Revenue Note for Guidance

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Revenue Note for Guidance

837 Members of the clergy and ministers of religion

This section provides that a member of the clergy or a minister of any religious denomination is entitled to deductions against his/her professional income in respect of —

  • expenditure incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the performance of his/her duties as a member of the clergy or minister of religion, and
  • up to one-eighth of the rent paid on a dwelling any part of which is used mainly or substantially for the purposes of those duties.

Relevant Date: Finance Act 2021