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Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

Crossheading Van fuel: benefit treated as earnings

  • Section 160 Benefit of van fuel treated as earnings
  • Section 160A Benefit of van fuel treated as earnings: optional remuneration arrangements
  • Section 161 Van fuel: the cash equivalent
  • Section 162 Van fuel: nil cash equivalent
  • Section 163 Van fuel: proportionate reduction of cash equivalent
  • Section 164 Van fuel: reduction of cash equivalent
  1. Van fuel: benefit treated as earnings
  2. Van fuel: nil cash equivalent

Section 162 | Van fuel: nil cash equivalent F1

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)The cash equivalent of the benefit of the fuel is nil if condition A or B is met.

(2)Condition A is met if ...—

(a)in the tax year in question, the employee is required to make good to the person providing the fuel the whole of the expense incurred by that person in connection with the provision of the fuel for the employee’s private use, andF2

(b)the employee does make good that expense on or before 6 July following that tax year .F3

(3)Condition B is met if in the tax year in question the fuel is made available only for business travel (see section 171(1)).

Notes

  1. F1

    Ss. 155-164 substituted for ss. 155-166 (with effect in accordance with s. 80(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 14 para. 5

  2. F2

    Words in s. 162(2)(a) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 1(14) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), s. 1(11)(b)

  3. F3

    Words in s. 162(2)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 1(14) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), s. 1(11)(c)

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