Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

371 Travel costs and expenses where duties performed abroad: visiting spouse’s [F1 , civil partner's] or child’s travel U.K.

(1) A deduction is allowed from earnings which are [F2 relevant taxable earnings] if—

(a) the earnings include an amount in respect of—

(i) the provision of travel facilities for a journey made by the employee’s spouse [F3 , civil partner] or child, or

(ii) the reimbursement of expenses incurred by the employee on such a journey, and

(b) conditions A to C are met.

(2) The deduction is equal to the included amount.

(3) Condition A is that the employee is absent from the United Kingdom for a continuous period of at least 60 days for the purpose of performing the duties of one or more employments.

(4) Condition B is that the journey is between a place in the United Kingdom and a place outside the United Kingdom where such duties are performed.

(5) Condition C is that the employee’s spouse [F4 , civil partner] or child is—

(a) accompanying the employee at the beginning of the period of absence,

(b) visiting the employee during that period, or

(c) returning to a place in the United Kingdom after so accompanying or visiting the employee.

(6) A deduction is not allowed under this section for more than two outward and two return journeys by the same person in a tax year.

(7) In this section “child” includes a stepchild and an illegitimate child, but not a person who is 18 or over at the beginning of the outward journey.

[F5 (8) In this section “relevant taxable earnings” has the meaning given by section 370(6).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 371 heading inserted (5.12.2005) by The Tax and Civil Partnership Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3229), regs. 1(1), 146(3)

F2 Words in s. 371(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 81 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 28(2)

F3 Words in s. 371(1)(a)(i) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Tax and Civil Partnership Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3229), regs. 1(1), 146(2)

F4 Words in s. 371(5) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Tax and Civil Partnership Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3229), regs. 1(1), 146(2)

F5 S. 371(8) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 81 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 28(3)