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AI Summary of 897C. Returns by employers in relation to reportable benefits.

This section outlines key definitions relevant to employer-employee relationships regarding taxation, specifically defining terms such as 'employee', 'employer', and 'income tax month', as found in section 983.

Significantly, it introduces the 'remote working daily allowance', which permits employers to provide up to €3.20 per day, tax-free, for employees working from home. Additionally, it classifies 'reportable benefits' that must be reported to the Revenue Commissioners, including small benefits, remote working allowances, and travel and subsistence payments, mandating electronic submission of these details in compliance with section 986 regulations.

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Version date: 1 January 2024 - onwards
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897C. Returns by employers in relation to reportable benefits.

(1)In this section -

'employee', 'employer' and 'income tax month' have the same meaning, respectively, as they have in section 983;

'remote working daily allowance' means a payment of not more than €3.20 per day to an employee by his or her employer in relation to the days the employee performs the duties of his or her office or employment from a dwelling or part of a dwelling which is occupied by that employee as his or her residence, where no tax is deducted;

'reportable benefit' means -

(a) a small benefit,

(b) a remote working daily allowance, or

(c) a travel and subsistence payment;

'small benefit' means a benefit provided to an employee by his or her employer to which section 112B applies;