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My previous job was at a company that employs a similar number to yours, and it's large enough to have to be very wary about what kind of stuff it does. The stuff this guy's saying is bullshit. I know it to be bullshit, but if I want to get the scheme going here, I have to meet the bullshit and try to counter it :-(
I may contact cyclescheme, but I've already provided a tonne of info from various websites such as this. I don't think he'd trust the testimony of an organiser of the scheme as he questions the legitimacy of the whole process.
This a concern for me - he's taken the whole 'Fair Market Value' thing to heart and it seems likely that, in the doubtful situation that our company does the scheme, he'll be ringing around the bike shops to get the quotes. The phrase 'by the book' seems to have been invented for him...
I've read this too. I will point this out, but he's already stated his concerns over 'dodgy tax savings'.
@dommyracer Yep! Already shown him that! Already pointed out the full government endorsement of the scheme. Already shown the various government-run agencies that run the scheme for their employers (the Police, ffs!). Already shown the finance act. Blah blah blah.
As Huge16 says, it's most likely the case that he's made his mind up and that's that. However, I'm a stubborn c**t and I at least want to be able to prove that I've shown him, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the only reason he won't do it is his own stupid fsckery.
The one advantage is that I work for a very small company, which means that my inevitable moaning about the matter will get round to the CEO at some point...