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Back to basics: Writing off employee loans

 
Continuing our series of basic informative articles Natasha Kaye and Matthew Wentworth of Olswang LLP discuss the writing off of employee loans
 
The write-off or release of a loan made to an employee may be desirable or necessary in a range of circumstances. This article examines the income tax and NICs consequences which may arise when a loan made to an employee is released or written off.
 
A write-off or release of an employee loan could fall within the charge to income tax in one of three ways by giving rise to:

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