Part 3 U.K. Employment income: earnings and benefits etc. treated as earnings

Chapter 10 U.K. Taxable benefits: residual liability to charge

Cash equivalent of benefit treated as earnings U.K.

203 Cash equivalent of benefit treated as earnings U.K.

(1) The cash equivalent of an employment-related benefit is to be treated as earnings from the employment for the tax year in which it is provided.

(2) The cash equivalent of an employment-related benefit is the cost of the benefit less any part of that cost made good by the employee to the persons providing the benefit.

(3) The cost of an employment-related benefit is determined in accordance with section 204 unless—

(a) section 205 provides that the cost is to be determined in accordance with that section, or

(b) section 206 provides that the cost is to be determined in accordance with that section.