Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

[F2 [197B Limit on chargeable mileage profit. U.K.

(1) In a case where—

(a) in the year 1989-90 (the base year) sums paid to a person by reason of an employment held by him are paid in respect of expenses incurred by him in travelling, in the course of the duties of the employment, in a motor vehicle provided by him,

(b) in a subsequent year of assessment (the year concerned) he makes a mileage profit as respects an employment,

(c) the amount of the mileage profit he makes in the year concerned or, where he makes a mileage profit in that year as respects more than one employment, the aggregate of the mileage profits he makes in that year would (apart from this section) be greater than the maximum amount for the year,

(d) section 197E does not prevent this section from applying, and

(e) a claim is made for relief under this section,

the amount of the mileage profit he makes in the year concerned or, as the case may be, the aggregate of the mileage profits he makes in that year shall be treated as being equal to the maximum amount for the year.

(2) In a case where the employee’s relevant mileage for the year concerned is more than his relevant mileage for the base year, the maximum amount for the year concerned shall be found by applying the formula—

(3) In any other case, the maximum amount for the year concerned shall be found by applying the formula—

(4) A is the taxed mileage profit for the base year.

(5) B is the employee’s relevant mileage for the year concerned.

(6) C is the employee’s relevant mileage for the base year.

(7) D is—

(a) nil if the year concerned is 1990-91;

(b) an amount found by multiplying £1,000 by E if the year concerned is 1991-92 or a subsequent year of assessment.

(8) E is 1 if the year concerned is 1991-92, 2 if it is 1992-93, 3 if it is 1993-94, and so on (adding 1 for each succeeding year of assessment).]]

Textual Amendments

F2 1990 s.23and Sch.4.