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

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

Special rules for scholarships U.K.

211 Special rules for scholarships: introduction U.K.

(1) Sections 212 to 214 supplement the preceding provisions of this Chapter in the following ways—

• section 212 provides for certain scholarships provided under arrangements entered into by an employer or a connected person to be regarded as provided by reason of an employment;

• section 213 provides that this Chapter does not apply to certain scholarships provided under a trust fund or a scheme;

• section 214 provides a different method of determining the cost of an employment-related benefit if it consists in the provision of a scholarship from a trust fund.

(2) Section 215 limits the extent to which [F1 section 776(1) of ITTOIA 2005] (exemption for scholarship income) applies to a scholarship whose provision constitutes an employment-related benefit.

(3) In this section and sections 212 to 215 “scholarship” includes a bursary, exhibition or other similar educational endowment.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 211(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 298 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)