Timeline for How can I determine if I can reward points for a purchase made with company funds?
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| Oct 21, 2014 at 10:38 | comment | added | Lars Viklund | In Swedish academia (which is under the state) things like air miles would be considered a benefit with tax implications if used privately. My particular university by policy restricts usage of air miles to be used for upgrades/purchases in association to work trips, neatly working around the problem. | |
| Aug 8, 2014 at 11:23 | history | edited | dirkk | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2014 at 1:31 | comment | added | lambshaanxy | Dirkk, can you please amend your answer to address @meriton's correction? It's very misleading as it stands. | |
| Aug 8, 2014 at 0:55 | comment | added | emory | I believe (but don't really know) that if the US federal government reimbursed the company for this purchase then you should not claim the reward points, because the federal government is sensitive about kickbacks. If you chose this store over another because of the reward points, they are in fact kickbacks. | |
| Aug 7, 2014 at 17:31 | comment | added | dirkk | @meriton You are right, I didn't read it properly (but it is also not so clear from the linked article, but very much from the verdict itself). Sorry about that. However, I think the point still stands; another example in Germany would be the bonus mile programs of airlines, which can not be used by employees. | |
| Aug 7, 2014 at 17:23 | comment | added | meriton | Erm, the linked article is about a gas station employee that, if the costumer did not have a benefit card, used the benefit card of a friend. That is not the same as a customer using his personal reward card when purchasing things for his company. In particular, the former causes financial harm to one's employer, the latter does not. | |
| Aug 7, 2014 at 14:42 | comment | added | dirkk | @gnasher729 Yeah, I was told the same before. However, I think this is a misguided view from a very US-centric point of view (sorry to all my dear American friends!). It might be possible in some countries to "make something up", but at least in Germany (and many parts in Europe, e.g. France) this is not so simple. You can not simply get fired if you do your job properly. | |
| Aug 7, 2014 at 14:34 | comment | added | gnasher729 | When I posted something similar elsewhere (if you do X consider that your company could use that as an excuse if they want to get rid of you), I was told that it doesn't make any difference because if they want to get rid of you they just make up something... | |
| Aug 7, 2014 at 13:41 | comment | added | CodesInChaos | Even if the company is fine with it, I'd expect it to be taxable income (one it exceeds a certain amount per month) since Germany taxes most kinds of employee benefits. | |
| Aug 7, 2014 at 13:12 | comment | added | dirkk | @NateKerkhofs Well, that is actually my point. I am actually afraid that people are researching this topic, find this post via Google and just read the most upvoted and accepted answers, which all pretty much disregard any problem whatsoever. However, at least for Germany (no matter where, no matter which position you are in), the situation the OP talks about will always be big trouble. Don't do it in Germany. | |
| Aug 7, 2014 at 13:08 | comment | added | Nzall | HUGE disclaimer to the above post: legal matters are different for every country and often depend on what part of the country you're working and/or living, what industry you're working in, what type of goods you purchased, the value of the goods and the bonus, and even what your job description is. As always, consult a lawyer BEFORE you decide to use company purchases to get personal bonuses. | |
| Aug 7, 2014 at 13:04 | history | answered | dirkk | CC BY-SA 3.0 |