EIM20607 - The benefits code: deductions for expenses payments received: example

Section 70 ITEPA 2003

An employee, who is not in an excluded employment (EIM20007), is rEIMbursed the following expenditure.

Business travelling

£500

Home to work travelling

£300

Allowable professional subscriptions

£50

 

£850

The payment of home to work travelling costs is not allowable as they are not incurred in the performance of the duties or in travel to a temporary workplace. The employee’s tax liability will therefore include

REIMbursed home to work expenses taxable as earnings (EIM10020 and EIM20602)

£300

REIMbursed business travel and professional subscriptions

£550

Deductible expenses

(£550)

Taxable expenses

£300