If you make employer contributions you need to keep a record of the:
- employees who received the benefit
- benefit provided
- date of the transaction
- cost to you
- any cost to the employee.
Additional record keeping for sickness, accident or benefit fund contributions
If you make contributions to sickness, accident or benefit funds you also need to keep a record of the:
- evidence of approval from Inland Revenue
- employees in the fund
- amounts contributed for each employee.
Additional record keeping for friendly society insurance funds and life, pension, personal accident or sickness policy contributions
If you make contributions to insurance funds of a friendly society or life, pension, personal accident or sickness policies you also need to keep a record of the:
- type of policy
- date the policy was taken out
- employees covered by the policy
- premium paid for each employee.
Additional record keeping for superannuation scheme contributions
If you make contributions to employee superannuation schemes you also need to keep a record of the:
- your approval letter from the Financial Markets Authority showing the type of superannuation scheme and date of approval
- employees in the scheme
- amounts contributed for each employee.
Last updated:
28 Apr 2021