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Travelling time payments

Definitions or restrictions

You make payments to an employee to compensate for time spent travelling on business.

What to report, what to pay

Travelling time payments count as earnings, so

  • add them to your employee’s other earnings
  • deduct and pay PAYE tax and Class 1 NICs using your usual payroll procedures

Work out the value to use

The value to use is the amount you pay in travelling time payments to the employee.

Technical guidance

EIM71306: Daily travel allowances