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

Chapter 3 U.K. Deductions from benefits code earnings

Deductions where amounts treated as earnings under the benefits code U.K.

365 Deductions where employment-related benefit provided U.K.

(1) A deduction from earnings is allowed if—

(a) the earnings include an amount treated as earnings under Chapter 10 of Part 3 (taxable benefits: residual liability to charge) in respect of a benefit, and

(b) had the employee incurred and paid the cost of the benefit, the whole or part of the amount paid would have been deductible under Chapter 2 or 5 of this Part.

(2) The deduction is equal to the amount that would have been so deductible.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the cost of the benefit is determined in accordance with sections 204 to 206.