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HMRC, the UK tax authority, has issued governance informing workers that employer-provided coronavirus testing will be treated as a taxable benefit, meaning that your taxes will go up every time you get tested.
Treasury Committee Chair Mel Stride wrote to the exchequer to object to this rule, pointing out that "healthcare and hospitality workers are required to undergo regular coronavirus testing."
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"If these tests are to be treated as a taxable benefit in kind, the tax bill for workers could soon mount up. Many of our key workers could be faced with the perverse incentive of avoiding employer-sponsored tests in order to reduce their tax bill."
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