Part 4Employment income: exemptions

Chapter 7Exemptions: removal benefits and expenses

Exemption of removal benefits and expenses: general

271Limited exemption of removal benefits and expenses: general

1

No liability to income tax in respect of earnings arises by virtue of—

a

the provision of removal benefits to which this section applies, or

b

the payment or reimbursement of removal expenses to which this section applies.

2

Subsection (1) does not apply if (disregarding this section) the earnings are general earnings to which either of the following sections applies—

a

section 22 (chargeable overseas earnings for year when F1remittance basis applies and employee ordinarily UK resident), or

b

section 26 (foreign earnings for year when F2remittance basis applies and employee not ordinarily UK resident).

3

Subsection (1) is subject to section 287 (limit on exemption).