Part 2

Employment income: charge to tax
Chapter 5

Taxable earnings: remittance basis rules and rules for non-uk resident employees

Taxable earnings

Taxable earnings under this Chapter: introduction
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1
This Chapter contains provision for determining how much of the following are taxable earnings from an employment in a tax year—
a
general earnings that are for a tax year for which section 809B, 809D or 809E of ITA 2007 (remittance basis) applied to the employee (being a tax year before tax year 2025-26), and
b
general earnings that are for a tax year for which the employee is non-UK resident.
2
In this Chapter—
a
sections 29 and 30 deal with the year for which general earnings are earned,
b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d
sections 38 to 41 deal with the place where the duties of an employment are performed.
3
In the employment income Parts any reference to the charging provisions of this Chapter is a reference to any of sections 22, 26 and 27.
S. 20(2)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 81 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 11(3)
S. 20(2)(c) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 81 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 11(3)
Pt. 2 applied (E.W.S.) (31.3.2017) by The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/353), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(3) (with reg. 2(4)(5))
Pt. 2 Ch. 5 title substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 81 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 10
Words in s. 20(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 81 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 7 para. 11(4)
Pt. 2 applied (with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), ss. 969(4)(a), 1329(1) (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)
S. 20(1) substituted (for the tax year 2025-26 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2025 (c. 8), s. 40(4), Sch. 9 para. 3(3)