1237Counselling and other outplacement servicesU.K.
(1)This section applies if—
(a)a company with investment business (“the employer”) incurs counselling expenses,
(b)the expenses are incurred in relation to a person (“the employee”) who holds or has held an office or employment under the employer, and
(c)the relevant conditions are met.
(2)The expenses are treated for the purposes of Chapter 2 as expenses of management.
(3)In this section “counselling expenses” means expenses incurred—
(a)in the provision of services to the employee in connection with the cessation of the office or employment,
(b)in the payment or reimbursement of fees for such provision, or
(c)in the payment or reimbursement of travelling expenses in connection with such provision.
(4)In this section “the relevant conditions” means—
(a)conditions A to D for the purposes of section 310 of ITEPA 2003 (employment income exemptions: counselling and other outplacement services), and
(b)in the case of travel expenses, condition E for those purposes.