SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Minor amendments of or connected with the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

Free or subsidised meals

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In Chapter 11 of Part 4 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (employment income: miscellaneous exemptions), in section 317 (free or subsidised meals), for subsection (1) substitute—

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No liability to income tax arises in respect of the provision for an employee by the employer of free or subsidised meals if they are provided—

a

in a canteen, or

b

on the employer’s business premises,

and conditions A to C are met.

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This amendment has effect for the year 2004-05 and subsequent tax years.