Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

Cash vouchers: exceptions

78 Voucher made available to public generally

This Chapter does not apply to a cash voucher if—

(a) it is of a kind made available to the public generally, and

(b) it is provided to the employee or a member of the employee’s family on no more favourable terms than to the public generally.

79 Voucher issued under approved scheme

(1) This Chapter does not apply to a cash voucher received by an employee if—

(a) it is issued under a scheme, and

(b) at the time when it is received the scheme is a scheme approved by the Inland Revenue for the purposes of this section.

(2) The Inland Revenue must not approve a scheme for the purposes of this section unless they are satisfied that it is practicable for income tax in respect of all payments made in exchange for vouchers issued under the scheme to be deducted in accordance with PAYE regulations.

80 Vouchers where payment of sums exempt from tax

This Chapter does not apply to a cash voucher if it is—

(a) a document intended to enable a person to obtain payment of a sum which would not have constituted employment income if paid to the person directly, or

(b) a savings certificate where the accumulated interest payable in respect of it is exempt from tax (or would be so exempt if certain conditions were met).