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Beneficial loans: average official rates updated

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HMRC has updated its guidance entitled Rates and allowances: beneficial loan arrangements for the average official rates for tax years as below:

2019 to 2020: 2.50%;
2020 to 2021: 2.25%;
2021 to 2022: 2%; and

2022 to 2023: 2%.

The average rates are used for the ‘normal averaging’ method of calculating the cash equivalent of a beneficial loan (based on the average amount of the loan calculated by reference to its maximum opening and closing balances at the beginning and end of the tax year; see HMRC’s Employment Income Manual at EIM26215). 

The actual official rate of interest from 6 April 2023 is 2.25%.

Issue: 1612
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