Commentary on Sections Glossary Part 2: Employment income: charge to tax Section 15: Earnings for year when employee resident, ordinarily resident and domiciled in UK
69.This section sets out the basic rule that the taxable earnings in such a year are all general earnings received in that year. It derives from Case I of Schedule E as set out in paragraph 1 of section 19(1) and section 202A(1) of ICTA.
70.Subsection (3) sets out the rule that the receipts basis is not affected by the fact that earnings may relate to a different tax year to that in which they are received or to a year when the employment is not held. It derives from section 202A(2) of ICTA.