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Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

▸ Part 1 – Overview (ss 1-2)
  • Section 1 – Overview of Act [ITTOIA 2005 s 1]
  • Section 2 – Overview of priority rules [ITTOIA 2005 s 2]
▸ Part 2 – Trading income (ss 3-259)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Introduction (ss 3-4)
    • Section 3 – Overview of Part 2 [ITTOIA 2005 s 3]
    • Section 4 – Provisions which must be given priority over Part 2 [ITTOIA 2005 s 4]
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – Income taxed as trade profits (ss 5-23H)
    • Charge to tax on trade profits (ss 5-8)
    • Trades and trade profits (ss 9-16C)
    • Starting and ceasing to trade (ss 17-18)
    • Trading income and property income (ss 19-22)
    • Trading allowance (s 22A)
    • Rent-a-room and qualifying care relief (s 23)
    • Trading income provided through third parties (ss 23A-23H)
  • ▸ Chapter 3 – Trade profits: basic rules (ss 24-31)
    • Professions and vocations (s 24)
    • Basis of accounting (s 24A)
    • Rules relating to calculation of profits (ss 27-29)
    • Animals kept for trade purposes (s 30)
    • Rules relating to deductions (s 31)
  • ▸ Chapter 3A – Trade Profits: Cash Basis (ss 31A-31F)
    • Eligibility (ss 31A-31C)
    • Elections under section 25A (s 31D)
    • Calculation of profits on cash basis (s 31E)
    • Overview of rest of Part 2 (s 31F)
  • ▸ Chapter 4 – Trade profits: rules restricting deductions (ss 32-55B)
    • Introduction (s 32)
    • Cash basis accounting (s 32A)
    • Capital expenditure (ss 33-33A)
    • Wholly and exclusively and losses rules (s 34)
    • Bad and doubtful debts (s 35)
    • Unpaid remuneration (ss 36-37)
    • Employee benefit contributions (ss 38-44)
    • Business entertainment and gifts (ss 45-47)
    • Car or motor cycle hire (ss 48-50B)
    • Patent royalties (s 51)
    • Interest payments (ss 51A-52)
    • Social security contributions (s 53)
    • Penalties and interest (s 54)
    • Crime-related payments (s 55)
    • Integral features (s 55A)
    • Rental rebates (s 55B)
  • ▸ Chapter 5 – Trade profits: rules allowing deductions (ss 56-94AA)
    • Introduction (s 56)
    • Cash basis accounting (s 56A)
    • Pre-trading expenses (s 57)
    • Subsistence expenses (s 57A)
    • Cash basis: interest payments (s 57B)
    • Incidental costs of obtaining finance (ss 58-59)
    • Tenants under taxed leases (paras 60-67)
    • Renewals (s 68)
    • Payments for restrictive undertakings (s 69)
    • Seconded employees (ss 70-71)
    • Contributions to agents' expenses (s 72)
    • Counselling and retraining expenses (ss 73-75)
    • Redundancy payments etc. (ss 76-80)
    • Personal security expenses (s 81)
    • Contributions to local enterprise organisations or urban regeneration companies (ss 82-86)
    • Contributions to flood and coastal erosion risk management projects (ss 86A-86B)
    • Scientific research (ss 87-88)
    • Expenses connected with patents, designs and trade marks (ss 89-90)
    • Export Credits Guarantee Department (s 91)
    • Expenses connected with foreign trades (ss 92-94)
    • SAYE option schemes, CSOP schemes (s 94A)
    • Limited liability partnerships: salaried members (s 94AA)
  • ▸ Chapter 5A – Trade Profits: Deductions Allowable at a Fixed Rate (ss 94B-94I)
    • Introduction (ss 94B-94C)
    • Expenditure on vehicles (ss 94D-94G)
    • Use of home for business purposes (s 94H)
    • Premises used both as home and business premises (s 94I)
  • ▸ Chapter 6 – Trade profits: receipts (ss 95-106)
    • Introduction (s 95)
    • Cash basis accounting (s 95A)
    • Capital receipts (ss 96-96B)
    • Debts released (s 97)
    • Cash basis: value of stock and work in progress on cessation (ss 97A-97B)
    • Amounts received following earlier cessation (s 98)
    • Reverse premiums (ss 99-103)
    • Assets of mutual concerns (s 104)
    • Industrial development grants (s 105)
    • Proceeds of insurance etc. (s 106)
  • ▸ Chapter 6A – Trade Profits: Amounts not Reflecting Commercial Transactions (ss 106A-106E)
    • Section 106A – Professions and vocations [ITTOIA 2005 s 106A]
    • Section 106B – Application of Chapter [ITTOIA 2005 s 106B]
    • Section 106C – Amounts not reflecting commercial transactions [ITTOIA 2005 s 106C]
    • Section 106D – Capital receipts [ITTOIA 2005 s 106D]
    • Section 106E – Gifts to charities etc [ITTOIA 2005 s 106E]
  • ▸ Chapter 7 – Trade profits: gifts to charities etc. (ss 107-110)
    • Section 107 – Professions and vocations [ITTOIA 2005 s 107]
    • Section 108 – Gifts of trading stock to charities etc. [ITTOIA 2005 s 108]
    • Section 109 – Receipt by donor or connected person of benefit attributable to certain gifts [ITTOIA 2005 s 109]
    • Section 110 – Meaning of “designated educational establishment” [ITTOIA 2005 s 110]
  • ▸ Chapter 8 – Trade profits: herd basis rules (ss 111-129)
    • Introduction (ss 111-113)
    • The herd basis rules (ss 114-123)
    • Elections (ss 124-126)
    • Preventing abuse of the herd basis rules (s 127)
    • Supplementary (ss 128-129)
  • ▸ Chapter 9 – Trade profits: sound recordings (ss 130-144)
    • Introduction (ss 130-133)
    • Expenditure treated as revenue in nature (s 134)
    • Rules for allocating expenditure (s 135)
    • Certified master versions: special rules for allocating expenditure (ss 136-138A)
    • Certified master versions: limited-budget films (ss 139-140)
    • Interpretation of sections 138 to 140 (ss 140A-142)
    • Deferred income agreements (ss 142A-142E)
    • Election for sections 134 to 140 not to apply (s 143)
    • Supplementary (s 144)
  • ▸ Chapter 10 – Trade profits: certain telecommunication rights (ss 144A-148)
    • Section 144A – Chapter not to apply where cash basis used [ITTOIA 2005 s 144A]
    • Section 145 – Professions and vocations [ITTOIA 2005 s 145]
    • Section 146 – Meaning of “relevant telecommunication right” [ITTOIA 2005 s 146]
    • Section 147 – Expenditure and receipts treated as revenue in nature [ITTOIA 2005 s 147]
    • Section 148 – Credits or debits arising from revaluation [ITTOIA 2005 s 148]
  • ▸ Chapter 10A – Leases of plant or machinery: special rules for long funding leases (ss 148ZA-148J)
    • Application of Chapter (s 148ZA)
    • Lessors under long funding finance leases (ss 148A-148C)
    • Lessors under long funding operating leases (ss 148D-148F)
    • Lessors under long funding finance or operating leases: avoidance etc (ss 148A-148F)
    • Lessees under long funding finance leases (ss 148G-148H)
    • Lessees under long funding operating leases (s 148I)
    • Interpretation of this Chapter (s 148J)
  • ▸ Chapter 11 – Trade profits: other specific trades (ss 148K-172ZE)
    • Cash basis accounting (s 148K)
    • Dealers in securities etc. (ss 149-154A)
    • Persons authorised for purposes of FISMA 2000 (s 155)
    • Dealers in land etc. (ss 156-158)
    • Ministers of religion (s 159)
    • Barristers and advocates (s 160)
    • Mineral exploration and access (s 161)
    • Persons liable to pool betting duty (s 162)
    • Intermediaries treated as making employment payments (ss 163-164)
    • Managed service companies (s 164A)
    • Worker's services provided to public sector through intermediary (s 164B)
    • Waste disposal (ss 165-168)
    • Cemeteries and crematoria (ss 169-172)
    • Crematoria: niches, memorials and inscriptions (ss 172ZA-172ZE)
  • ▸ Chapter 11A – Trade profits: changes in trading stock (ss 172A-172F)
    • Introduction (ss 172A-172AA)
    • Transfers of trading stock between trade and trader (ss 172B-172C)
    • Other disposals not made in the course of trade (ss 172D-172E)
    • Relationship with transfer pricing rules (s 172F)
  • ▸ Chapter 12 – Trade profits: valuation of stock and work in progress on cessation of trade (ss 173-186)
    • Valuation of trading stock (ss 173-181)
    • Valuation of work in progress (ss 182-185)
    • Supplementary (s 186)
  • ▸ Chapter 13 – Deductions from profits: unremittable amounts (ss 187-191)
    • Section 187 – Professions and vocations [ITTOIA 2005 s 187]
    • Section 188 – Application of Chapter [ITTOIA 2005 s 188]
    • Section 188A – Chapter not to apply where cash basis used [ITTOIA 2005 s 188A]
    • Section 189 – Relief for unremittable amounts [ITTOIA 2005 s 189]
    • Section 190 – Restrictions on relief [ITTOIA 2005 s 190]
    • Section 191 – Withdrawal of relief [ITTOIA 2005 s 191]
  • ▸ Chapter 14 – Disposal and acquisition of know-how (ss 191A-195)
    • Section 191A – Chapter not to apply where cash basis used [ITTOIA 2005 s 191A]
    • Section 192 – Meaning of “know-how” etc. [ITTOIA 2005 s 192]
    • Section 193 – Disposal of know-how if trade continues to be carried on [ITTOIA 2005 s 193]
    • Section 194 – Disposal of know-how as part of disposal of all or part of a trade [ITTOIA 2005 s 194]
    • Section 195 – Seller controlled by buyer etc. [ITTOIA 2005 s 195]
  • ▸ Chapter 15 – Basis periods (ss 196-220)
    • Introduction (s 196)
    • Accounting date (s 197)
    • The normal rules (ss 198-202)
    • Apportionment of profits (s 203)
    • Overlap profits and losses (ss 204-207)
    • Rules where first accounting date shortly before end of tax year (ss 208-210)
    • Slight variations in accounting date (ss 211-213)
    • Special rules if accounting date changes (ss 214-220)
  • ▸ Chapter 16 – Averaging profits of farmers and creative artists (ss 221-225)
    • Section 221 – Claim for averaging of fluctuating profits [ITTOIA 2005 s 221]
    • Section 221A – Claim not available where cash basis used [ITTOIA 2005 s 221A]
    • Section 222 – Circumstances in which claim for two-year averaging may be made [ITTOIA 2005 s 222]
    • Section 222A – Circumstances in which claim for five-year averaging may be made [ITTOIA 2005 s 222A]
    • Section 223 – Adjustment of profits [ITTOIA 2005 s 223]
    • Section 224 – Effect of adjustment [ITTOIA 2005 s 224]
    • Section 225 – Effect of later adjustment of profits [ITTOIA 2005 s 225]
  • ▸ Chapter 16ZA – Compensation for Compulsory Slaughter of Animals (ss 225ZA-225ZG)
    • Section 225ZA – Application of Chapter 16ZA [ITTOIA 2005 s 225ZA]
    • Section 225ZAA – Chapter not to apply where cash basis used [ITTOIA 2005 s 225ZAA]
    • Section 225ZB – Right to make claim [ITTOIA 2005 s 225ZB]
    • Section 225ZC – Book value [ITTOIA 2005 s 225ZC]
    • Section 225ZD – Effect of claim for spreading profits [ITTOIA 2005 s 225ZD]
    • Section 225ZE – Adjustment: cessation of trading [ITTOIA 2005 s 225ZE]
    • Section 225ZF – Time limits etc for spreading claim [ITTOIA 2005 s 225ZF]
    • Section 225ZG – Interpretation [ITTOIA 2005 s 225ZG]
  • ▸ Chapter 16A – Oil Activities (ss 225ZH-225V)
    • Application of Chapter (s 225ZH)
    • Basic definitions (ss 225A-225E)
    • Oil valuation (ss 225F-225J)
    • Regional development grants (ss 225K-225L)
    • Tariff receipts etc. (s 225M)
    • Abandonment guarantees (ss 225N-225Q)
    • Abandonment expenditure (ss 225R-225T)
    • Interest on repayment of APRT (s 225U)
    • Receipts arising from decommissioning (s 225V)
  • ▸ Chapter 17 – Adjustment income (ss 226-240)
    • Introduction (s 226)
    • Adjustment on change of basis (ss 227-231)
    • Treatment of adjustment income and adjustment expense (ss 232-233)
    • Expenses previously brought into account (s 234)
    • Realising or writing off assets (s 235)
    • Mark to market (ss 236-237)
    • Spreading of adjustment income: barristers and advocates (ss 238-239)
    • Spreading of adjustment income on leaving cash basis (ss 239A-239B)
    • Supplementary (s 240)
  • ▸ Chapter 17A – Cash Basis: Adjustments for Capital Allowances (ss 240A-240E)
    • Introduction (s 240A)
    • Adjustments on entering cash basis (ss 240B-240D)
    • Successions where predecessor and successor are connected persons (s 240E)
  • ▸ Chapter 18 – Post-cessation receipts (ss 241-257)
    • Introduction (s 241)
    • Charge to tax on post-cessation receipts (ss 242-245)
    • Meaning of “post-cessation receipts” (ss 246-247)
    • Sums treated as post-cessation receipts (ss 248-251)
    • Sums that are not post-cessation receipts (ss 252-253)
    • Deductions (ss 254-255)
    • Reliefs (ss 256-257)
  • ▸ Chapter 19 – Supplementary (ss 258-259)
    • Section 258 – Changes in trustees and personal representatives [ITTOIA 2005 s 258]
    • Section 259 – Meaning of “statutory insolvency arrangement” [ITTOIA 2005 s 259]
▸ Part 3 – Property income (ss 260-364)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Introduction (ss 260-262)
    • Section 260 – Overview of Part 3 [ITTOIA 2005 s 260]
    • Section 261 – Provisions which must be given priority over Part 3 [ITTOIA 2005 s 261]
    • Section 262 – Priority between Chapters within Part 3 [ITTOIA 2005 s 262]
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – Property businesses (ss 263-267)
    • Introduction (s 263)
    • Basic meaning of UK and overseas property business (ss 264-265)
    • Generating income from land (ss 266-267)
  • ▸ Chapter 3 – Profits of property businesses: basic rules (ss 268-275)
    • Charge to tax on profits of a property business (ss 268-271)
    • Basis of calculation of profits (ss 271A-271D)
    • Calculation of profits : application of trading income rules (ss 271E-272ZA)
    • Calculation of profits: other general rules (ss 272A-274)
    • Tax reductions for non-deductible costs of a dwelling-related loan (ss 274A-274C)
    • Apportionment of profits (ss 275-275C)
  • ▸ Chapter 4 – Profits of property businesses: lease premiums etc. (ss 276-307)
    • Introduction (ss 276-276A)
    • Amounts treated as receipts: leases (ss 277-283)
    • Other amounts treated as receipts (ss 284-286)
    • Additional calculation rule for reducing certain receipts (ss 287-290)
    • Deductions in relation to certain receipts (ss 291-294)
    • Limit on effect of additional calculation rule and deductions (s 295)
    • Relationship with ICTA (ss 296-298)
    • Certain administrative provisions (ss 299-302)
    • Determinations affecting liability of more than one person (ss 302A-302C)
    • Effective duration of lease (ss 303-305)
    • Other interpretative provisions (ss 306-307)
  • ▸ Chapter 5 – Profits of property businesses: other rules about receipts and deductions (ss 307A-321)
    • Cash basis: application of Chapter (s 307A)
    • Property businesses using cash basis (ss 307B-307D)
    • Property businesses that use, or have used, cash basis (ss 307E-307F)
    • Property allowance (s 307G)
    • Furnished accommodation: receipts and deductions (s 308)
    • Furnished accommodation: wear and tear allowance (ss 308A-308C)
    • Furnished accommodation: rent-a-room relief (s 309)
    • Treatment of receipts on acquisition of business (s 310)
    • Reverse premiums as receipts (s 311)
    • Deduction for replacement of domestic items (s 311A)
    • Deductions for expenditure on energy-saving items (ss 312-314)
    • Deductions for expenditure on sea walls (ss 315-318)
    • Mineral royalties (s 319)
    • Apportionments on sale of land (s 320)
    • Mutual business (s 321)
  • ▸ Chapter 6 – Commercial letting of furnished holiday accommodation (ss 322-328B)
    • Introduction (s 322)
    • Definition (ss 323-326A)
    • Separate profit calculations (ss 327-328B)
  • ▸ Chapter 7 – Adjustment income (ss 329-334A)
    • Adjustment on change of basis (ss 329-332)
    • Treatment of adjustment income and adjustment expense (ss 333-334)
    • Spreading of adjustment income on leaving cash basis (s 334A)
  • ▸ Chapter 7A – Cash basis: adjustments for capital allowances (ss 334B-334E)
    • Section 334B – "Entering the cash basis" [ITTOIA 2005 s 334B]
    • Section 334C – Unrelieved qualifying expenditure [ITTOIA 2005 s 334C]
    • Section 334D – Assets not fully paid for [ITTOIA 2005 s 334D]
    • Section 334E – Effect of election where predecessor and successor are connected persons [ITTOIA 2005 s 334E]
  • ▸ Chapter 8 – Rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4) concern (ss 335-343)
    • Charge to tax on rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4) concern (ss 335-338)
    • Management expenses of owner of mineral rights (s 339)
    • Mineral royalties (ss 340-343)
  • ▸ Chapter 9 – Rent receivable for UK electric-line wayleaves (ss 344-348)
    • Charge to tax on rent receivable for UK electric-line wayleaves (ss 344-348)
  • ▸ Chapter 10 – Post-cessation receipts (ss 349-356)
    • Charge to tax on post-cessation receipts (ss 349-352)
    • Meaning of “post-cessation receipts” (ss 353-355)
    • Supplementary (s 356)
  • ▸ Chapter 11 – Overseas property income (ss 357-360)
    • Section 357 – Charge to tax on overseas property income [ITTOIA 2005 s 357]
    • Section 358 – Meaning of “overseas property income” [ITTOIA 2005 s 358]
    • Section 359 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 359]
    • Section 360 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 360]
  • ▸ Chapter 12 – Supplementary (ss 361-364)
    • Section 361 – Changes in trustees and personal representatives [ITTOIA 2005 s 361]
    • Section 362 – Effect of company starting or ceasing to be within charge to income tax [ITTOIA 2005 s 362]
    • Section 363 – Overseas property businesses and overseas land: adaptation of rules [ITTOIA 2005 s 363]
    • Section 364 – Meaning of “lease” and “premises” [ITTOIA 2005 s 364]
▸ Part 4 – Savings and investment income (ss 365-573)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Introduction (ss 365-368A)
    • Section 365 – Overview of Part 4 [ITTOIA 2005 s 365]
    • Section 366 – Provisions which must be given priority over Part 4 [ITTOIA 2005 s 366]
    • Section 367 – Priority between Chapters within Part 4 [ITTOIA 2005 s 367]
    • Section 368 – Territorial scope of Part 4 charges [ITTOIA 2005 s 368]
    • Section 368A – Interpretation of special rules for temporary non-residents [ITTOIA 2005 s 368A]
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – Interest (ss 369-381)
    • Charge to tax on interest (ss 369-371)
    • Other income taxed as interest (ss 372-381)
  • ▸ Chapter 2A – Disguised Interest (ss 381A-381E)
    • Section 381A – Charge to tax on disguised interest [ITTOIA 2005 s 381A]
    • Section 381B – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 381B]
    • Section 381C – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 381C]
    • Section 381D – Avoidance of double taxation [ITTOIA 2005 s 381D]
    • Section 381E – Exception for returns from certain shares [ITTOIA 2005 s 381E]
  • ▸ Chapter 3 – Dividends etc. from UK resident companies and tax treated as paid in respect of certain distributions (ss 382-401C)
    • Introduction (s 382)
    • Charge to tax on dividends and other distributions (ss 383-385)
    • Purchase by company of exempt employee shareholder shares (s 385A)
    • Amounts treated as dividends (ss 386-391)
    • Shares in Schedule 2 share incentive plans (“SIPs”) (ss 392-396)
    • Other amounts treated as distributions (ss 396A-396B)
    • ... Payment and deduction of tax (ss 397-401B)
    • Anti-avoidance (s 401C)
  • ▸ Chapter 4 – Dividends from non-UK resident companies (ss 402-408A)
    • Charge to tax on dividends from non-UK resident companies (ss 402-404A)
    • Shares in Schedule 2 share incentive plans (“SIPs”) (ss 405-408)
    • Anti-avoidance (s 408A)
  • ▸ Chapter 5 – Stock dividends from UK resident companies (ss 409-414A)
    • Section 409 – Charge to tax on stock dividend income [ITTOIA 2005 s 409]
    • Section 410 – When stock dividend income arises [ITTOIA 2005 s 410]
    • Section 410A – Conversion etc. of bonus share capital [ITTOIA 2005 s 410A]
    • Section 411 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 411]
    • Section 412 – Cash equivalent of share capital [ITTOIA 2005 s 412]
    • Section 413 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 413]
    • Section 413A – Temporary non-residents [ITTOIA 2005 s 413A]
    • Section 414 – Income tax treated as paid [ITTOIA 2005 s 414]
    • Section 414A – Interpretation of Chapter [ITTOIA 2005 s 414A]
  • ▸ Chapter 6 – Release of loan to participator in close company (ss 415-421A)
    • Section 415 – Charge to tax under Chapter 6 [ITTOIA 2005 s 415]
    • Section 416 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 416]
    • Section 417 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 417]
    • Section 418 – Relief where borrowers liable as settlors [ITTOIA 2005 s 418]
    • Section 419 – Loans and advances to persons who die [ITTOIA 2005 s 419]
    • Section 420 – Loans and advances to trustees of settlements that have ended [ITTOIA 2005 s 420]
    • Section 420A – Temporary non-residents [ITTOIA 2005 s 420A]
    • Section 421 – Income tax treated as paid [ITTOIA 2005 s 421]
    • Section 421A – Power to obtain information [ITTOIA 2005 s 421A]
  • ▸ Chapter 7 – Purchased life annuity payments (ss 422-426)
    • Section 422 – Charge to tax on purchased life annuity payments [ITTOIA 2005 s 422]
    • Section 423 – Meaning of “purchased life annuity” [ITTOIA 2005 s 423]
    • Section 424 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 424]
    • Section 425 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 425]
    • Section 426 – Annuity payments received after deduction of tax [ITTOIA 2005 s 426]
  • ▸ Chapter 8 – Profits from deeply discounted securities (ss 427-460)
    • Charge to tax under Chapter 8 (ss 427-429)
    • Deeply discounted securities (ss 430-436)
    • Disposals (ss 437-438)
    • Calculating profits (ss 439-442)
    • Special rules for strips of government securities (ss 443-452)
    • Special rules for corporate strips (ss 452A-452G)
    • Special rules for listed securities held since 26th March 2003 (ss 453-456)
    • Trustees (ss 457-458)
    • Miscellaneous and supplementary (ss 459-460)
  • ▸ Chapter 9 – Gains from contracts for life insurance etc. (ss 461-546)
    • Charge to tax under Chapter 9 (ss 461-463E)
    • Person liable etc. (ss 464-472)
    • Policies and contracts to which Chapter 9 applies (ss 473-483)
    • When chargeable events occur: general (ss 484-490)
    • Calculating gains: general (ss 491-497)
    • Part surrenders – and assignments: periodic calculations and excess events (ss 498-509)
    • Transaction-related calculations and part surrender or assignment events (ss 510-514)
    • Personal portfolio bonds (ss 515-526)
    • Reductions from gains (ss 527-529)
    • Income tax treated as paid and reliefs (ss 530-538)
    • Deficiencies (ss 539-541)
    • Rebated or reinvested commission (ss 541A-541B)
    • Supplementary (ss 542-546)
  • ▸ Chapter 10 – Distributions from unauthorised unit trusts (ss 547-550)
    • Section 547 – Charge to tax under Chapter 10 [ITTOIA 2005 s 547]
    • Section 548 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 548]
    • Section 549 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 549]
    • Section 550 – Income tax treated as paid [ITTOIA 2005 s 550]
  • ▸ Chapter 11 – Transactions in deposits (ss 551-554)
    • Section 551 – Charge to tax on profits from disposal of deposit rights [ITTOIA 2005 s 551]
    • Section 552 – Meaning of “deposit rights” [ITTOIA 2005 s 552]
    • Section 553 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 553]
    • Section 554 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 554]
  • ▸ Chapter 12 – Disposals of futures and options involving guaranteed returns (ss 555-569)
    • Charge to tax under Chapter 12 (ss 555-558)
    • When disposals involve guaranteed returns (ss 559-561)
    • When disposals of futures and options occur (ss 562-566)
    • Losses (s 567)
    • Trustees (s 568)
    • Transfer of assets abroad (s 569)
  • ▸ Chapter 13 – Sales of foreign dividend coupons (ss 570-573)
    • Section 570 – Charge to tax under Chapter 13 [ITTOIA 2005 s 570]
    • Section 571 – Meaning of “foreign holdings” etc. [ITTOIA 2005 s 571]
    • Section 572 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 572]
    • Section 573 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 573]
▸ Part 5 – Miscellaneous income (ss 574-689A)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Introduction (ss 574-577A)
    • Section 574 – Overview of Part 5 [ITTOIA 2005 s 574]
    • Section 575 – Provisions which must be given priority over Part 5 [ITTOIA 2005 s 575]
    • Section 576 – Priority between Chapters within Part 5 [ITTOIA 2005 s 576]
    • Section 577 – Territorial scope of Part 5 charges [ITTOIA 2005 s 577]
    • Section 577A – Territorial scope of Part 5 charges: receipts from intellectual property [ITTOIA 2005 s 577A]
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – Receipts from intellectual property (ss 578-608)
    • Introduction (s 578)
    • Charge to tax on non-trading income from intellectual property (ss 579-582)
    • Disposals of know-how (ss 583-586)
    • Sales of patent rights (ss 587-599)
    • Relief from income tax on patent income (ss 600-601)
    • Payments received after deduction of tax (s 602)
    • Supplementary (ss 603-608)
  • ▸ Chapter 2A – Offshore receipts in respect of intangible property (ss 608A-608Z)
    • Charge to tax on offshore receipts in respect of intangible property (ss 608A-608I)
    • Exemptions (ss 608J-608N)
    • Recovery of tax from person in same control group (ss 608O-608R)
    • Meaning of “control group” and “related person” (ss 608S-608V)
    • General (ss 608W-608Y)
    • Interpretation: general (s 608Z)
  • ▸ Chapter 3 – Films and sound recordings: non-trade businesses (ss 609-613)
    • Section 609 – Charge to tax on films and sound recordings businesses [ITTOIA 2005 s 609]
    • Section 610 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 610]
    • Section 611 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 611]
    • Section 612 – Calculation of income [ITTOIA 2005 s 612]
    • Section 613 – Application of trading income rules to non-trade businesses [ITTOIA 2005 s 613]
  • ▸ Chapter 4 – Certain telecommunication rights: non-trading income (ss 614-618)
    • Section 614 – Charge to tax on certain telecommunication rights of a non-trader [ITTOIA 2005 s 614]
    • Section 615 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 615]
    • Section 616 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 616]
    • Section 617 – Deductions in calculating certain income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 617]
    • Section 618 – Payments received after deduction of tax [ITTOIA 2005 s 619]
  • ▸ Chapter 5 – Settlements: amounts treated as income of settlor or family (ss 619-648)
    • Charge to tax under Chapter 5 (ss 619-620)
    • Income charged and person liable (ss 621-622)
    • Rules for calculating income (s 623)
    • Income treated as income of settlor: retained interests (ss 624-628C)
    • Income treated as income of settlor: relevant children (ss 629-632)
    • Capital sums treated as income of settlor: trustees' payments (ss 633-637)
    • Trustees' payments: further provisions (ss 638-640)
    • Capital sums treated as income of settlor: connected bodies (ss 641-643)
    • Benefits matched with protected foreign-source income (ss 643ZA-643N)
    • Settlements by two or more settlors (ss 644-645)
    • Other supplementary provisions (ss 646-648)
  • ▸ Chapter 6 – Beneficiaries' income from estates in administration (ss 649-682A)
    • Charge to tax on estate income (ss 649-651)
    • Types of estate income (ss 652-655)
    • Income charged and person liable (ss 656-659)
    • Basic amount of estate income: general calculation rules (ss 660-664)
    • Further provisions for calculating estate income relating to absolute interests (ss 665-670)
    • Special rules for successive interests (ss 671-676)
    • Relief where foreign estates have borne UK income tax (ss 677-678)
    • General (ss 679-682A)
  • ▸ Chapter 7 – Annual payments not otherwise charged (ss 683-686)
    • Section 683 – Charge to tax on annual payments not otherwise charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 683]
    • Section 684 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 684]
    • Section 685 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 686]
    • Section 685A – Settlor-interested settlements [ITTOIA 2005 s 685A]
    • Section 686 – Payments received after deduction of tax [ITTOIA 2005 s 686]
  • ▸ Chapter 8 – Income not otherwise charged (ss 687-689A)
    • Section 687 – Charge to tax on income not otherwise charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 687]
    • Section 688 – Income charged [ITTOIA 2005 s 688]
    • Section 689 – Person liable [ITTOIA 2005 s 689]
    • Section 689A – Temporary non-residents [ITTOIA 2005 s 689A]
▸ Part 6 – Exempt income (ss 690-783)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Introduction (ss 690)
    • Section 690 – Overview of Part 6 [ITTOIA 2005 s 690]
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – National savings income (ss 691-693)
    • Section 691 – National Savings Bank ordinary account interest [ITTOIA 2005 s 691]
    • Section 692 – Income from savings certificates [ITTOIA 2005 s 691]
    • Section 693 – Income from Ulster Savings Certificates [ITTOIA 2005 s 693]
  • ▸ Chapter 3 – Income from individual investment plans (ss 694-701)
    • Section 694 – Income from individual investment plans [ITTOIA 2005 s 694]
    • Section 694A – Deceased investors [ITTOIA 2005 s 694A]
    • Section 695 – Investment plans [ITTOIA 2005 s 695]
    • Section 695A – Investment plans for children [ITTOIA 2005 s 695A]
    • Section 696 – Plan managers [ITTOIA 2005 s 696]
    • Section 697 – Special requirements for certain foreign managers [ITTOIA 2005 s 697]
    • Section 698 – Requirements for discharge of foreign institution’s duties [ITTOIA 2005 s 698]
    • Section 699 – Non-entitlement to exemption [ITTOIA 2005 s 699]
    • Section 700 – Information [ITTOIA 2005 s 700]
    • Section 701 – General and supplementary powers [ITTOIA 2005 s 701]
  • ▸ Chapter 4 – SAYE interest (ss 702-708)
    • Section 702 – Interest under certified SAYE savings arrangements [ITTOIA 2005 s 702]
    • Section 703 – Meaning of “certified SAYE savings arrangement” [ITTOIA 2005 s 703]
    • Section 704 – Types of arrangements and providers [ITTOIA 2005 s 704]
    • Section 705 – Certification of arrangements [ITTOIA 2005 s 705]
    • Section 706 – Withdrawal and variation of certifications and connected requirements [ITTOIA 2005 s 706]
    • Section 707 – Authorisation of providers [ITTOIA 2005 s 707]
    • Section 708 – Withdrawal and variation of authorisations [ITTOIA 2005 s 708]
  • ▸ Chapter 5 – Venture capital trust dividends (ss 709-712)
    • Section 709 – Venture capital trust dividends [ITTOIA 2005 s 709]
    • Section 710 – Treatment of shares where annual acquisition limit exceeded [ITTOIA 2005 s 710]
    • Section 711 – Identification of shares after disposals [ITTOIA 2005 s 711]
    • Section 712 – Identification of shares after reorganisations etc. [ITTOIA 2005 s 712]
  • ▸ Chapter 6 – Income from FOTRA securities (ss 713-716)
    • Section 713 – Introduction: securities free of tax to residents abroad (“FOTRA securities”) [ITTOIA 2005 s 713]
    • Section 714 – Exemption of profits from FOTRA securities [ITTOIA 2005 s 714]
    • Section 715 – Interest from FOTRA securities held on trust [ITTOIA 2005 s 715]
    • Section 716 – Restriction on deductions etc. relating to FOTRA securities [ITTOIA 2005 s 716]
  • ▸ Chapter 7 – Purchased life annuity payments (ss 717-726)
    • Partial exemption for purchased life annuity payments (ss 717-724)
    • Immediate needs annuities (ss 725-726)
  • ▸ Chapter 8 – Other annual payments (ss 727-748)
    • Certain annual payments by individuals (ss 727-730)
    • Periodical payments of personal injury damages etc. (ss 731-734)
    • Health and employment insurance payments (ss 735-743)
    • Payments to adopters (ss 744-747)
    • Payments by persons liable to pool betting duty (s 748)
  • ▸ Chapter 9 – Other income (ss 749-782C)
    • Interest only income (ss 749-767)
    • Income from commercial occupation of woodlands (s 768)
    • Housing grants (s 769)
    • Schedule 2 share incentive plan distributions (s 770)
    • Foreign income of consular officers and employees (ss 771-772)
    • Income of non-UK residents from certain securities (ss 773-774)
    • Other (ss 775-782C)
  • ▸ Chapter 10 – General (ss 783)
    • Section 783 – General disregard of exempt income for income tax purposes [ITTOIA 2005 s 783]
▸ Part 6A – Income charged under this Act: trading and property allowances (ss 783A-783BQ)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Trading allowance (ss 783A-783AR)
    • Introduction (s 783A)
    • Basic definitions (ss 783AA-783AD)
    • Full relief (ss 783AE-783AG)
    • Partial relief (ss 783AH-783AK)
    • Elections (ss 783AL-783AM)
    • Exclusions from relief (ss 783AN-783AQ)
    • Interpretation (s 783AR)
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – Property allowance (ss 783B-783BQ)
    • Introduction (s 783B)
    • Basic definitions (ss 783BA-783BD)
    • Relief if relevant property income does not exceed property allowance (ss 783BE-783BF)
    • Relief if relevant property income exceeds property allowance (ss783BG-783BI)
    • Elections (ss 783BJ-783BK)
    • Exclusions from relief (ss 783BL-783BP)
    • Interpretation (s 783BQ)
▸ Part 7 – Income charged under this Act: rent-a-room and qualifying care relief (ss 784-828)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Rent-a-room relief (ss 784-802)
    • Introduction (ss 784-785)
    • Basic definitions (ss 786-788)
    • Individual's limit (ss 789-790)
    • Relief if amount does not exceed limit (ss 791-794)
    • Alternative calculation of profits if amount exceeds limit (ss 795-798)
    • Elections (ss 799-801)
    • Interpretation (s 802)
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – Qualifying care relief (ss 803-828)
    • Introduction (ss 803-804A)
    • Basic definitions (ss 805-807)
    • Individual's limit (ss 808-811)
    • Relief if amount does not exceed limit (ss 812-814)
    • Alternative calculation of profits if amount exceeds limit (ss 815-819)
    • Periods of account not ending on 5th April (ss 820-823)
    • Capital allowances for foster carers carrying on trade (ss 824-827)
    • Overlap profit (ss 828-828A)
▸ Part 8 – Foreign income: special rules (ss 829-845I)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Introduction (ss 829-830)
    • Section 829 – Overview of Part 8 [ITTOIA 2005 s 829]
    • Section 830 – Meaning of “relevant foreign income” [ITTOIA 2005 s 830]
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – Relevant foreign income charged on remittance basis (ss 831-837)
    • Remittance basis (ss 831-834)
    • Relief for delayed remittances (835-837)
  • ▸ Chapter 3 – Relevant foreign income charged on arising basis: deductions and reliefs (ss 838-840A)
    • Section 838 – Expenses attributable to collection or payment of relevant foreign income [ITTOIA 2005 s 838]
    • Section 839 – Annual payments payable out of relevant foreign income [ITTOIA 2005 s 839]
    • Section 840 – Relief for backdated pensions charged on the arising basis [ITTOIA 2005 s 840]
    • Section 840A – Claims under section 840 [ITTOIA 2005 s 840A]
  • ▸ Chapter 4 – Unremittable income (ss 841-845)
    • Section 841 – Unremittable income: introduction [ITTOIA 2005 s 841]
    • Section 842 – Claim for relief for unremittable income [ITTOIA 2005 s 842]
    • Section 843 – Withdrawal of relief [ITTOIA 2005 s 843]
    • Section 844 – Income charged on withdrawal of relief after source ceases [ITTOIA 2005 s 844]
    • Section 845 – Valuing unremittable income [ITTOIA 2005 s 845]
  • ▸ Chapter 5 – Relief for new residents on foreign income (ss 845A-845J)
    • Section 845A – Claim for relief for qualifying new residents [ITTOIA 2005 s 845A]
    • Section 845B – Qualifying new residents [ITTOIA 2005 s 845B]
    • Section 845C – Effect of claim, foreign employment election or foreign gain claim on losses [ITTOIA 2005 s 845C]
    • Section 845D – Effect of claim, foreign employment election or foreign gain claim: costs of dwelling-related loan [ITTOIA 2005 s 845D]
    • Section 845E – Effect of claim, foreign employment election or foreign gain claim on personal allowance etc [ITTOIA 2005 s 845E]
    • Section 845F – Effect of claim on relief for contributions to registered pension schemes [ITTOIA 2005 s 845F]
    • Section 845G – Foreign income relief ignored for purposes of determining adjusted net income [ITTOIA 2005 s 845G]
    • Section 845H – Qualifying foreign income [ITTOIA 2005 s 845H]
    • Section 845I – Disqualified income [ITTOIA 2005 s 845I]
    • Section 845J – Performance income [ITTOIA 2005 s 845J]
▸ Part 9 – Partnerships (ss 846-863L)
  • ▸ Introduction (ss 846-848A)
    • Section 846 – Overview of Part 9 [ITTOIA 2005 s 846]
    • Section 847 – General provisions [ITTOIA 2005 s 847]
    • Section 848 – Assessment of partnerships [ITTOIA 2005 s 848]
    • Section 848A – Bare trusts [ITTOIA 2005 s 848A]
  • ▸ Calculation of partners' shares (ss 849-851)
    • Section 849 – Calculation of firm’s profits or losses [ITTOIA 2005 s 849]
    • Section 850 – Allocation of firm’s profits or losses between partners [ITTOIA 2005 s 850]
    • Section 850A – Profit-making period in which some partners have losses [ITTOIA 2005 s 850A]
    • Section 850B – Loss-making period in which some partners have profits [ITTOIA 2005 s 850B]
    • Section 850C – Excess profit allocation to non-individual partners [ITTOIA 2005 s 850C]
    • Section 850D – Excess profit allocation: cases involving individuals who are not partners [ITTOIA 2005 s 850D]
    • Section 850E – Payments by B out of the excess part of B’s profit share [ITTOIA 2005 s 850E]
    • Section 851 – Calculations etc. where firm has other income or losses [ITTOIA 2005 s 851]
  • ▸ Firms with trading income (ss 852-853)
    • Section 852 – Carrying on by partner of notional trade [ITTOIA 2005 s 852]
    • Section 852A – Notional trades: indirect partners [ITTOIA 2005 s 852A]
    • Section 853 – Basis periods for partners’ notional trades [ITTOIA 2005 s 853]
  • ▸ Firms with trading and other source income (ss 854-856)
    • Section 854 – Carrying on by partner of notional business [ITTOIA 2005 s 854]
    • Section 855 – Basis periods for partners’ notional businesses [ITTOIA 2005 s 855]
    • Section 855A – Notional business: indirect partners [ITTOIA 2005 s 855A]
    • Section 856 – Overlap profits from partners’ notional businesses [ITTOIA 2005 s 856]
  • ▸ Firms with a foreign element (ss 857-858)
    • Section 857 – Partners to whom the remittance basis applies [ITTOIA 2005 s 857]
    • Section 858 – Resident partners and double taxation agreements [ITTOIA 2005 s 858]
  • ▸ Miscellaneous (ss 859-863G)
    • Section 859 – Special provisions about farming and property income [ITTOIA 2005 s 859]
    • Section 860 – Adjustment income [ITTOIA 2005 s 860]
    • Section 861 – Sale of patent rights: effect of partnership changes [ITTOIA 2005 s 861]
    • Section 862 – Sale of patent rights: effect of later cessation of trade [ITTOIA 2005 s 862]
    • Section 863 – Limited liability partnerships [ITTOIA 2005 s 863]
    • Section 863A – Limited liability partnerships: salaried members [ITTOIA 2005 s 863A]
    • Section 863B – Condition A [ITTOIA 2005 s 863B]
    • Section 863C – Condition B [ITTOIA 2005 s 863C]
    • Section 863D – Condition C [ITTOIA 2005 s 863D]
    • Section 863E – M’s contribution to the limited liability partnership: the basic calculation [ITTOIA 2005 s 863E]
    • Section 863F – M’s contribution to the limited liability partnership: deemed contributions [ITTOIA 2005 s 863F]
    • Section 863G – Anti-avoidance [ITTOIA 2005 s 863G]
  • ▸ Alternative investment fund managers (ss 863H-863L)
    • Section 863H – Election for special provision for alternative investment fund managers to apply [ITTOIA 2005 s 863H]
    • Section 863I – Allocation of profit to the AIFM firm [ITTOIA 2005 s 863I]
    • Section 863J – Vesting of remuneration represented by the allocated profit [ITTOIA 2005 s 863J]
    • Section 863K – Vesting statements [ITTOIA 2005 s 863K]
    • Section 863L – The AIFMD remuneration guidelines [ITTOIA 2005 s 863L]
▸ Part 10 – General provisions (ss 864-886)
  • ▸ Chapter 1 – Introduction (ss 864)
    • Section 864 – Overview of Part 10 [ITTOIA 2005 S 864]
  • ▸ Chapter 2 – General calculation rules etc. (ss 865-872)
    • Unpaid remuneration (s 865)
    • Employee benefit contributions (s 866)
    • Business entertainment and gifts (s 867)
    • Social security contributions (s 868)
    • Penalties, interest and VAT surcharges and interest (s 869)
    • Crime-related payments (s 870)
    • Apportionment of profits (s 871)
    • Calculation of losses (s 872)
  • ▸ Chapter 3 – Supplementary and general provisions (ss 873-886)
    • Orders and regulations (s 873)
    • Interpretation (ss 874-880)
    • General and final (ss 881-886)
▸ Schedules
  • ▸ Schedule 1 Consequential amendments
    • Part 1 – Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (paras 1-352)
    • Part 2 – Other enactments (paras 353-659)
  • ▸ Schedule 2 Transitionals and savings etc.
    • Part 1 – General provisions (paras 1-10)
    • Part 2 – Changes in the law (para 11)
    • Part 3 – Trading income (paras 12-61)
    • Part 4 – Property income (paras 62-77)
    • Part 5 – Savings and investment income: general (paras 78-95)
    • Part 6 – Savings and investment income: insurance contracts and policies made before certain dates (paras 96-118)
    • Part 7 – Savings and investment income: gains from contracts for life insurance etc. (personal portfolio bonds) (paras 119-128)
    • Part 8 – Miscellaneous income (paras 129-137)
    • Part 9 – Exempt income (paras 138-148)
    • Part 10 – Foster-care relief (para 149)
    • Part 11 – Foreign income: special rules (paras 150-153)
    • Part 12 – Other provisions (paras 154-161)
  • ▸ Schedule 3 Repeals and revocations
    • Schedule 3 Repeals and revocations
  • ▸ Schedule 4 Abbreviations and defined expressions
    • Part 1 – Abbreviations of Acts [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 4 part 1]
    • Part 2 – Index of expressions defined in this Act etc. [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 4 part 2]
Schedules / Schedule 2 Transitionals and savings etc. / Part 9 – Exempt income (paras 138-148)

Part 9 – Exempt income (paras 138-148)

Contents

  • 138. Ulster savings certificates [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 para 138] Section commentary
  • 139-141. SAYE interest [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 paras 139-141] Section commentary
  • 142. Venture capital trust dividends: shares acquired before the tax year 2004-05 [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 para 142] Section commentary
  • 143. Purchased life annuity payments: old determinations concerning capital elements [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 para 143] Section commentary
  • 144. Purchased life annuity payments: carry forward of excess capital elements [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 para 144] Section commentary
  • 145. Purchased life annuity payments: penalty for false statements [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 para 145] Section commentary
  • 146. Certain annual payments by individuals [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 para 146] Section commentary
  • 147. Annual payments for non-taxable consideration [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 para 147] Section commentary
  • 148. Periodical payments of personal injury damages etc. [ITTOIA 2005 Sch 2 para 148] Section commentary

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