EIM40003 - General earnings: diagram showing the charging provisions

Chapters 4 and 5 of Part 2 ITEPA 2003

The provisions under which general earnings fall to be charged are shown in the following table.

United Kingdom residence status of employeeDuties of employment performed either wholly or partly in the United KingdomDuties of employment performed wholly outside the United Kingdom
Performed in the United KingdomPerformed outside the United Kingdom
Resident, ordinarily resident and domiciledSection 15 (See Note 1)Section 15 (See Note 1)Section 15 (See Note 1)
Resident, ordinarily resident but not domiciledSection 21 (See Note 1)Section 21 (See Note 1)Section 21 (See Note 1)
or
Section 22 (See Note 2)
Resident but not ordinarily residentSection 25Section 26Section 26
Not resident but ordinarily residentSection 27No liabilityNo liability
Not resident and not ordinarily residentSection 27No liabilityNo liability

Note 1

See EIM33000 and subsequent for information on the Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction.

Note 2

See EIM40102 for the circumstances in which Section 22 applies.

Summary of the charging provisions

Sections 15 and 21: charge all general earnings irrespective of where the duties of the employment are performed. The charge is on the full amount of Section 15 or Section 21 earnings received in the tax year. See EIM40101.

Sections 25 and 27: charge all "UK-based" earnings, that is general earnings in respect of duties performed in the United Kingdom. The charge is on the full amount of Section 25 or Section 27 earnings received in the tax year. See EIM40201.

Section 22: charges "chargeable overseas earnings" but only to the extent that those earnings are remitted to the United Kingdom. See EIM40102.

Section 26: charges foreign earnings but only to the extent that those earnings are remitted to the United Kingdom. See EIM40301.