Explanatory Notes

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

2003 CHAPTER 1

6th March 2003

Commentary on Sections

Example 3

Ne = £5,000; Da = 183; De = 183; Smg = 0
Part 5: Employment income: deductions allowed from earnings
Travel costs and expenses of non-domiciled employees where duties performed in UK
Chapter 6: Deductions from seafarers’ earnings
Section 380: Limit on deduction where UK duties etc. make amount unreasonable

1666.This section derives from paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to ICTA. It contains anti-avoidance provisions against attempts to manipulate the amount of the earnings to take advantage of the relief.

1667.The rules in paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 12 to ICTA for determining associated employments end with the words “but paragraph (b) above shall not be construed as requiring an individual to be treated in any circumstances as under the control of another person”. These words did not appear to have any policy or practical purpose and have been omitted as unnecessary. The rules are now the same as in section 24 and rather than repeat them here subsection (4) contains a cross-reference to that section.