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

Section 70 ITEPA 2003

An employee (who for 2015/16 and earlier is not in an excluded employment (EIM20007)), is reimbursed the following expenditure.

Expenditure Amount
Business travelling 拢500
Home to work travelling 拢300
Allowable professional subscriptions 拢50
Total 拢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鈥檚 tax liability will therefore include

Item Amount
Reimbursed home to work expenses taxable as earnings (EIM10020 and EIM20602) 拢300
Reimbursed business travel and professional subscriptions 拢550
Deductible expenses (拢550)
Taxable expenses 拢300