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Capital allowancesE+W+S+N.I.

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The transitionE+W+S+N.I.

25The operation of section 279(1) of the Taxes Act 1988 for a year of assessment earlier than the year 1990-91 in the case of a married woman shall not affect the question whether there is any income of hers chargeable to income tax for the year 1990-91 or any subsequent year of assessment or, if there is, what is to be taken to be its amount for income tax purposes.E+W+S+N.I.

ReturnsE+W+S+N.I.

26Where a man is required under section 8 of the M1Taxes Management Act 1970 to deliver a return which is—E+W+S+N.I.

(a)so far as relates to certain sources of income, a return of income chargeable to income tax for the year 1990-91, and

(b)so far as relates to the remaining sources of income, a return of income chargeable to income tax for the year 1989-90,

the same particulars shall be included in the return as would have been required had section 279 of the Taxes Act 1988 not been repealed by this Act.

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27Where a man delivers a return such as is mentioned in paragraph 26 above, the reference in sections 93(2) and 95(2) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (penalties) to tax charged on or payable by him shall include a reference to tax charged on or payable by his wife in respect of any income of hers.E+W+S+N.I.

28Where a woman is liable to a penalty under section 93(1) or 95(1) of the Taxes Management Act 1970, section 93(2) or 95(2) shall apply as if the reference to tax charged on or payable by her included a reference to any tax which is charged on or payable by her husband by virtue of section 279 of the Taxes Act 1988.E+W+S+N.I.

Time limits for assessmentsE+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F3Sch. 3 para. 29 repealed(with respect to notices given, or warrants issued on or after 27.07.1989) by Finance Act 1989 (c. 26, SIF 63:1), s. 187(1), Sch. 17 Pt. VIII.

Transfers of allowancesE+W+S+N.I.

30For the year 1990-91 and subsequent years of assessment the Taxes Management Act 1970 shall have effect with the insertion of the following section after section 37—E+W+S+N.I.

37A Effect of assessment where allowances transferred.

Where an assessment is made on any person for the purpose of making good a loss of tax wholly or partly attributable to fraud, wilful default or neglect, the fact that the person’s total income for any year of assessment is assessed as greater than it was previously taken to be shall not affect the validity of any deduction made from the total income of the person’s spouse by virtue of section 257B, 257D or 265 of the principal Act; and where any such deduction has been made in such a case, the total amount which the first-mentioned person is entitled to deduct from total income for the year in question shall be correspondingly reduced.

Class 4 social security contributionsE+W+S+N.I.

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Annual paymentsE+W+S+N.I.

32Section 36 of this Act shall have effect in relation to a payment which is due from a husband to his wife or from a wife to her husband at a time after 5th April 1990 when they are living together, notwithstanding that the payment is made in pursuance of an obligation which is an existing obligation for the purposes of subsection (3) of that section.E+W+S+N.I.

Maintenance paymentsE+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F5SCh. 3 para. 33 repealed (3.5.1994 with effect as mentioned in s. 77(7) of the repealing Act) by 1994 c. 9, s. 258, Sch. 26 Pt. V(1), note

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