The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
[^f00023]: Section 607 was amended by section 104(2) and (3) of the Finance Act 1994 (c. 9).
[^f00024]: Section 611A was inserted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26) and amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1999 (c. 16).
[^f00025]: Section 141 was amended by sections 46 and 47 of the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39), paragraph 46 of Schedule 18 to the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40), section 89(1) to (3) of the Finance Act 1994 and sections 91(2) and (3) and 93(1) and (5) of the Finance Act 1995.
[^f00026]: Section 142 was amended by sections 46 and 48 of the Finance Act 1988, section 89(4) to (7) of the Finance Act 1994 and sections 91(2) and (3) and 93(1) and (5) of the Finance Act 1995.
[^f00027]: Section 143 was amended by section 89(8) to (11) of the Finance Act 1994.
[^f00028]: 1996 c. 8.
[^f00029]: There is an amendment not relevant for present purposes. To the extent that it is paid by an employer statutory sick pay is an emolument falling within Schedule E.
[^f00030]: Section 313 was amended by section 73 of the Finance Act 1988.
[^f00031]: Schedule 11A was inserted by Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1993 (c. 34).
[^f00032]: Subsections (1) to (1B) of section 198 were substituted for subsection (1) of that section by section 61(1) of the Finance Act 1998.
[^f00033]: Section 197G was inserted by section 75 of the Finance Act 1993.
[^f00034]: Section 200A was inserted by section 93(4) of the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4).
[^f00035]: S.I. 2002/2005.
[^f00036]: Section 201AA was inserted by section 91 of the Finance Act 1995.
[^f00037]: Section 201A was inserted by section 77 of the Finance Act 1990 (c. 29), amended by section 69 of the Finance Act 1991 and partly repealed by Schedule 17 to the Deregulation and Contracting-Out Act 1994 (c. 40).
[^f00038]: Section 202 was amended by section 109 of the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8).
[^f00039]: Subsection (3) was added to section 97 by section 110 of the Finance Act 1994.
[^f00040]: There is an amendment to section 613 which is not relevant for present purposes.
[^f00041]: Section 648A was inserted by section 109 of the Finance Act 1994.
[^f00042]: Section 315(5) provides that where the amount of retired pay or pension is not solely attributable to disablement or disability only so much of it as is certified by the Secretary of State to be so attributable qualifies for relief under section 315(1).
[^f00043]: Section 318 was amended by S.I. 1988/1843.
[^f00044]: Paragraph (1A) was inserted by S.I. 1994/1906. The amount of the pension mentioned in that paragraph has been increased, most recently by S.I. 2002/792.
[^f00045]: S.I. 1983/686.
[^f00046]: Section 95A was inserted by section 71(1) of the Finance Act 2001 (c. 9). Section 96 was amended by sections 196, 199, 214(1) and 216 of the Finance Act 1994, section 128(3) and (11) of the Finance Act 1996 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1998.
[^f00047]: 1988 c. 7.
[^f00048]: 1995 c. 18.
[^f00049]: 2000 c. 19.
[^f00050]: Section 64 has been amended: the relevant amendment is that made by section 66(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (“the Welfare Reform Act”).
[^f00051]: 1995 c. 18.
[^f00052]: Section 36 was substituted by section 54(1) of the Welfare Reform Act.
[^f00053]: Section 131 was substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14).
[^f00054]: Section 129 was amended by paragraph 2(h) of Schedule 1 to the Tax Credits Act 1999 (c. 10) in consequence of the renaming of disability working allowance by that Act. Disabled person’s tax credit is to be abolished by section 1(3)(c), and section 129 is repealed by section 56 of the Act.
[^f00055]: S.I. 2001/1167.
[^f00056]: Section 124(1) was amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) (“the Jobseekers Act”) and paragraph 28 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform Act. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 124 were repealed by Schedule 3 to the Jobseekers Act.
[^f00057]: S.I. 1995/310; relevant amending instrument S.I. 2002/491.
[^f00058]: Section 151A was inserted by paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act.
[^f00059]: Subsection (1) was substituted for the previous subsections (1) and (1A) by section 53(1) of the Welfare Reform Act.
[^f00060]: Sections 68 and 69 were repealed by Part 4 of Schedule 13 to the Welfare Reform Act. However, they continue to have effect in respect of beneficiaries whose period of incapacity for work began before 6th April 2001 by virtue of the saving in article 4 of S.I. 2000/2958.
[^f00061]: Statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay, although payable under the Contributions and Benefits Act are taken into account in calculating employment income, whether paid by the employer or the Board.
[^f00062]: Section 128 was amended by paragraph 2(g) of Schedule 1 to the Tax Credits Act 1999 in consequence of the renaming of family credit by that Act. Working families' tax credit is abolished by section 1(3)(b), and section 128 is repealed by section 56, of the Act from a date to be provided for by commencement order.
[^f00063]: S.I. 1996/1434, amended by 1997/857, 1999/2561, 2000/694 and 2001/758. The functions of the Secretary of State as respects Wales under this instrument were transferred to the National Assembly by S.I. 1999/672 and, as respects Scotland, to the Scottish Ministers by S.I. 1999/750.
[^f00064]: S.I. 2002/195.
[^f00065]: Section 331A was inserted by section 60 of the Finance Act 1999.
[^f00066]: Relevant amendments to section 547(1) have been made by paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1991, section 56(1) and (4) and 76(2) and (6) of the Finance Act 1995, sections 121(8)(a), 122(7)(a) and 205 of, and Part V(6) of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 1996, paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 14, Part III(19) of Schedule 27, to the Finance Act 1998, section 22(8)(a) and (12) of the Finance Act 1999 and paragraphs 1 and 11 of Part 1 of Schedule 28 to the Finance Act 2001. Relevant modifications are made by S.I. 1999/1029. That instrument was amended by S.I. 2001/2724, Articles 184 and 185 of S.I. 2001/3629 and S.I. 2002/455.
[^f00067]: Section 347A was inserted by section 36(1) of the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39).
[^f00068]: S.I. 1998/1870: there are amendments which are not relevant for the purposes of this instrument.
[^f00069]: S.I. 1989/469: regulation 17A was inserted by S.I. 1991/733 and amended by S.I. 1991/2774, 1995/3287 and 1996/846.
[^f00070]: Section 326A was inserted by section 28(1) of the Finance Act 1990 (c. 29) and amended by section 63(2) of the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4).
[^f00071]: Section 326 was amended by section 29 of, and Schedule 14 to the Finance Act 1990 and paragraphs 3 to 6 of Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 1995.
[^f00072]: 1939 c. 89. There is an amendment to section 7 which is not relevant for present purposes.
[^f00073]: Section 329AA was inserted by section 150 of and Schedule 26 to the Finance Act 1996.
[^f00074]: Section 329AB was inserted by section 150 of and Schedule 26 to the Finance Act 1996.
[^f00075]: Section 15 was partly repealed by Part 5 of Schedule 14 to the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39), amended by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1998 (c. 16).
[^f00076]: Paragraph 9 was amended, for chargeable periods ending after 5th April 2001, by paragraph 86(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2).
[^f00077]: Paragraph 11 was amended, for chargeable periods ending after 5th April 2001, by paragraph 86(3) of Schedule 2 to the Capital Allowances Act 2001.
[^f00078]: Subsections (3B) to (3E) were inserted by paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1996.
[^f00079]: Section 34 was amended by Part 8(1) of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4) and section 40 of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 to, the Finance Act 1998 (c. 36).
[^f00080]: Section 56 was amended by paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 10 to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), paragraph 2 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1993 (c. 34) and section 164(4) of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 14 to, the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8).
[^f00081]: Section 56A was inserted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48).
[^f00082]: Section 249 was amended by Part 5 of Schedule 17 to the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26), section 19(4) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992, section 77(3) of the Finance Act 1993, paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1996 and paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1997 (c. 58).
[^f00083]: Section 421 was amended by section 19(6) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992, section 77(4) of the Finance Act 1993, section 122(6) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 6 to, the Finance Act 1996 and paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1997.
[^f00084]: Section 660A was inserted, together with sections 660B to 660G, by paragraph 1 of Schedule 17 to the Finance Act 1995 and amended by section 41(6) of, and paragraph 26 of Schedule 13 and Part 2(4) of Schedule 40 to, the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17).
[^f00085]: Section 660B was amended by section 64(1) to (4) of the Finance Act 1999 (c. 16).
[^f00086]: Section 677 was amended by section 109(4) of the Finance Act 1989, paragraph 7 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1993 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 17 to the Finance Act 1995.
[^f00087]: Section 678 was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 17 to the Finance Act 1995.
[^f00088]: Section 695 was amended by paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1993 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 18, and Part 8(10) of Schedule 29, to the Finance Act 1995.
[^f00089]: Section 696 was amended by paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1993 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1995.
[^f00090]: Section 714 was amended by Part 5(3) of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 1996.
[^f00091]: Section 730 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1996.
[^f00092]: Section 730A was inserted by section 80(1) of the Finance Act 1995 and amended by paragraph 37 of Schedule 14 to the Finance Act 1996.
[^f00093]: Section 739 was amended by section 81 of the Finance Act 1997 (c. 16).
[^f00094]: Section 740 was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 26 to the Finance Act 2000.
[^f00095]: Section 761 was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 14 to the Finance Act 1990 (c. 29) and paragraph 14(47) of Schedule 10, and Schedule 12, to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.
[^f00096]: Section 776 was amended by paragraph 14(50) of Schedule 10 to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 and section 46(3) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to, the Finance Act 1998.
[^f00097]: S.R. 1996 No. 198.
[^f00098]: Regulation 75 was substituted by regulation 8 of S.R. 1997 No. 541 and paragraph (1)(a)(v) inserted by regulation 5(a) of S.R. 2001 No. 151.
[^f00099]: 1944 c. 10. Section 15 was amended by section 61 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50).
[^f00100]: 1945 c. 6 (N.I.).
[^f00101]: 1950 c. 29 (N.I.).
[^f00102]: Paragraph (1)(a)(v) was inserted by regulation 5(a) of S.R. 2001 No. 151.
[^f00103]: 1996 c. 56. Section 518 was substituted by section 129 of the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31).
[^f00104]: 1980 c. 44.
[^f00105]: 1992 c. 37.
[^f00106]: S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3). Article 55(1) was amended by Schedule 5 to the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2810 (N.I. 12)).
[^f00107]: 1988 c. 1. Section 347B was inserted by section 36 of the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39) and amended (for the tax year beginning on 6th April 1990 and subsequent tax years) by paragraph 13 of Schedule 3, further amended by Part 8 of Schedule 14 to the Finance Act 1988, section 5 of and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 (c. 36), sections 61 and 62 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), section 79 to and Schedule 26 Part 5(1) to the Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), paragraphs 11 and 15 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), section 27 to and Schedule 27 Part 3(1) of the Finance Act 1998 (c. 36) and sections 36 and 139 of and Schedule 20 Part 3(6) to the Finance Act 1999 (c. 16).
[^f00108]: 1968 c. 49.
[^f00109]: S.I. 1985/1799.
[^f00110]: S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2).
[^f00111]: 1976 c. 36. Section 57A was inserted by paragraph 25 of Schedule 10 to the Children Act 1989 (c. 41).
[^f00112]: 1978 c. 28.
[^f00113]: S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22). Article 59A was inserted by paragraph 164 of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/555 (N.I. 2)).
[^f00114]: 1989 c. 41.
[^f00115]: S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2).
[^f00116]: S.I. 1988/551.
[^f00117]: S.I. 1988/546.
[^f00118]: S.R. 1989 No. 348, modified by S.R. 1990 No. 164.
[^f00119]: 1996 c. 30.
[^f00120]: 1968 c. 49.
[^f00121]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14). Article 15A was inserted by Article 3 of the Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order (S.I. 1996/1923 (N.I. 19)).
[^f00122]: 1999 c. 33.
[^f00123]: Section 2 was substituted by section 25 of the Employment Act 1988 (c. 19) and amended by section 29(4) of and Schedule 7 Part 1 to the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38) and section 47(1) of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19).
[^f00124]: 1990 c. 35.
[^f00125]: 1950 c. 29.
[^f00126]: Regulation 17A(7) was amended by regulation 2(4) of S.I. 1998/2874 and regulation 2 of S.I. 1999/3083.
[^f00127]: 1948 c. 29. Section 26(3A) was inserted by section 42(4) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).
[^f00128]: 1977 c. 49. Section 16A was inserted by section 2 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8).
[^f00129]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14). Article 36 was substituted by Article 25 of S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1) and amended by paragraph 2(4) and (5) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 1992/3204 (N.I. 20).
[^f00130]: 1968 c. 34 (N.I.). Section 137 was amended by Schedule 18 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and Article 185(1) of, and paragraph 42 of Schedule 9 to, the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)).
[^f00131]: 1974 c. 39.
[^f00132]: 1964 c. 53.
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- (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
- “the Act” means the Tax Credits Act 2002;
- “the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ; ...
- “the Employment Act” means the Employment and Training Act 1973 ; and
- “the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
- (2) In these Regulations except where the context otherwise requires—
- “the 1992 Fund” means moneys made available from time to time by the Secretary of State for Social Security for the benefit of persons eligible for payment in accordance with the provisions of a scheme established by him on 24th April 1992 as respects England and Wales and Northern Ireland and on 10th April 1992 as respects Scotland;
- “the Board” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
- “child” has the meaning given in the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 ;
- “claim” means a claim for child tax credit or working tax credit and “joint claim” and “single claim” shall be construed in accordance with section 3(8) of the Act and “claimant” shall be construed accordingly;
- “coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2;
- “coronavirus support scheme” means—any scheme in relation to which HMRC have functions by virtue of a direction made under section 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (HMRC functions);the scheme known as the Small Business Grant Fund established in response to coronavirus;any scheme established in the tax year 2020-2021 in response to coronavirus to support the fishing industry;the scheme known as the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund established in response to coronavirus;the scheme known as the Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund established by the Scottish Ministers in the tax year 2020-2021 in response to coronavirus;” andany other support scheme established in the tax year 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 in response to coronavirus;
- “couple” has the meaning given by section 3(5A) of the Act;
- “earnings” shall be construed in accordance with section 62 of the ITEPA;
- “the Eileen Trust” means the charitable trust of that name established on 29th March 1993 out of funds provided by the Secretary of State for Social Security for the benefit of persons eligible in accordance with its provisions;
- ...
- “employment zone” means an area within Great Britain—subject to a designation for the purposes of the Employment Zones Regulations 2003 by the Secretary of State, or listed in the Schedule to the Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2006, pursuant to section 60 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;
- “employment zone programme” means a programme which is—established for one or more employment zones, anddesigned to assist claimants for a jobseeker’s allowance to obtain sustainable employment;
- “family” means—in the case of a joint claim, the ... couple by whom the claim is made and any child or qualifying young person for whom at least one of them is responsible, in accordance with regulation 3 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 ; andin the case of a single claim, the claimant and any child or qualifying young person for whom he is responsible in accordance with regulation 3 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002;
- “the Independent Living Fund” means the charitable trust of that name established out of funds provided by the Secretary of State for Social Services for the purpose of providing financial assistance to those persons incapacitated by or otherwise suffering from very severe disablement who are in need of such assistance to enable them to live independently;
- “the Independent Living Fund (2006)” means the Trust of that name established by a deed dated 10th April 2006 and made between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the one part and Margaret Rosemary Cooper, Michael Beresford Boyall and Marie Theresa Martin of the other part;
- “the Independent Living Funds” means the Independent Living Fund, the Independent Living (Extension) Fund, the Independent Living (1993) Fund and the Independent Living Fund (2006);
- “the Independent Living (Extension) Fund” means the trust of that name established on 25th February 1993 by the Secretary of State for Social Security and Robin Glover Wendt and John Fletcher Shepherd;
- “the Independent Living (1993) Fund” means the trust of that name established on 25th February 1993 by the Secretary of State for Social Security and Robin Glover Wendt and John Fletcher Shepherd;
- “ITA” means the Income Tax Act 2007;
- “ITEPA” means the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003;
- “ITTOIA” means the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005;
- “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust” means the trust of that name established on 29th January 1990 partly out of funds provided by the Secretary of State for Health for the benefit of certain persons suffering from haemophilia;
- “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust” means the trust of that name established on 3rd May 1991 partly out of funds provided by the Secretary of State for Health for the benefit of certain persons suffering from haemophilia and other beneficiaries;
- “the Macfarlane Trust” means the charitable trust established partly out of funds provided by the Secretary of State for Health to the Haemophilia Society for the relief of poverty or distress among those suffering from haemophilia;
- “the Macfarlane Trusts” means the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust and the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust;
- “pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995 ;
- “pension fund holder”, in relation to a registered pension scheme, means the trustees, managers or scheme administrators of the scheme ...;
- ...
- “qualifying care receipts” has the meaning given to that expression by section 805 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005;
- “qualifying young person” has the meaning given in the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002;
- registered pension scheme“ has the meaning given by section 150(2) of the Finance Act 2004;
- “Scottish Ministers” has the meaning given by section 44(2) of the Scotland Act 1998.
- ...
- ...
- ...
- ...
- ...
- ...
- “tax year” means a period beginning with the 6th April in one year and ending with 5th April in the next;
- “the Taxes Act” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988;
- “voluntary organisation” means a body, other than a public or local authority, the activities of which are carried on otherwise than for profit;
- “war pension” has the meaning given in section 25(4) of the Social Security Act 1989 .
- (3) For the purposes of these Regulations, whether a person is responsible for a child or a qualifying young person is determined in accordance with regulation 3 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002.
- (4) In these Regulations—
- (a) a reference to a claimant’s partner is a reference to a claimant’s spouse or civil partner or a person with whom the claimant lives as a spouse or civil partner; and
- (b) a reference to a claimant’s former partner is a reference to a claimant’s former spouse or civil partner or a person with whom the claimant has lived as a spouse or civil partner; and
- (c) a reference in these Regulations to an Extra Statutory Concession is a reference to that Concession as published by the Inland Revenue on 1st July 2002 .
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- (1) In these regulations “employment income” means—
- (a) any earnings from an office or employment received in the tax year;
- (b) so much of any payment made to a claimant in that year in respect of expenses as is chargeable to income tax by virtue of section 62 or section 72 of ITEPA;
- (c) the cash equivalent of any non-cash voucher received by the claimant in that year and chargeable to income tax under section 87 of ITEPA;
- (d) the cash equivalent of any credit-token received by the claimant in that year and chargeable to income tax under section 94 of ITEPA;
- (e) the cash equivalent of any cash voucher received by the claimant in that year and chargeable to income tax under section 81 of ITEPA;
- (f) any amount chargeable to tax under Chapter 3 of Part 6 of ITEPA;
- (g) so much of a payment of statutory sick pay, received by the claimant during the year, as is subject to income tax by virtue of section 660 of ITEPA;
- (h) the amount (if any) by which a payment of statutory maternity pay, ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay , statutory shared parental pay or adoption pay exceeds £100 per week;
- (i) any amount charged to income tax for that year under section 120 or section 149 of ITEPA;
- (j) any sum to which section 225 of ITEPA applies;
- (k) any amount paid in that year by way of strike pay to the claimant as a member of a trade union.
- (l) any amount charged to income tax for that year under Part 7 of ITEPA.
- (m) any amount paid to a person serving a custodial sentence or remanded in custody awaiting trial or sentence, for work done while serving the sentence or remanded in custody.
For the purposes of this paragraph, references to the receipt of a payment of any description are references to its receipt by or on behalf of the claimant, or in the case of a joint claim of either of the claimants, in any part of the world.
This paragraph is subject to the following qualifications.
- (2) Employment income does not include pension income.
- (2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (2B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (3) This paragraph applies if (apart from section 64 of ITEPA) the same benefit would give rise to two amounts (“A” and “B”)—
- (a) “A” being an amount of earnings from a claimant’s employment as defined in section 62 of ITEPA, and
- (b) “B” being an amount to be treated as earnings under any provision of Chapter 10 of Part 3 of ITEPA.
- In such a case, the amount to be taken into account in computing the claimant’s employment income is the greater of A and B, and the lesser amount shall be disregarded.
- (4) In calculating employment income, the payments and benefits listed in Table 1 shall be disregarded.
| 1. Any payment in respect of qualifying removal expenses, or the provision of any qualifying removal benefit, within the meaning of Chapter 7 of Part 4 of ITEPA.2A. The payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the provision of transport to a disabled employee (as defined in section 246(4) of ITEPA) by his employer, if no liability to income tax arises in respect of that payment or reimbursement (as the case may be) by virtue of section 246 of ITEPA.2B. The provision to a disabled employee (as defined in section 246(4) of ITEPA) by his employer of a car, the provision of fuel for the car, or the reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with the car, if no liability to income tax arises in respect of that provision or reimbursement (as the case may be) by virtue of section 247 of ITEPA.2C. The payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred on transport, if no liability to income tax arises in respect of that payment or reimbursement (as the case may be) by virtue of section 248 of ITEPA.3. Travel facilities provided for the claimant as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown for the purpose of going on, or returning from, leave. 3A. The payment by the Secretary of State for Defence of an operational allowance to a member of Her Majesty’s forces in respect of service in an operational area specified under a Royal Warrant made under section 333 of the Armed Forces Act 2006. 3B. A payment designated by the Secretary of State for Defence as Council Tax Relief and made under a Royal Warrant made under section 333 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 to a member of Her Majesty’s forces. 3C.The payment under a Royal Warrant made under section 333 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, of the Continuity of Education Allowance to or in respect of members of the armed forces of the Crown during their employment under the Crown or after their deaths.4. Payment or reimbursement of expenses in connection with the provision for, or use by, the claimant as a person holding an office or employment of a car parking space at or near his place of work.5. Any benefit or non-cash voucher provided to the claimant, or to any member of his family or household, in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of ITEPA. 6. Any payment of incidental overnight expenses in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 240 of ITEPA. 7. Food, drink and mess allowances for the armed forces and training allowances payable to members of the reserve forces in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 297 or 298 of ITEPA.8. The value of meal vouchers issued to the claimant as an employee, if section 89 of ITEPA applies to the vouchers. 9. Any cash payment received by the claimant as a miner in lieu of free coal, or the provision of the coal itself, in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 306 of ITEPA. 10. An award made to the claimant as a director or employee by way of a testimonial to mark long service, if, or to the extent that, no liability to income tax arises in respect of it by virtue of section 323 of ITEPA. 11. Payment of a daily subsistence allowance in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 304 of ITEPA. 11A. The payment or reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by an employee who has a permanent workplace at an offshore installation, on transfer transport, related accommodation and subsistence or local transport, if no liability to income tax arises in respect of that payment or reimbursement (as the case may be) by virtue of section 305 of ITEPA.For the purposes of this item, expressions which are defined in section 305 of ITEPA have the same meaning here as they do there.11B. Payment of an allowance to a person in employment under the Crown in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 299 of ITEPA.11C. The payment or reimbursement to an employee of any sum in connection with work-related training, or individual learning account training (as respectively defined in sections 251 and 256 of ITEPA) if no liability to income tax arises in respect of that payment or reimbursement (as the case may be) by virtue of any provision of Chapter 4 of Part 4 of ITEPA.11D. The provision for an employee of a non-cash voucher or a credit-token, to the extent that liability to income tax does not arise in respect of that voucher or credit-token (as the case may be), under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of ITEPA, by virtue of any provision of Chapter 6 of Part 4 of ITEPA.11E. The provision for an employee of free or subsidised meal vouchers or tokens (within the meaning of section 317(5) of ITEPA), if no liability to income tax arises in respect of that provision by virtue of section 317 of ITEPA. 11F. The provision of one mobile telephone for an employee in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 319 of ITEPA. 12. An award made to the claimant under a Staff Suggestion Scheme, if the conditions specified in sections 321 and 322 of ITEPA are satisfied. 13. Travelling and subsistence allowances paid to or on behalf of the claimant by his employer in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 245 of ITEPA. 14. Any gift consisting of goods, or a voucher or token to obtain goods, in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 270 or 324 of ITEPA. 14A. Any payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with an employment-related asset transfer (as defined in section 326(2) of ITEPA), if no liability to income tax arises in respect of that payment or reimbursement (as the case may be) by virtue of section 326 of ITEPA.14B. Any payment of expenses incurred by an employee in connection with a taxable car if no liability to income tax arises in respect of the payment by virtue of section 239(2) of ITEPA.14C.The discharge of any liability of an employee in connection with a taxable car if no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 239(1) of ITEPA.14D.A benefit connected with a taxable car if no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 239(4) of ITEPA.15. A cash voucher, non-cash voucher or credit-token to the extent that it is used by the recipient for the provision of child care, the costs of which if borne by the recipient would be relevant child care charges within the meaning of regulation 14 of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 .16. A payment made by the Department for Work and Pensions under section 2 of the Employment Act— by way of In-Work Credit , Better Off In-Work Credit, Job Grant or Return to Work Credit, ...under the Employment Retention and Advancement Scheme or the Working Neighbourhoods Pilot under the City Strategy Pathfinder Pilots, by way of an In-Work Emergency Discretion Fund payment pursuant to arrangements made by the Secretary of State, ...by way of an Up-front Childcare Fund payment pursuant to arrangements made by the Secretary of State., or under the Future Capital pilot scheme. 16A. A payment made by the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 by way of Return to Work Credit. 16B. Any In-Work Emergency Fund payment made to a person pursuant to arrangements made by the Department of Economic Development under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950. 17.The payment or reimbursement of reasonable additional household expenses incurred by an employee who works from home, within the meaning of section 316A of ITEPA.18.The payment or reimbursement of retraining course expenses within the meaning of section 311 of ITEPA.19. Provision of computer equipment in respect of which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 320 of ITEPA. 20. Pay As You Earn (PAYE) settlement agreements made under Part 6 of the Income Tax (PAYE) Regulations (“the PAYE Regulations”) 2003.For the purposes of this item the special arrangements under regulation 141 of the PAYE Regulations also apply.21.The payment or reimbursement of a fee within section 326A(1) of ITEPA (fees relating to vulnerable persons’ monitoring schemes). 22. The payment of a qualifying bonus within section 312A of ITEPA (limited exemption for qualifying bonus payments). |
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- (5) From the amount of employment income, calculated in accordance with the preceding provisions of this regulation, there shall be deducted the amount of any deduction permitted in calculating earnings by virtue of any provision of sections 231 to 232, 336 to 344, or section 346, 347, 351, 352, 362, 363, 367, 368, 370, 371, 373, 374, 376, 377 or 713 of ITEPA.
For the purposes of this paragraph, references to the receipt of a payment of any description are references to its receipt by or on behalf of the claimant, or in the case of a joint claim of either of the claimants, in any part of the world.
This paragraph is subject to the following qualifications.
- (2) Employment income does not include pension income.
- (3) This paragraph applies in the case of a claimant who is in employment to which Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Taxes Act applies.
Where this paragraph applies, and the cash equivalent of an emolument chargeable to income tax under section 154 of the Taxes Act, calculated in accordance with subsection (2), (3) or (4) of section 156 of that Act, is greater than the value of the emolument calculated otherwise than in accordance with those provisions (“the lesser value”), the amount produced by them shall be taken into account and the lesser value disregarded.
- (4) In calculating employment income, the payments and benefits listed in Table 1 shall be disregarded.
| 1.Any payment in respect of qualifying removal expenses, or the provision of any qualifying removal benefit, within the meaning of Schedule 11A to the Taxes Act .2.Payments in respect of expenses which are wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of the claimant’s employment or which are qualifying travelling expenses within section 198(1A) of the Taxes Act .3.Travel facilities provided for the claimant as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown for the purpose of going on, or returning from, leave.4.Payment or reimbursement of expenses in connection with the provision for, or use by, the claimant as a person holding an office or employment of a car parking space at or near his place of work.5.Any benefit or non-cash voucher provided to the claimant, or to any member of his family or household, falling within section 197G of the Taxes Act (sporting and recreational facilities) .6.Any payment of incidental overnight expenses falling within section 200A of the Taxes Act .7.So much of a gratuity payable to a member of the Armed Forces which is exempt under section 316 of the Taxes Act.8.The value of meal vouchers issued to the claimant as an employee, if the conditions specified in Inland Revenue Extra Statutory Concession A2 are satisfied.9.Any cash payment received by the claimant as a miner in lieu of free coal, or the provision of the coal itself, in relation to which income tax is not charged under Inland Revenue Extra Statutory Concession A6.10.An award made to the claimant as a director or employee by way of a testimonial to mark long service, if the conditions specified in Inland Revenue Extra Statutory Concession A22 are satisfied.11.Payment of a daily subsistence allowance to which Extra Statutory Concession A84 applies.12.An award made to the claimant under a Staff Suggestion Scheme, if the conditions specified in Inland Revenue Extra Statutory Concession A57 are satisfied.13.Travelling and subsistence allowances paid to or on behalf of the claimant by his employer which fall within Inland Revenue Extra Statutory Concession A58 (public transport disruption).14.Any gift consisting of goods, or a voucher or token to obtain goods, if the conditions specified in Inland Revenue Extra Statutory Concession A70 are satisfied.15.A cash voucher, non-cash voucher or credit-token to the extent that it is used by the recipient for the provision of child care, the costs of which if borne by the recipient would be relevant child care charges within the meaning of regulation 14 of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 . |
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- (5) From the amount of employment income, calculated in accordance with the preceding provisions of this regulation, there shall be deducted the amount of any deduction permitted in calculating emoluments for the purposes of Schedule E by virtue of—
- (a) section 201 of the Taxes Act (deductions for fees and subscriptions to professional bodies and learned societies);
- (b) section 201AA of the Taxes Act (deductions in connection with employee liabilities and indemnity insurance) ;
- (c) section 201A of the Taxes Act (entertainers’ expenses)(; or
- (d) under section 202(2) of the Taxes Act (payroll deduction scheme for payments to charity) .
Here “taxable profits” has the same meaning as it has for Cases I, II and V of Schedule D but disregarding sections 95A and section 96 of the Taxes Act (averaging of fluctuating profits: rules for creative artists, farmers and market gardeners) .
This is subject to the following provisions of this regulation.
- (2) Pensions under the Contributions and Benefits Act which are pension income by virtue of regulation 5(1)(a) are not social security income.
- (3) In calculating the claimant’s social security income the payments in Table 3 shall be disregarded.
| 1.An attendance allowance under section 64 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . |
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| 2.A back to work bonus under section 26 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 . |
| 3.A bereavement payment under section 36 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . |
| 4.Child benefit under Part 2 of the Act. |
| 5.A Christmas bonus under section 148 of the Contributions and Benefits Act. |
| 6.Council tax benefit under section 131 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . |
| 7.A disability living allowance under section 71 of the Contributions and Benefits Act. |
| 8.Disabled person’s tax credit under section 129 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . |
| 9.Any discretionary housing payment pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 . |
| 10.An ex-gratia payment by the Secretary of State or, in Northern Ireland, the Department for Social Development, to a person over pensionable age by way of supplement to incapacity benefit. |
| 11.A guardian’s allowance under section 77 of the Contributions and Benefits Act. |
| 12.Housing benefit under section 130 of the Contributions and Benefits Act. |
| 13.Income support under section 124 of the Contributions and Benefits Act , unless it is chargeable to tax under section 151(1) of the Taxes Act. |
| 14.Incapacity benefit which is—(a)short term incapacity benefit payable at the lower rate; or(b)payable to a person who had received invalidity benefit before 13th April 1995 if the period of incapacity for work is treated, by virtue of regulation 2 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995 (days to be treated as days of incapacity for work) as having begun before that date. |
| 15.Industrial injuries benefit under section 94 of the Contributions and Benefits Act. |
| 16.A contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995, to the extent that it exceeds the maximum contained in section 151A of the Taxes Act . |
| 17.An income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995. |
| 18.A maternity allowance under section 35 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . |
| 19.A severe disablement allowance under section 68 or 69 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . |
| 20.A social fund payment under Part 8 of the Contributions and Benefits Act. |
| 21.Statutory maternity pay under Part 12 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . |
| 22.Statutory sick pay under Part 11 of the Contributions and Benefits Act. |
| 23.Working families’ tax credit under section 128 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . |
| 24.A payment by way of compensation for the non-payment of, or in respect of loss of entitlement (whether wholly or partly) of, income support, jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit or housing benefit supplement. |
| 25.A payment in lieu of milk tokens or the supply of vitamins under the Welfare Foods Regulations 1996 . |
- (4) If an increase in respect of a child dependant is payable with an allowance, benefit, pension or other payment (“the main payment”) listed in Table 3, the increase shall also be wholly disregarded in calculating the income of the recipient of the main payment.
- (5) For the purpose of calculating the amount to be paid by way of either of the tax credits mentioned in section 1(1) of the Act, any amount payable by way of the other of those tax credits shall be disregarded.
- (6) A reference in this regulation to an enactment applying only in Great Britain includes a reference to a corresponding enactment applying in Northern Ireland.
In the application of this regulation to Scotland and Northern Ireland the references to the provisions of regulation 15 of the Education (Student Support) Regulations of 2002 are to be construed as a reference to the provisions of any enactment having a corresponding effect there.
This is subject to the following qualification.
- (2) In calculating investment income, there shall be disregarded—
- (a) any amount listed in column 1 of Table 4 to the extent shown in the corresponding entry in column 2;
- (b) any amount listed in column 1 of Table 5 during the period shown in the corresponding entry in column 2;
- (c) any income arising from savings certificates, and interest on tax reserve certificates, exempted from tax by section 46 of the Taxes Act (savings certificates and tax reserve certificates);
- (d) the first £70 in any tax year of interest on deposits with National Savings and Investments, exempted from income tax by section 325 of the Taxes Act (interest on deposits with National Savings and Investments).
- (e) any payment to a claimant which does not form part of his income for the purposes of income tax by virtue of section 347A(1)(b) of the Taxes Act (general rule about annual payments otherwise subject to tax under Case III of Schedule D) .
| 1. Description of income to be disregarded | 2. Extent of disregard |
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| 1.Any interest, dividends, distributions, profits or gains in respect of investments under—(a)a Personal Equity Plan, or(b)an Individual Savings Account,in respect of which the claimant is entitled to relief from income tax under section 333 of the Taxes Act, or which is taxed only in accordance with regulation 23 of the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 . | The whole amount, unless it is interest under a personal equity plan to which regulation 17A(2) of the Personal Equity Plan Regulations 1989 applies. Interest to which that paragraph applies is disregarded only to the extent that it does not exceed the annual limit of £180 mentioned in that regulation. |
| 2.Any interest or bonus payable on an account which is a tax-exempt special savings account for the purposes of section 326A of the Taxes Act . | The whole amount. |
| 3.Any terminal bonus, or interest or other sum, payable under a share option linked scheme which is a certified contractual savings scheme for the purposes of section 326 of the Taxes Act . | The whole amount. |
| 4.Any winnings from betting, including pool betting, or lotteries or games with prizes. | The whole amount. |
| 5.Any interest on a payment of £10,000 made by the Secretary of State to a person who was held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War or to the spouse of such a person, if the payment is held in a distinct account and no payment (other than interest) has been added to the account. | The whole amount of the interest. |
| 6.Any interest on a payment made to the claimant by, or on behalf of a government of a country outside the United Kingdom, either from its own resources or with contributions from any other organisation, by way of compensation for a victim of National Socialism if the payment is held in a distinct account and no payment (other than interest) has been added to the account.Here a reference to a victim of National Socialism is a reference to a person who was required to work as a slave or a forced labourer for National Socialists or their sympathisers during the Second World War, or suffered property loss, or suffered injury or is the parent of a child who died, at the hands of National Socialists or their sympathisers during the Second World War. | The whole amount of the interest. |
| 7.Any monies paid to the claimant by a bank or building society as compensation in respect of an unclaimed account held by a Holocaust victim and which vested in the Custodian of Enemy Property under section 7 of the Trading with the Enemy Act 1939 and treated as exempt from income tax by Extra Statutory Concession A100. | The amount treated as exempt by the Extra Statutory Concession. |
| 8.Any interest, or payment in respect of interest, which is disregarded for income tax purposes by virtue of—(a)section 329 of the Taxes Act (interest or damages for personal injuries), or(b)section 329AA of the Taxes Act (personal injury damages in the form of periodical payments) . | The amount so disregarded. |
| 10.Annuity payments under an award of compensation made under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (within the meaning of section 329AB(2) of the Taxes Act ). | The amount of any payment which is treated as not being income of the claimant or his partner by virtue of section 329AA of the Taxes Act. |
| 11.A payment under a life annuity. | The amount of interest eligible for relief under section 353 of the Taxes Act by virtue of section 365 of that Act. |
| 12.Any interest, or payment in respect of interest, which is compensation to a person who is under the age of 18 years for the death of one or both of his parents. | The whole of the interest or payment. |
| 1. Description of income to be disregarded | 2. Applicable period |
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| 1.A trust payment made to—(a)a diagnosed person;(b)the diagnosed person’s partner; or(c)the person who was his partner at the date of his death. | The period beginning on the date on which the trust payment is made and ending with the death of the person to whom the payment is made. |
| 2.A trust payment made to a parent of a deceased diagnosed person, or a person acting in the place of his parent. | The period beginning on the date on which the trust payment is made and ending two years after that date. |
| 3.The amount of any payment out of the estate of a person to whom a trust payment has been made, which is made to the person who was the diagnosed person’s partner at the date of his death. | The period beginning on the date on which the payment is made and ending on the date on which that person dies. |
| 4.The amount of any payment out of the estate of a person to whom a trust payment has been made, which is made to a parent of a deceased diagnosed person, or a person acting in the place of his parent. | The period beginning on the date on which the payment is made and ending two years after that date. |
- (3) The amounts disregarded under items 3 and 4 in Table 5 shall not exceed the total amount of any trust payments made to the person to whom the trust payment had been made.
- (4) In this regulation “diagnosed person” means—
- (a) a person who has been diagnosed as suffering from, or who after his death has been diagnosed has having suffered from, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease;
- (b) a person who is suffering or has suffered from haemophilia; or
- (c) a person in respect of whom a payment has been made from the 1992 Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds; and
a reference to a person being a member of the diagnosed person’s household at the date of the diagnosed person’s death includes a person who would have been a member of his household but for the diagnosed person being in residential accommodation, a residential care home or a nursing home on that date.
- (5) In this regulation—
- “relevant trust” means—a trust established out of funds provided by the Secretary of State in respect of persons who suffered, or who are suffering, from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease for the benefit of persons eligible for payments in accordance with its provisions;the Macfarlane Trusts, orthe 1992 Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds.
- “residential accommodation”, “residential care home” and “nursing home” have the meanings given by regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987; and
- “trust payment” means a payment under a relevant trust.
Expressions which are used in this paragraph which are defined in section 15 of the Taxes Act for the purposes of that section bear the same meaning here as they bear in that section.
This paragraph is subject to the following qualification.
- (2) In calculating property income there shall be disregarded any profits or gains—
- (a) treated as nil by paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 ; or
- (b) excluded from profits or gains by paragraph 11 of that Schedule .
This is subject to the following provisions of this regulation.
- (2) The reference in paragraph (1) to income arising from or possessions or from securities out of the United Kingdom shall be construed in accordance with section 18(3B) of the Taxes Act .
- (3) In calculating the claimant’s foreign income there shall be disregarded—
- (a) any payment by way of an annuity or pension payable under any special provision for victims of National Socialist persecution which is made by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, or any part of it, or of Austria;
- (b) if the claimant’s foreign income comprises or includes a pension to which section 65(2) or section 196 of the Taxes Act applies, the amount authorised to be deducted by that section; and
- (c) any amount which would be disregarded for the purposes of income tax by virtue of—
- (i) Extra Statutory Concession A10 (lumps sums paid by overseas pension schemes);
- (ii) Extra Statutory Concession A24 (foreign social security payments);
- (iii) Extra Statutory Concession A30 (interest on damages for personal injuries awarded by a foreign court); or
- (iv) Extra Statutory Concession A44 (education allowances payable to public officials of overseas territories).
This is subject to the following qualification.
- (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to income—
- (a) under a trust derived from a payment made in consequence of a personal injury;
- (b) under a personal pension scheme or retirement annuity contract;
- (c) consisting in a sum to which item 8 of Table 4 in regulation 10 refers (compensation for personal injuries which is administered by the Court); or
- (d) consisting in a rehabilitation allowance made under section 2 of the Employment Act.
Editorial notes
[^c15283421]: 2002 c.21.
[^c15283431]: Section 67 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribed”.
[^c15283441]: 1992 c.4.
[^c15283451]: 1973 c.50.
[^c15283461]: S.I. 2002/2007.
[^c15283491]: S.I. 2002/2007.
[^c15283501]: 1995 c.26.
[^c15283581]: 1988 c.1.
[^c15283591]: 1989 c.24.
[^c15283601]: Copies of Inland Revenue Extra-Statutory Concessions may be obtained from the Inland Revenue Leaflets and booklets Orderline, PO Box 37, Saint Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5YN. They are also available on the Inland Revenue's website (http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk).
[^c15283761]: S.I. 2002/2005.
[^c15283861]: S.I. 1983/686.
[^c15283881]: 1988 c.7.
[^c15283891]: 1995 c.18.
[^c15283901]: 2000 c.19.
[^c15283911]: Section 64 has been amended: the relevant amendment is that made by section 66(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) (“the Welfare Reform Act”).
[^c15283921]: 1995 c.18.
[^c15283941]: Section 131 was substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14).
[^c15283951]: Section 129 was amended by paragraph 2(h) of Schedule 1 to the Tax Credits Act 1999 (c.10) in consequence of the renaming of disability working allowance by that Act. Disabled person's tax credit is to be abolished by section 1(3)(c), and section 129 is repealed by section 56 of the Act.
[^c15283961]: S.I. 2001/1167.
[^c15283971]: Section 124(1) was amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18) (“the Jobseekers Act”) and paragraph 28 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform Act. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 124 were repealed by Schedule 3 to the Jobseekers Act.
[^c15283981]: S.I. 1995/310; relevant amending instrument S.I. 2002/491.
[^c15284001]: Subsection (1) was substituted for the previous subsections (1) and (1A) by section 53(1) of the Welfare Reform Act.
[^c15284011]: Sections 68 and 69 were repealed by Part 4 of Schedule 13 to the Welfare Reform Act. However, they continue to have effect in respect of beneficiaries whose period of incapacity for work began before 6th April 2001 by virtue of the saving in article 4 of S.I. 2000/2958.
[^c15284021]: Statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay, although payable under the Contributions and Benefits Act are taken into account in calculating employment income, whether paid by the employer or the Board.
[^c15284031]: Section 128 was amended by paragraph 2(g) of Schedule 1 to the Tax Credits Act 1999 in consequence of the renaming of family credit by that Act. Working families' tax credit is abolished by section 1(3)(b), and section 128 is repealed by section 56, of the Act from a date to be provided for by commencement order.
[^c15284041]: S.I. 1996/1434, amended by 1997/857, 1999/2561, 2000/694 and 2001/758. The functions of the Secretary of State as respects Wales under this instrument were transferred to the National Assembly by S.I. 1999/672 and, as respects Scotland, to the Scottish Ministers by S.I. 1999/750.
[^c15284091]: S.I. 1998/1870: there are amendments which are not relevant for the purposes of this instrument.
[^c15284101]: S.I. 1989/469: regulation 17A was inserted by S.I. 1991/733 and amended by S.I. 1991/2774, 1995/3287 and 1996/846.
[^c15284131]: 1939 c.89. There is an amendment to section 7 which is not relevant for present purposes.
[^c15284311]: Section 714 was amended by Part 5(3) of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 1996.
[^c15284321]: Section 730 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1996.
[^c15284361]: Section 761 was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 14 to the Finance Act 1990 (c.29) and paragraph 14(47) of Schedule 10, and Schedule 12, to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.
[^c15284381]: S.R. 1996 No. 198.
[^c15284391]: Regulation 75 was substituted by regulation 8 of S.R. 1997 No. 541 and paragraph (1)(a)(v) inserted by regulation 5(a) of S.R. 2001 No. 151.
[^c15284401]: 1944 c.10. Section 15 was amended by section 61 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c.50).
[^c15284411]: 1945 c.6 (N.I.).
[^c15284421]: 1950 c.29 (N.I.).
[^c15284431]: Paragraph (1)(a)(v) was inserted by regulation 5(a) of S.R. 2001 No. 151.
[^c15284441]: 1996 c.56. Section 518 was substituted by section 129 of the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c.31).
[^c15284451]: 1980 c.44.
[^c15284461]: 1992 c.37.
[^c15284471]: S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3). Article 55(1) was amended by Schedule 5 to the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2810 (N.I. 12)).
[^c15284481]: 1988 c.1. Section 347B was inserted by section 36 of the Finance Act 1988 (c.39) and amended (for the tax year beginning on 6th April 1990 and subsequent tax years) by paragraph 13 of Schedule 3, further amended by Part 8 of Schedule 14 to the Finance Act 1988, section 5 of and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 (c.36), sections 61 and 62 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c.48), section 79 to and Schedule 26 Part 5(1) to the Finance Act 1994 (c.9), paragraphs 11 and 15 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18), section 27 to and Schedule 27 Part 3(1) of the Finance Act 1998 (c.36) and sections 36 and 139 of and Schedule 20 Part 3(6) to the Finance Act 1999 (c.16).
[^c15284551]: 1989 c.41.
[^c15284561]: S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2).
[^c15284631]: 1999 c.33.
[^c15284641]: Section 2 was substituted by section 25 of the Employment Act 1988 (c.19) and amended by section 29(4) of and Schedule 7 Part 1 to the Employment Act 1989 (c.38) and section 47(1) of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c.19).
[^c15284651]: 1990 c.35.
[^c15284661]: 1950 c.29.
[^c15284671]: Regulation 17A(7) was amended by regulation 2(4) of S.I. 1998/2874 and regulation 2 of S.I. 1999/3083.
[^c15284681]: 1948 c.29. Section 26(3A) was inserted by section 42(4) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19).
[^c15284701]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14). Article 36 was substituted by Article 25 of S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1) and amended by paragraph 2(4) and (5) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 1992/3204 (N.I. 20).
[^c15284711]: 1968 c.34 (N.I.). Section 137 was amended by Schedule 18 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and Article 185(1) of, and paragraph 42 of Schedule 9 to, the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)).
[^c15284721]: 1974 c.39.
[^c15284731]: 1964 c.53.
[^key-00964d765953c49ca841a5fa3c3eeed7]: Words in reg. 4(1)(h) substituted (E.W.S.) (6.4.2020) by The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/354), regs. 1, 12(2)
[^key-00cb86ad9395e8d81a6827bf4bc1e315]: Reg. 4(1)(h) substituted (5.4.2015) by The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/175), regs. 2(2)(3), 7 (with reg. 9)
[^key-00cc916b851a9bdd4af2b3e9e0fa634d]: Reg. 4(4) Table 1 Item 20 inserted (1.9.2008) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2169), regs. 1, 4(c)
[^key-01be69dd4efe2db1399f053074efd1f3]: Words in reg. 2(2) omitted (6.4.2018) by virtue of The Tax Credits and Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/365), regs. 1, 2(2)
[^key-0200bc5f077d87688568b7d78807aedc]: Words in reg. 3(5)(b) substituted (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/732), regs. 1, 5(4)(b)
[^key-023226d6f85f197740375dfba6ab690d]: Words in reg. 3(4)(a) substituted (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/732), regs. 1, 5(3)(b)
[^key-036a8100f481e96ff026079fd7b08ca8]: Words in reg. 7 Table 3 Item 21A substituted (14.11.2010) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2494), regs. 1, 6
[^key-05309394b2e3bdbcfe9ddc7dc645de00]: Words in reg. 5 Table 2 heading substituted (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/732), regs. 1, 7(4)(a)
[^key-0643521c89ed38635ee755538f1c2a88]: Words in reg. 10 Table 4 Item 9 substituted (6.4.2006) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/766), regs. 1, 14(4)(e)(i)
[^key-0699deebde7d12eb6b9a1e773e17cc76]: Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (1.10.2007) by The Independent Living Fund (2006) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2538), arts. 1, 7(3)
[^key-0706d5ca09a9e558fdb0e85cf2a8ef62]: Reg. 4(1)(ia) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/396), regs. 1(1), 3(a)(iii)
[^key-0ab7959dc1d79cbdc042020cb7a98ac2]: Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/766), regs. 1, 7(1)(a)
[^key-0b58d904720a796ada76058cdb74fc0d]: Words in reg. 19(2) Table 8 Item 3 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 55(a)
[^key-0ba4fbd252faa1d9a9f6a29d7d1d21a6]: Words in reg. 3(1) added (26.11.2003) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2815), regs. 1, 4(2)
[^key-0c91fac14fa796086596920d4b1dff9b]: Words in reg. 19 Table 6 Item 3 added (6.4.2004) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/762), regs. 1(1), 16(2)(a)(ii)
[^key-0c940bb804a1bbd6f9fd318c5489ada5]: Reg. 12(3)(aa) inserted (6.4.2007) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/824), regs. 1, 13(2)
[^key-0cd67660f6f9630ef9177af8e5f07698]: Words in reg. 19 Table 7 Item 2 inserted (21.11.2009) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2887), regs. 1(a), 7(3)(b)
[^key-0d5661a902e01a308f3f378e2bd13158]: Words in reg. 4(1)(d) substituted (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/732), regs. 1, 6(2)(d)(ii)
[^key-0d67052b4f43a4c4359a355cbc7e3cfb]: Reg. 7(3) modified (E.W.S.) (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/386), regs. 1(2), 17, Sch. para. 22(b)
[^key-0e6915133dbcb365a7e4c32fa72d9f55]: Reg. 11(2A) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/396), regs. 1(1), 5
[^key-0f2035031b4a2469e49abfd6f5202c4d]: Reg. 7(1)(aa) inserted (31.10.2016) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/978), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)
[^key-0fb5750069ce55ebbeb444edbd941a1a]: Words in reg. 7 Table 3 Item 24 substituted (26.11.2003) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2815), regs. 1, 6(2)
[^key-110309f107e3b5ea4aa1f5c9064506ae]: Words in reg. 19 Table 8 Item 3 inserted (6.4.2016) by The Tax Credits and Child Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/360), regs. 1, 3(4)(b)
[^key-135a0b4e85654904957f344242d03cb3]: Words in reg. 7 Table 3 Item 10 substituted (31.10.2016) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/978), regs. 1, 2(2)(c)
[^key-14dca4e3adc38b837f8f85d70b9d3ce9]: Words in reg. 19 Table 6 Item 14 inserted (6.4.2016) by The Tax Credits and Child Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/360), regs. 1, 3(4)(a)
[^key-173724531c3e02b5d90ed0a68fb16f5c]: Words in reg. 19 Table 6 Item 3 inserted (6.4.2010) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/751), regs. 1, 5(2)(a)
[^key-17a4a9649ca21e68769dcea380419f38]: Words in reg. 19 Table 6 Item 3 inserted (21.11.2009) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2887), regs. 1(a), 7(2)(b)
[^key-17dea18ed5e83e8d81f669ee83890a35]: Words in reg. 3(8)(b) substituted (16.5.2007) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1305), regs. 1, 4(3)
[^key-197b44db6b6d4ca0c15e47f440602870]: Reg. 7(5A) inserted (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/732), regs. 1, 8(5)
[^key-1a4a880c7ac862d82a821191afe44fe6]: Reg. 4(4) Table 1 Item 19 inserted (3.11.2004) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2663), regs. 1, 2(2)
[^key-1bf8ed41db588e2c9d481f3973d0f235]: Words in reg. 7(1)(d) substituted (31.10.2016) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/978), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)
[^key-1bffa9a3dac9f44c809fd00013ac2387]: Words in reg. 4(1)(e) inserted (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/732), regs. 1, 6(2)(e)(i)
[^key-1c5ac8a0fdd34ad92cf075554df440b3]: Reg. 16(3) added (6.4.2004) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/762), regs. 1(1), 15
[^key-1d273fc7497ac569fdd315dc7f0adb77]: Reg. 10 Table 4 Item 13 added (6.4.2006) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/766), regs. 1, 14(4)(g)
[^key-1e13110bba196774055166fb9b9b6b89]: Words in reg. 7 Table 3 Item 18 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/658), regs. 1, 4(6)
[^key-1f15bb6675b4d0e2b3ff348208f7433d]: Reg. 4(3) substituted (26.11.2003) by The Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2815), regs. 1, 5(3)
[^key-222b768efa47398efdf370c4f378f048]: Reg. 10 restricted (16.6.2011) by The Taxation of Equitable Life (Payments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1502), arts. 1, 6
[^key-233d5f891eef6b13dc60d750aebdbd46]: Reg. 19 Table 6 item 43 inserted (22.3.2022) by The Child Benefit and Tax Credits (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/346), regs. 1, 3(2)
[^key-241ed3e6d281ad7ce7a3d2a42f8adb7f]: Reg. 5(1) substituted (6.4.2003) by The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/732), regs. 1, 7(2)
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