Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970

195Expenses allowances, etc.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, any sum paid in respect of expenses by a body corporate to any of its directors, or to any person employed by it in an employment to which this Chapter applies, shall, if not otherwise chargeable to tax as income of that director or employee, be treated for the purposes of section 183 above as a perquisite of the office or employment of that director or employee and included in the emoluments thereof assessable to tax accordingly:

Provided that nothing in this subsection shall prevent a claim for a deduction being made under section 189 above in respect of any money expended wholly, exclusively and necessarily in performing the duties of the office or employment, or under section 192 above in respect of any such fee, contribution or subscription as is mentioned in that section.

(2)In this section, and, in relation to any director or person employed in an employment to which this Chapter applies, in so much of section 15 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 as requires employers in certain cases to give particulars of payments to directors and employees in respect of expenses, any reference to a sum paid in respect of expenses includes a reference to any sum put by a body corporate at the disposal of a director or employee and paid away by him.