Directors Loans

Postby thompson1 on Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:47 am

My MD has been informed that if the Debit balance on his loan account is outstanding at 06.04 then he will be obliged by law to accrue at 16% per annum from that date. Is this true?
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Postby Lambs on Thu Jan 12, 2006 1:26 pm

T, if your query is related to that posted by "Tomkinson" (see 2 queries up) then I suggest that you refer to that, as they appear to be remarkably similar.

Your query is a little short on detail, but reading into it, which is not without risk, the short answer is "No."

He may be charged Income Tax on the Benefit in Kind arising on the notional interest saved between an interest-free loan and what HM Revenue & Customs approximates to a general commercial rate, but that rate is a fraction of 16%.

This doesn't mean that there are no provisions, say in the company's legal constitution, or in his own contract of employment, that could levy such a charge. I think that this would be quite unusual, however.

Regards,

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Postby thompson1 on Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:46 am

Cheers, L
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