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

Chapter 4Taxable benefits: vouchers and credit-tokens

Cash vouchers: exceptions

79Voucher issued under approved scheme

1

This Chapter does not apply to a cash voucher received by an employee if—

a

it is issued under a scheme, and

b

at the time when it is received the scheme is a scheme approved by F3an officer of Revenue and Customs for the purposes of this section.

2

F3An officer of Revenue and Customs must not approve a scheme for the purposes of this section unless F1the officerF2is satisfied that it is practicable for income tax in respect of all payments made in exchange for vouchers issued under the scheme to be deducted in accordance with PAYE regulations.