NIM06265 - Class 1 NICs: Expenses and allowances: Travelling expenses: Temporary posting away from a permanent workplace: General
Position prior to 6 April 1998
Under the travel rules in operation prior to 6 April 1998 the only amount which could be excluded from NICs as a business expense in respect of travel to a temporary workplacewas the lesser of:
- the cost of travelling from the normal workplace to the temporary workplace, or
- the actual travelling costs incurred.
Position from 6 April 1998
Under the new travel rules the full cost of an employee’s journey from home to a temporary workplace can be excluded from Class 1 NICs liability.
For the purposes of the new travel rules which operate from 6 April 1998 (see NIM06250 for general information about the new rules) a place is a temporary workplace if an employee goes there only to perform a task of limited duration or for a temporary purpose.
See guidance at EIM32150 for what constitutes a temporary purpose and NIM06270 for general guidance on the meaning of “limited duration”.