C1C2F6Part 1Tax credits

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F6

Pt. 1 repealed (1.2.2019 with savings in relation to specified cases in art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2019/167, arts. 2, 3

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Pt. 1 modified (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Immigration) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/653), regs. 1, 4 (as amended (6.4.2003 immediately after the coming into force of S.I. 2003/738) by S.I. 2003/742, regs. 1(1), 56 (with reg. 1(2))

C2

Pt. 1 modified (6.4.2003 immediately after the coming into force of S.I. 2003/738) by The Tax Credits (Polygamous Marriages) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/742), regs. 1(1), 3-21 (as amended (6.4.2017) by S.I. 2017/387, regs. 1, 7)

Payment

I125 Payments of working tax credit by employers

1

Regulations may require employers, when making F1payments of, or on account of, PAYE income and in any such other circumstances as may be prescribed, to pay working tax credit, or prescribed elements of working tax credit, to employees.

2

The regulations may, in particular, include provision—

a

requiring employers to make payments of working tax credit, or prescribed elements of working tax credit, in accordance with notices given to them by the Board,

b

for the payment by the Board of working tax credit in cases where an employer does not make payments of working tax credit, or prescribed elements of working tax credit, in accordance with the regulations and with any notices given by the Board,

c

prescribing circumstances in which employers are not required to make, or to continue making, payments of working tax credit, or prescribed elements of working tax credit,

d

for the provision of information or evidence for the purpose of enabling the Board to be satisfied whether employers are complying with notices given by the Board and with the regulations,

e

requiring employers to provide information to employees (in their itemised pay statements or otherwise),

f

for the funding by the Board of working tax credit paid or to be paid by employers (whether by way of set off against income tax, national insurance contributions or student loan deductions for which they are accountable to the Board or otherwise),

g

for the recovery by the Board from an employer of funding under paragraph (f) to the extent that it exceeds the amount of working tax credit paid by the employer,

h

for the payment of interest at the prescribed rate on sums due from or to the Board, and for determining the date from which interest is to be calculated, and

i

for appeals with respect to matters arising under the regulations which would otherwise not be the subject of an appeal.

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5

In this Part—

  • “employee” means a person who receives any F2payment of, or on account of, PAYE income, and

  • “employer”, in relation to an employee, means a person who makes any such payment to the employee.

6

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7

“Student loan deductions” means deductions in accordance with regulations under section 22(5) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 73B(3) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44) or Article 3(5) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1760 (N.I. 14)).