(1)A deduction from earnings is allowed if—
(a)the earnings include an amount treated as earnings under section [F187(1) or 87A(1) (amount in respect] of benefit of non-cash voucher treated as earnings),
(b)the voucher is exchanged for goods or services (whether in the tax year or a later year), and
(c)had the employee incurred and paid the cost of the goods or services in the tax year, the whole or part of the amount paid would have been deductible from the earnings under Chapter 2 or 5 of this Part.
(2)The deduction is equal to the lesser of—
(a)the amount treated as earnings, and
(b)the amount that would have been so deductible.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 362(1)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 62 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2017 (c. 10), Sch. 2 para. 54