Part 5U.K.Employment income: deductions allowed from earnings

Chapter 2U.K.Deductions for employee’s expenses

Other rules preventing deductions of particular kindsU.K.

[F1360ASocial security contributionsU.K.

(1)No deduction from earnings is allowed under this Chapter for any contribution paid by any person under Part 1 of SSCBA 1992 or Part 1 of SSCB(NI)A 1992.

(2)But this prohibition does not apply to an employer's contribution (see subsection (3)) which is allowable as a deduction—

(a)under section 336 (the general rule),

(b)under any of sections 337 to 342 (travel expenses), or

(c)under section 351(1) (expenses of ministers of religion).

(3)For this purpose “an employer's contribution” means—

(a)a secondary Class 1 contribution,

(b)a Class 1A contribution, or

(c)a Class 1B contribution,

within the meaning of Part 1 of SSCBA 1992 or Part 1 of SSCB(NI)A 1992.]

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