Commentary on Sections Example 3 Ne = £5,000; Da = 183; De = 183; Smg = 0 Section 337: Travel in performance of duties
1451.This section allows a deduction from earnings for travel expenses if the expenses are necessarily incurred on travelling in the performance of the duties of the employment.
1452.The section is the first of two dealing with the proposition, contained in section 198(1)(a) of ICTA, that a deduction is allowed for “qualifying travelling expenses”. This section deals with the part of that definition in section 198(1A)(a) of ICTA.
1453.Although the label “qualifying travel expenses” appears in section 198(1)(a) of ICTA, that label is used only at the beginning of section 198(1A) of that Act. The label is not used in this Act.
1454.Subsection (1) provides that a deduction is allowed from earnings for the travel expenses. In subsection (1)(b), the word “incurred” has replaced the word “expended”; but the practical application of this section should be precisely the same as that of the legislation it replaces: subsection (1)(a) provides that the travel expenses must be both incurred and paid.
1455.Subsection (2) provides that this section needs to be read with section 359, which prohibits a deduction if a mileage allowance is paid or if mileage allowance relief is available.