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

Chapter 11Taxable benefits: exclusion of lower-paid employments from parts of benefits code

What is lower-paid employment

219Extra amounts to be added in connection with a car

1

The provisions of this section apply for the purposes of section 218(1) in the case of a tax year in which a car is made available as mentioned in section 114(1) (cars, vans and related benefits) by reason of the employment.

2

Subsection (3) applies if in the tax year—

a

an alternative to the benefit of the car is offered, and

b

the amount that would be earnings within Chapter 1 of this Part if the benefit of the car were to be determined by reference to the alternative offered exceeds the benefit code earnings (see subsection (4)).

3

The amount of the excess is an extra amount to be added under step 2 in section 218(1).

4

For the purposes of subsection (2) “the benefit code earnings” is the total for the year of—

a

the cash equivalent of the benefit of the car (calculated in accordance with Chapter 6 of this Part), and

b

the cash equivalent (calculated in accordance with that Chapter) of the benefit of any fuel provided for the car by reason of the employment.

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7

Section 216(1) (provisions not applicable to lower-paid employment) is to be disregarded for the purpose of determining any amount under this section.