Upper Tribunal decides on correct treatment of bonus clawback payments
The Upper Tribunal ruling in Martin v Revenue and Customs Commissioners concerning the tax treatment of bonus clawback payments raised two principal issues. First, whether a partial repayment of a Signing Bonus under a clawback clause reduced the employee’s earnings in the year the bonus was received. Second, whether the repayment constituted negative earnings in the year it was made which gave rise to a right to deduct under s128 ITA.
Akash Nawbatt discussed the case with Nicola Laver from Lexis Nexis’ News Analysis in October 2014.
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