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Dispensation of necessity to complete P11Ds

To avoid the submission of details of routine expenses payments and benefits that would clearly involve no extra tax liability the legislation provides for dispensations. If the employer satisfies a Tax Inspector that all the expenses he or she pays and benefits he or she provides would be fully covered by an expenses deduction the Inspector may give a dispensation. That is to say, the Inspector may notify the employer that the special provisions will not apply to those payments or benefits so long as the circumstances remain the same.

Dispensations are not given for round sum expense allowances. And the Inspector will
not give a dispensation if the effect would be to remove from the scope of the special rules an employee who would otherwise be within its terms.

Where a dispensation is given PAYE does not apply to the payments or benefits concerned. The employer need not show the particular payments or benefits on the
annual return he or she makes nor need the employee show them in his or her Tax Return.

Dispensations are reviewed from time to time. An inspector can revoke a dispensation
previously given.