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Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

Crossheading Cars: benefit treated as earnings

  • Section 120 Benefit of car treated as earnings
  • Section 120A Benefit of car treated as earnings: optional remuneration arrangements
  • Section 121 Method of calculating the cash equivalent of the benefit of a car
  • Section 121A Optional remuneration arrangements: method of calculating relevant amount
  • Section 121B Meaning of “modified cash equivalent”
  1. Cars: benefit treated as earnings
  2. Benefit of car treated as earnings

Section 120 | Benefit of car treated as earnings

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)If this Chapter applies to a car in relation to a particular tax year, the cash equivalent of the benefit of the car is to be treated as earnings from the employment for that year.

(2)In such a case (including a case where the cash equivalent of the benefit of the car is nil) the employee is referred to in this Chapter as being chargeable to tax in respect of the car in that year.F1

(3)Any reference in this Act to a case where the cash equivalent of the benefit of a car is treated as the employee's earnings for a year by virtue of this section includes a case where the cash equivalent is nil.F2

(4)This section is subject to section 120A.F3

Notes

  1. F1

    Words in s. 120(2) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 7(9) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 7(6)(a)

  2. F2

    S. 120(3) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 7(9) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 7(6)(b)

  3. F3

    S. 120(4) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 62 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2017 (c. 10), Sch. 2 para. 21

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