Part 3Employment income: earnings and benefits etc. treated as earnings
Chapter 6Taxable benefits: cars, vans and related benefits
F1Reduction for payments for private use
158Reduction for payments for private use
(1)
The cash equivalent of the benefit of a van for a tax year under section F2155 (after any reduction under sections 156 and 157) is to be reduced if, as a condition of the van being available for the employee’s private use, the employee—
(a)
is required in that year to pay (whether by way of deduction from earnings or otherwise) an amount of money for that use, and
(2)
If the amount paid F5as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) by the employee in respect of that year is equal to or exceeds that cash equivalent, it is reduced to nil.
(3)
In any other case that cash equivalent is reduced by the amount paid F6as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) by the employee.
(4)
In this section the reference to the van being available for the employee’s private use includes a reference to the van being available for the private use of a member of the employee’s family or household.
F7158AVan provided pursuant to optional remuneration arrangements: private use
(1)
In calculating the relevant amount under section 154A in relation to a van and a tax year, a deduction is to be made under step 2 of subsection (3) of that section if, as a condition of the van being available for the employee's private use, the employee—
(a)
is required in that year to pay (whether by way of deduction from earnings or otherwise) an amount of money for that use, and
(b)
pays that amount on or before 6 July following that year.
(2)
The amount of the deduction is—
(a)
the amount paid as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) by the employee in respect of the year, or
(b)
if less, the amount that would reduce the relevant amount to nil.
(3)
In this section the reference to the van being available for the employee's private use includes a reference to the van being available for the private use of a member of the employee's family or household.