The Income Tax (Approved Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

• Citation: S.I. 2019/358
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and effect

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income Tax (Approved Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 19th March 2019.

(2) These Regulations have effect in relation to payments made in the tax year 2019-20 and subsequent tax years.

Section 2 Amendment to the Income Tax (Approved Expenses) Regulations 2015

(1) The Income Tax (Approved Expenses) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 2 insert—

Expenses in the course of overseas travel

(3) For the purposes of section 289A(2A)(a) of ITEPA 2003, an amount is calculated and paid or reimbursed in accordance with these regulations if it is paid or reimbursed to an employee in respect of expenses in the course of qualifying travel outside the United Kingdom and does not exceed the relevant rate or rates for such expenses published from time to time by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.