The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

PART X U.K. MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

Other miscellaneous payments to be disregarded U.K.

1.—(1) The payments listed in paragraphs [F1 2 to 17] are disregarded in the calculation of earnings.

(2) Paragraph 4 contains additional rules about the way in which the components of a payment by way of expenses incidental to a qualifying absence from home are to be treated for the purpose of earnings-related contributions if the permitted maximum is exceeded.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 substituted (1.9.2003) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2085), regs. 1, 13(a)

Payments on account of sums already included in the computation of earnings U.K.

2.  A payment on account of a person’s earnings in respect of his employment as an employed earner which comprises, or represents and does not exceed sums which have previously been included in his earnings for the purpose of his assessment of earnings-related contributions.

Payments discharging liability for secondary Class 1 contributions following election under paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Contributions and Benefits Act U.K.

3.  A payment by way of the discharge of any liability for secondary Class 1 contributions which has been transferred from the secondary contributor to the employed earner by election made jointly by them for the purposes of paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 to the Contributions and Benefits Act (elections about contribution liability in respect of [F2 relevant employment income]) F3 .

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 3 para. 3 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2096), regs. 1(1), 6

F3 Paragraph 3B was inserted by section 77(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).

Payments by way of incidental [F4 overnight ] expenses U.K.

4.— [F5 (1) A payment by way of incidental overnight expenses, in whatever form, which by virtue of section 240 of ITEPA 2003 are not general earnings liable to income tax under that Act.

(2) If a payment is made by way of incidental overnight expenses in connection with a qualifying period, but the amount of that payment (calculated in accordance with section 241 of ITEPA 2003) exceeds the permitted amount, sub-paragraphs (3) to (6) apply.]

(3) So much of the payment as is made by way of cash shall be included in the calculation of earnings.

(4) The amount of cash for which a cash voucher can be exchanged shall be included in the calculation of earnings.

(5) The cost of provision of any non-cash voucher shall be included in the calculation of earnings and anything for which the voucher can be exchanged shall be disregarded in that calculation.

(6) Any payment by way of a benefit in kind shall be disregarded in the calculation of earnings.

[F6 (7) In this paragraph—

• “the cost of provision” in relation to a non-cash voucher is the cost incurred by the person at whose expense the voucher is provided;

• “the permitted amount” has the meaning given in section 241(3) of ITEPA 2003; and

• “qualifying period” has the meaning given in section 240(1)(b) and (4) of ITEPA 2003.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 4 heading substituted (6.4.2004) by The Social Security (Contributions, Categorisation of Earners and Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/770), regs. 1(1), 28(7)(a)(i)

F5 Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 4(1)( 2) substituted (6.4.2004) by The Social Security (Contributions, Categorisation of Earners and Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/770), regs. 1(1), 28(7)(a)(ii)

F6 Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 7 substituted (6.4.2004) by The Social Security (Contributions, Categorisation of Earners and Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/770), regs. 1(1), 28(7)(a)(iii)

Gratuities and offerings U.K.

5.—(1) A payment of, or in respect of, a gratuity or offering [F7 which—

(a) satisfies the condition in either sub-paragraph (2) or (3); and

(b) is not within sub-paragraph (4) or (5).]

(2) [F8 The condition in this sub-paragraph] is that the payment—

(a) is not made, directly or indirectly, by the secondary contributor; and

(b) does not comprise or represent sums previously paid to the secondary contributor.

(3) [F9 The condition in this sub-paragraph] is that the secondary contributor does not allocate the payment, directly or indirectly, to the earner.

[F10 (4) A payment made to the earner by a person who is connected with the secondary contributor is within this sub-paragraph unless—

(a) it is—

(i) made in recognition for personal services rendered to the connected person by the earner or by another earner employed by the same secondary contributor; and

(ii) similar in amount to that which might reasonably be expected to be paid by a person who is not so connected; or

(b) the person making the payment does so in his capacity as a tronc-master.

(5) A payment made to the earner is within this sub-paragraph if it is made by a trustee holding property for any persons who include, or any class of persons which includes, the earner.

In this sub-paragraph “trustee” does not include a tronc-master.

(6) A person is connected with the secondary contributor for the purposes of this paragraph if his relationship with the secondary contributor, or where the employer and secondary contributor are different, with either of them, is as described in subsection (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of section 839 of the Taxes Act (connected persons).]

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 5(1) substituted (23.2.2004) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/173), regs. 1, 2(2)

F8 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 5(2) substituted (23.2.2004) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/173), regs. 1, 2(3)

F9 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 5(3) substituted (23.2.2004) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/173), regs. 1, 2(4)

F10 Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 5(4)-(6) added (23.2.2004) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/173), regs. 1, 2(5)

Redundancy payments U.K.

6.  For the avoidance of doubt, in calculating the earnings paid to or for the benefit of an earner in respect of an employed earner’s employment, any payment by way of a redundancy payment shall be disregarded.

Sickness payments attributable to contributions made by employed earner U.K.

7.  If the funds for making a sickness payment under arrangements of the kind mentioned in section 4(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act are attributable in part to contributions to those funds made by the employed earner, for the purposes of section 4(1) of that Act the part of that payment which is attributable to those contributions shall be disregarded.

Expenses and other payments not charged to tax under Extra-Statutory Concessions U.K.

8.  A payment which is not charged to tax under Schedule E by virtue of the following Inland Revenue Extra-Statutory Concessions as published at 1st September 2000—

(a) A57 (staff suggestion schemes);

(b) A58 (travelling and subsistence allowance when public transport disrupted);

(c) A59 (disabled persons’ home to work travel);

(d) A66 (employees’ journeys home: late night travel and breakdown in car sharing arrangements).

VAT on the supply of goods and services by employed earner U.K.

9.  If—

(a) goods or services are supplied by an earner in employed earner’s employment;

(b) earnings paid to or for the benefit of the earner in respect of that employment include the remuneration for the supply of those goods or services; and

(c) value added tax is chargeable on that supply;

an amount equal to the value added tax chargeable on that supply shall be excluded from the calculation of those earnings.

Employee’s indemnity insurance U.K.

10.  A payment which by virtue of section 201AA of the Taxes Act (employee liabilities and indemnity insurance) F11 is deductible from the emoluments of the employment chargeable to tax under Schedule E.

Textual Amendments

F11 Section 201AA was inserted by section 91(1) of the Finance Act 1995.

Fees and subscriptions to professional bodies, learned societies etc U.K.

11.  A payment of, or a contribution towards any fee, contribution or annual subscription which, under section 201(1) of the Taxes Act (fees and subscriptions to professional bodies, learned societies etc) is deductible from the emoluments of any office or employment.

Holiday pay U.K.

12.  A payment in respect of a period of holiday entitlement where—

(a) the sum paid is derived directly or indirectly from a fund—

(i) to which more than one secondary contributor contributes, and

(ii) the management and control of which are not vested in those secondary contributors; or

(b) the person making the payment is entitled to be reimbursed from such a fund.

Payments to ministers of religion U.K.

13.  A payment of a fee in respect of employment as a minister of religion which does not form part of the stipend or salary paid in respect of that employment.

[F12 Payments to miners and former miners, etc. in lieu of coal U.K.

14.— (1) A payment in lieu of the provision of coal or smokeless fuel, if the employee is—

(a) a colliery worker;

(b) a former colliery worker;

and the condition in sub-paragraph (2) is met.

(2) The condition is that the amount of coal or fuel in respect of which the payment is made does not substantially exceed the amount reasonably required for personal use.

(3) That condition is assumed to be met unless the contrary is shown.

(4) In this paragraph, “colliery worker” means a coal miner or any other person employed at or about a colliery otherwise than in clerical, administrative or technical work; and “former colliery worker” shall be construed accordingly.

(5) This paragraph does not apply to Northern Ireland.]

Textual Amendments

F12 Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 14 substituted (6.4.2004) by The Social Security (Contributions, Categorisation of Earners and Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/770), regs. 1(1), 28(7)(e)

Here “miner” means any person employed in or about a colliery, whether on the surface or below ground, except a person employed—

(a) in a clerical, technical or administrative capacity; or

(b) at a coke oven, brick works or other activity not ancillary to coal mining.

(2) This paragraph does not apply to Northern Ireland.

[F13 Rewards for assistance with lost or stolen cards U.K.

15.— (1) A payment made by an issuer of charge cards, cheque guarantee cards, credit cards or debit cards, as a reward to an individual who assists in identifying or recovering lost or stolen cards in the course of his or her employment as an employed earner (other than employment by the issuer), together with any income tax paid by the issuer for the purpose of discharging any liability of the individual to income tax on the payment.

(2) In this paragraph—

“charge card” means a credit card, the terms of which include the obligations to settle the account in full at the end of a specified period;

“cheque guarantee card” means a card issued by a bank or building society for the purpose of guaranteeing a payment or supporting the encashment of a cheque up to a specified value;

“credit card” means a card which—

(a)

may be used on its own to pay for goods or services or to withdraw cash, and

(b)

enables the holder to make purchases and to draw cash up to a prearranged limit; and

“debit card” means a card linked to a bank or building society current account, used to pay for goods or services by debiting the holder’s account.]

Textual Amendments

F13 Sch. 3 Pt. 10 para. 15 added (26.7.2001) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2412), regs. 1, 5(4)(b)

[F14 Student loans U.K.

16.— (1) A payment made in accordance with Regulations made under section 186 of the Education Act 2002 in respect of the repayment, reduction or extinguishing of the amounts payable in respect of a loan.

(2) A payment for the purpose of discharging any liability of the earner to income tax for any tax year where the income tax in question is tax chargeable in respect of—

(a) the payment referred to in paragraph (1), or

(b) the payment made for the purpose of discharging the income tax liability itself.]

Textual Amendments

F14 and cross-heading added (17.12.2002) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2924), regs. 1, 4(b)

[F15 Payment of PAYE tax in respect of notional payment U.K.

17.   A payment by way of income tax for which the employer is required to account to the Board under section 710(1) of ITEPA 2003 (notional payments: accounting for tax).]

Textual Amendments

F15 Sch. 3 para. 17 and heading added (1.9.2003) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2085), regs. 1, 13(b)