in-kind benefit

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A payment or extra advantage given as goods or services instead of money.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say 'an in-kind benefit' or 'in-kind benefits'.

   Patterns

   • receive an in-kind benefit
   • provide in-kind benefits to someone
   • an in-kind benefit such as something

   The company offers an in-kind benefit of free lunches to all employees.

   Instead of a cash bonus, she received an in-kind benefit: a year's membership at a local gym.

   The charity thanked donors for their in-kind benefits, including office furniture and computers.

2. 2nouncountabletechnicalbusiness

   A tax term for a benefit received as property or services that must be reported as income.

   Grammar: Often used in legal or tax writing; usually plural.

   Patterns

   • report an in-kind benefit
   • taxable in-kind benefit
   • value of an in-kind benefit

   The tax office requires employers to report any in-kind benefit over a certain value.

   If you receive an in-kind benefit from your employer, you may need to declare it on your tax return.

   The value of an in-kind benefit is usually based on its fair market price.

Word forms

Common combinations

receive an in-kind benefit

Employees receive an in-kind benefit in the form of a company car.

provide in-kind benefits

The organization provides in-kind benefits such as meals and transportation.

taxable in-kind benefit

A taxable in-kind benefit must be included in your income.

in-kind benefit package

The in-kind benefit package includes health insurance and a gym pass.

value of an in-kind benefit

The value of an in-kind benefit is often hard to calculate.

Synonyms and how they differ

perk

Perk is informal and can be any extra advantage, including money; in-kind benefit specifically means goods or services, not cash.

benefit in kind

This is a British variant with the same meaning, often used in tax contexts.

non-cash benefit

A broader term that includes any non-monetary advantage; in-kind benefit is a type of non-cash benefit.

Opposites

Word family

benefit noun

A general word for an advantage or payment; in-kind benefit is a specific type.

in-kind adjective

Describing something given as goods or services rather than money, as in 'in-kind donation'.

Commonly confused: in-kind benefit or in-kind donation?

Practice

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