{"id":6568,"date":"2021-10-13T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T19:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/?p=6568"},"modified":"2025-04-18T13:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:48:58","slug":"custom-embroidery-employee-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/garment\/custom-embroidery-employee-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Embroidered Apparel a Good Employee Holiday Gift Idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Christmas season is nearly upon us. That means it&#8217;s time to start thinking about what you&#8217;re getting your employees for the holidays. And we&#8217;re not simply talking about a holiday bonus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figuring out what to give staff as a gift can be immensely challenging. You need to make sure it&#8217;s something people will enjoy and actually use. More importantly, you need to account for the tax ramifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted by the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wagepoint <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog, any gifts you give as an employer are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wagepoint.com\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subject to income tax<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is because gifts are generally seen as fringe benefits. The exception to this rule is gifts that qualify as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">de minimis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which means they&#8217;re too trivial to be taxed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following are considered <em>de minimis<\/em> gifts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birthday or holiday gifts with a &#8220;low market value.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasional personal use of office equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasional special events, such as cocktail parties, tickets to a concert, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasional food.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special circumstances such as illness, loss, or exceptionalism.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for what constitutes a low market value, that&#8217;s something of a gray area. The general rule is that you shouldn&#8217;t be spending more than $500 per employee per year. Cash rewards, as well, are a bad idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Give Employees a Holiday Gift at All?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your people are the lifeblood of your business. You need to make sure that they feel invested in your business. They should work hard not because they need to as part of their job, but because they want to help you succeed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gift-giving on special occasions is an excellent way to make that happen. Not only do gifts allow you to show your appreciation to your people for making your business a success, but they also demonstrate that you care about them as more than a resource. Moreover, in the case of customized or personalized gifts, they can even help you gain a deeper understanding of your people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Case for Embroidered Apparel\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we&#8217;ve made a case for giving gifts as a general concept let&#8217;s discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/embroidery\">embroidered apparel<\/a> specifically. What is it that makes an embroidered article of clothing a better option than other gifts? As it turns out, there are a few answers to that question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Embroidered apparel is relatively inexpensive. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As already mentioned, you&#8217;re limited in terms of how much you can spend on each employee every year. An embroidered shirt or hat isn&#8217;t likely to cost you more than $30 or $40 \u2014 meaning it&#8217;s easy to stay within your price limits while giving a more upscale gift.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Embroidered apparel is simple to order. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally speaking, the process of designing and ordering custom embroidery shouldn&#8217;t be complicated or overwhelming.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Embroidered apparel is easy to personalize. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you want to provide each employee with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/shop\/custom-t-shirts\">custom t-shirt<\/a> or allow them to design their own logos, custom embroidery presents an easy solution for any employer that&#8217;s struggling to come up with a personalized gift.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>There are other options beyond embroidered apparel. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many businesses that offer custom embroidery do more than just apparel. They may also offer personalized products such as tote bags, hats, coffee mugs, and more. That means you have plenty of options if you \u2014 or an employee \u2014 decide that embroidery isn&#8217;t the right choice.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a season of generosity and gift-giving. As an employer, that means it&#8217;s the perfect time to thank your people. To show them that you appreciate all the hard work they&#8217;ve done in getting you where you are today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personalized embroidery is an excellent way to achieve this. And that&#8217;s precisely where BlueCotton comes in. Working with us, all you need to do is choose a shirt, pick your color and size, then open our award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/designer\/embroidery\">embroidery design studio<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From there, it&#8217;s easy to customize your order in whatever way you see fit. You can even add multiple different types of shirts to the same order without too much of a price increase. That&#8217;s not even the best part.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas season is nearly upon us. That means it&#8217;s time to start thinking about what you&#8217;re getting your employees for the holidays. And we&#8217;re not simply talking about a holiday bonus.\u00a0 Figuring out what to give staff as a gift can be immensely challenging. 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