Part 5Employment income: deductions allowed from earnings

Chapter 5Deductions for earnings representing benefits or reimbursed expenses

Introduction

369Scope of this Chapter: earnings representing benefits or reimbursed expenses

1

A deduction from a person’s earnings for an amount is allowed under the following provisions of this Chapter where the amount is included in the earnings in respect of—

a

provision made for the person, or

b

expenses reimbursed by another person.

2

In this Chapter references to “the included amount” are references to the amount so included.

3

If the included amount is an amount treated as earnings under—

a

Chapter 4 of Part 3 (taxable benefits: vouchers and credit-tokens),

b

Chapter 5 of Part 3 (taxable benefits: living accommodation), or

c

Chapter 10 of Part 3 (taxable benefits: residual liability to charge),

a deduction may be allowed instead in respect of the benefit in question under Chapter 3 of this Part (deductions from benefits code earnings).