Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1)

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

Chapter 5 U.K. Taxable benefits: living accommodation

Benefit of living accommodation treated as earnings U.K.

102 Benefit of living accommodation treated as earnings U.K.

(1) If living accommodation to which this Chapter applies is provided in any period—

(a) which consists of the whole or part of a tax year, and

(b) throughout which the employee holds the employment,

the cash equivalent of the benefit of the accommodation is to be treated as earnings from the employment for that year.

(2) In this Chapter that period is referred to as “the taxable period”.

(3) Section 103 indicates how the cash equivalent is calculated.