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Regulation 20A Calculation of bonus or commissionF1

United Kingdom

Where a claimant’s earnings include a bonus or commission to which F2paragraph (4) of regulation 14 (normal weekly earnings of employed earners) applies that part of his earnings shall be calculated by aggregating any payments of bonus or commission and F3deducting from it —

(a)

an amount in respect of income tax equivalent to an amount calculated by applying to that part of the earnings the basic rate of tax in the year of assessment in which the claim is made; and

(F4b)

an amount representing primary Class 1 contributions under the Contributions and Benefits Act, calculated by applying to that part of the earnings the main primary percentage applicable at the date of claim; and

(c)

one-half of any sum payable by the claimant in respect of that part of the earnings by way of a contribution towards an occupational pension F5scheme;

F6and dividing the resulting sum by 52.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 20A inserted (10.4.1990) by Family Credit (General) Amendment Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/574), reg. 1(1), 8

F2

Words in reg. 20A substituted (7.4.1992) by The Family Credit (General) Amendment Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/573), regs. 1(1), 8

F3

Words in reg. 20A substituted (5.10.1992) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2155), regs. 1(1), 7(a)

F4

Reg. 20A(b) substituted (12.4.1994) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/527), regs. 1(1)(c), 18

F5

Word in reg. 20A(c) substituted (5.10.1992) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2155), regs. 1(1), 7(b)

F6

Words in reg. 20A added (5.10.1992) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2155), regs. 1(1), 7(c)