Updated Activa app shows whether employees should take a cash allowance or car

Date: 12 June 2017   |   Author: Daniel Puddicombe

Unlike paper-based systems, the app will not go out of date following Budgets or general election results, as it will be updated "almost immediately", the company said.

As well as the cash-allowance calculator, the app includes:

• All tax-relevant tables including: income tax rates/personal allowances;National Insurance rates/thresholds; corporate tax rates; capital allowances/lease rental restriction information; car and van benefit-in-kind tax rates; car and van fuel benefit charge rates; information on plug-in car and van grants; Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates and Advisory Fuel Rates; Vehicle Excise Duty rates and VAT information including VAT on private fuel rates.
• A summary of the 2017 spring Budget and its impact on the fleet industry, and company car and van drivers.
• A glossary of terms used when discussing company cars and vans.

"Employees driving their own cars on business trips continue to prove to be an administrative and compliance burden for many employers," said Activa Contracts' sales and marketing director Lisa Temperton. "We believe a company car remains exceptional value for money for both employers and employees, and limits organisations' risk exposure. Our enhanced app is a key tool in proving the case and helping employees make the cash or car decision with all the critical information at their fingertips. It further adds to Activa Contracts' industry-leading position as provider of a range of tools to enable clients to make fully-informed decisions."

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