Are employees taxed on Business Travel Insurance?

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Kelvin Steve
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The Business Travel Insurance is a service designed to support employees during their business travels, offered as a Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) in some countries through Remote. As a BIK, this insurance may be subject to taxation for the employee depending on local regulations.

Below is a list of countries where this benefit is available, along with relevant tax information where it is taxable to employees. Please note that the tax information provided pertains to taxes paid by employees, not the company.

Country Is the Business Travel Insurance subject to tax in this country? (Yes/No) Will the PAYE/tax and social security be withheld by Remote? (Yes/No)
Albania No N/A
Argentina Yes Yes
Armenia No Yes
Australia No N/A
Austria No N/A
Belgium No N/A
Brazil No N/A
Bulgaria No N/A
Canada Yes Yes
Chile No N/A
Colombia No N/A
Costa Rica No N/A
Croatia No N/A
Cyprus No N/A
Czech Republic No N/A
Dominican Republic Yes Yes
Ecuador No N/A
Egypt Yes Yes
Estonia No N/A
Finland No N/A
France No N/A
Georgia Yes Yes
Germany No N/A
Greece Yes Yes
Honduras No N/A
Hong Kong Yes N/A
Hungary No N/A
Iceland No N/A
Indonesia No N/A
Ireland No N/A
Israel No N/A
Italy No N/A
Japan No N/A
Kenya No N/A
Latvia No N/A
Lithuania No N/A
Luxembourg No N/A
Macedonia Yes Yes
Malaysia No N/A
Malta No No
Mexico Yes Yes
Morocco Yes N/A
Netherlands No N/A
New Zealand Yes No
Nigeria No N/A
Norway No N/A
Pakistan Yes N/A
Panama No N/A
Peru No N/A
Philippines Yes Yes
Poland No N/A
Portugal No N/A
Romania No N/A
Serbia No N/A
Singapore No N/A
Slovakia No N/A
Slovenia No N/A
South Africa No N/A
South Korea No Yes
Spain No N/A
Sweden No N/A
Switzerland No N/A
Taiwan No N/A
Tunisia No N/A
Turkey Yes Yes
UAE No N/A
UK No N/A
Ukraine No Yes
Uruguay No N/A
US No N/A
Vietnam No N/A
Zimbabwe Yes N/A

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