Part 3Employment income: earnings and benefits etc. treated as earnings

Chapter 2Taxable benefits: the benefits code

The benefits code

63The benefits code

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In the employment income Parts “the benefits code” means—

  • this Chapter,

  • Chapter 3 (expenses payments),

  • Chapter 4 (vouchers and credit-tokens),

  • Chapter 5 (living accommodation),

  • Chapter 6 (cars, vans and related benefits),

  • Chapter 7 (loans), F3and

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  • Chapter 10 (residual liability to charge)

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The benefits code has effect subject to section 554Z2(2).

64Relationship between earnings and benefits code

1

This section applies if, apart from this section, the same benefit would give rise to two amounts (“A” and “B”)—

a

A being an amount of earnings as defined in Chapter 1 of this Part, and

b

B being an amount to be treated as earnings under the benefits code.

2

In such a case—

a

A constitutes earnings as defined in Chapter 1 of this Part, and

b

the amount (if any) by which B exceeds A is to be treated as earnings under the benefits code.

3

This section does not apply in connection with living accommodation to which Chapter 5 of this Part applies.

4

In that case section 109 applies to determine the relationship between that Chapter and Chapter 1 of this Part.

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F46

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F565Dispensations relating to benefits within provisions not applicable to lower-paid employment

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