only reaps the rewards of increased morale, productivity and loyalty, but due to the tax advantages with gift cards and vouchers both parties also benefit significantly from this.

Giving a reward that is tax-free can’t guarantee a successful employee reward programme, but we can provide you with BIK advice, software solutions and the most suitable reward product guaranteed for achieving a successful rewards programme for your business.

For any queries regarding the BIK tax benefit on gift cards and vouchers simply ask any member of our Corporate Sales Team.


Click here to email our Corporate Sales Team or phone ph: 01 – 8708181.

 
Card Information

Members can find their account number printed on the front of their cards.

 

The Verification Number is a three digit number that is printed on the back of your card. It is located on the signature panel, following your account number.