1289Unpaid remuneration: supplementaryU.K.
(1)For the purposes of section 1288 an amount charged in the accounts in respect of employees' remuneration includes an amount for which provision is made in the accounts with a view to its becoming employees' remuneration.
(2)For the purposes of section 1288 it does not matter whether an amount is charged for—
(a)particular employments, or
(b)employments generally.
(3)If the income is calculated before the end of the 9 month period mentioned in section 1288(1)(c)—
(a)it must be assumed, in making the calculation, that any remuneration which is unpaid when the calculation is made will not be paid before the end of that period, but
(b)if the remuneration is subsequently paid before the end of that period, nothing in this subsection prevents the calculation being revised and any tax return being amended accordingly.
(4)For the purposes of this section and section 1288 remuneration is paid when it—
(a)is treated as received by an employee for the purposes of ITEPA 2003 by section 18 or 19 of that Act (receipt of money and non-money earnings), or
(b)would be so treated if it were not exempt income.
(5)In this section and section 1288—
“employee” includes an office-holder and “employment” therefore includes an office, and
“remuneration” means an amount which is or is treated as earnings for the purposes of Parts 2 to 7 of ITEPA 2003.