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Part IV Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax
Chapter I Principal provisions
Chapter IV Share Options, Profit Sharing and Employee Share Ownership
Part VII Miscellaneous and supplemental
SCHEDULES
The following is the Schedule which shall be inserted after...
Value added tax: anti-avoidance provisions
The following is the Schedule which shall be inserted after...
Taxation of savings at the lower rate
4.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, in subsection (1)(b) of...
5.In paragraph (c) of section 246D(2) of that Act (application...
6.In section 249(4)(c) of that Act (application of section 207A),...
7.(1) In subsection (2)(b)(ii) of section 326B of that Act...
9.In section 421(1)(c) of that Act (application of section 207A),...
10.(1) In section 468 of that Act (authorised unit trusts...
11.(1) In section 468L of that Act (interest distributions), after...
13.In sections 549(2), 686(1), 699(2) and 819(2) of that Act...
14.(1) In paragraph (a)(i) of subsection (2) of section 582...
15.In section 686 of that Act (liability to additional rate...
19.In section 737C(6) of that Act (computation of amount of...
20.In section 743(1) of that Act (supplemental provisions relating to...
21.In section 789(2) of that Act (old double taxation relief...
22.In paragraph (a) of section 821(1) of that Act (under-deductions...
23.In section 822(1) of that Act (over-deductions from interest on...
24.In section 835(6)(a) of that Act (estimating total income), after...
25.(1) In Schedule 3 to that Act (public revenue dividends...
Transfer of charge under Schedule C to Schedule D
Amendments of the Taxes Act 1988
2.In section 1(1) (the charge to income tax), for “Schedules...
9.Section 48 (securities of foreign states) shall be omitted.
10.In section 49 (stock and dividends in name of Treasury...
11.In sections 50(1) and 51A(1) (which provide for interest on...
12.Section 52 (taxation of interest on converted securities and interest...
14.In section 124— (a) in subsection (6) (definitions in connection...
15.In section 322(1) (consular officers and employees), the words “and...
16.In section 398 (transactions in deposits with and without certificates...
17.In section 468M(4) (meaning of “eligible income” in connection with...
18.In section 474 (treatment of tax-free income), subsections (1) and...
19.(1) In section 505 (exemptions for charities), in subsection (1),...
20.(1) In section 512 (exemption from income tax for Atomic...
21.(1) In section 516 (government securities held by non-resident central...
22.In section 582A (designated international organisations), subsection (3) shall be...
23.In section 730 (transfers of income arising from securities)—
24.In section 828(2) (orders and regulations not required to be...
25.In section 832(1) (interpretation of the Tax Acts), the definition...
26.After section 841 there shall be inserted the following section—...
27.Schedule 3 (machinery for payment of income tax under Schedule...
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Loan relationships: special computational provisions
Bad debt etc: parties having connection and creditor in insolvent liquidation etc
Bad debt etc: departure not permitted by paragraph 6: cessation of connection
Further restriction on bringing into account losses on overseas sovereign debt etc.
Exchange gains and losses where loan not on arm’s length terms
Debits and credits treated as relating to capital expenditure
Loan relationships: special provisions for insurers
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Loan relationships: minor and consequential amendments
6.In section 56 of that Act (transactions in deposits with...
8.In section 75 of that Act (expenses of management), after...
9.In section 77 of that Act (incidental costs of obtaining...
10.(1) Section 78 of that Act (discounted bills of exchange)...
11.(1) In section 209 of that Act (meaning of “distribution”),...
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18.In section 349(2) of that Act (deductions from interest payments),...
19.In section 400 of that Act (writing-off of government investment),...
20.(1) In section 401 of that Act (relief for pre-trading...
24.Where this Chapter has effect in relation to any accounting...
25.In section 440 of that Act (transfer of assets between...
26.In section 468L(5) of that Act (interest distributions), for the...
29.Sections 484 and 485 of that Act (savings banks: exemption...
30.In section 486 of that Act (industrial and provident societies)—...
35.In section 687(3) of that Act (payments under discretionary trusts),...
36.In section 710 of that Act (interpretation of sections 711...
37.In section 730A of that Act (treatment of price differential...
41.In section 795 of that Act (computation of income subject...
49.In subsection (1) of section 834 of that Act (definitions...
50.Schedule 4 to that Act (deep discount securities) shall cease...
51.In paragraph 5B(2) of Schedule 19AC to that Act (overseas...
52.(1) Schedule 23A to that Act (manufactured payments) shall be...
53.In Schedule 26 to that Act (controlled foreign companies), in...
Loan relationships: savings and transitional provisions
Application of accruals basis to pre-commencement relationships
Adjustments in respect of pre-commencement trading relationships
Transitional provision for chargeable assets held after commencement
Election for alternative treatment of amounts specified in paragraph 8
Adjustments of opening value for mark to market accounting in the case of chargeable assets
Reduction of paragraph 11 credit where s.251(4) of 1992 Act prevents paragraph 8 loss
Further transitional rules for interest under loan relationships
Transitional in respect of incidental expenses already allowed
Transitional and savings for Chapter II of Part II of the Finance Act 1993
Carrying back non-trading losses against exchange profits etc.
Exchange losses etc. carried forward from before 1st April 1996
Part II Income tax and capital gains tax
Share option schemes approved before passing of this Act
Claims for relief involving two or more years
Self-assessment: discretions exercisable by the Board etc.
3.In section 65(4) of the Taxes Act 1988 (assessments under...
6.In section 132(1) of the Taxes Act 1988 (emoluments for...
7.In section 145(7) of the Taxes Act 1988 (living accommodation...
10.(1) In section 168 of the Taxes Act 1988 (interpretative...
12.In section 231(3A) of the Taxes Act 1988 (restriction of...
13.In section 257 of the Taxes Act 1988 (personal allowance)—...
14.(1) Section 257A of the Taxes Act 1988 (married couple’s...
15.In section 257E(1) of the Taxes Act 1988 (claimant entitled...
16.(1) Section 257F of the Taxes Act 1988 (transitional relief:...
17.(1) Section 259 of the Taxes Act 1988 (additional relief...
19.In section 265(1) of the Taxes Act 1988 (claimant entitled...
23.In section 311(4) of the Taxes Act 1988 (application of...
25.(1) In section 384 of the Taxes Act 1988 (restrictions...
26.In section 393A of the Taxes Act 1988 (losses: set-off...
28.(1) Section 488 of the Taxes Act 1988 (co-operative housing...
29.(1) Section 489 of the Taxes Act 1988 (self-build societies)...
30.In section 503(6) of the Taxes Act 1988 (apportionments where...
32.In section 582(2)(b) of the Taxes Act 1988 (cases where...
35.In section 717(9) of the Taxes Act 1988 (which provides...
37.In section 769(2)(d) of the Taxes Act 1988 (acquisitions of...
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42.In Schedule 12 to the Taxes Act 1988 (foreign earnings)...
The Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992
45.In the following provisions of this Schedule “the Gains Act”...
48.In section 48 of the Gains Act (consideration due after...
49.In section 49 of the Gains Act (contingent liabilities) for...
50.In section 52(4) of the Gains Act (apportionments by such...
51.In section 116(13) of the Gains Act (subsection (12) not...
52.(1) In section 122 of the Gains Act (distribution which...
54.In each of sections 150(10)(a) and 150A(9)(a) of the Gains...
55.In section 164F(8)(a) of the Gains Act (section not to...
56.In section 164FG of the Gains Act (multiple claims for...
58.In section 181(1)(b) of the Gains Act (sections 178 and...
60.In section 224(2) of the Gains Act (adjustment of relief...
62.In section 241(7) of the Gains Act (apportionments where a...
63.(1) In section 271 of the Gains Act (miscellaneous exemptions)...
64.In section 279(1) of the Gains Act (claimant for deduction...
66.(1) Schedule 6 to the Gains Act (retirement relief) shall...
4.In section 257BB(5)(a) of the Taxes Act 1988 (notice to...
8.(1) Section 356B of the Taxes Act 1988 (residence basis:...
9.In section 356C(6) of the Taxes Act 1988, for paragraph...
13.(1) In section 472 of the Taxes Act 1988 (distribution...
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The Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1)
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The Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12)
35.In section 35(6) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
36.In section 161 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
37.In section 242 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
38.In section 243 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
39.In section 244 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
40.In section 253 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
41.In section 279 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
42.(1) Schedule 2 to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
44.(1) Schedule 6 to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act...
1.The Taxes Management Act 1970 shall be amended in accordance...
2.In section 19A (power to call for documents for purposes...
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5.In section 33A (error or mistake in partnership statement), for...
6.Section 42(12) and Schedule 2 (Commissioners to whom appeal lies...
7.For section 47 there shall be substituted the following sections—...
8.In section 57(3)(c) (power to make regulations authorising conditional decisions...
9.In Schedule 1A (claims not included in returns), after paragraph...
10.The following Schedule shall be substituted for Schedule 3— SCHEDULE...
Self-assessment: Schedules 13 and 16 to the Taxes Act 1988
Part I Schedule 13 to the Taxes Act 1988
1.Schedule 13 to the Taxes Act 1988 (collection of advance...
2.In paragraph 2 (contents of returns) in sub-paragraph (2) (specification...
5.In paragraph 5 (certain deemed claims for set-off in respect...
6.In paragraph 6A(1) (certain deemed claims for set-off in respect...
7.(1) Paragraph 7 (special provision for qualifying distributions which are...
8.After paragraph 7 there shall be inserted— Amended return where...
9.In paragraph 8 (power of inspector to make assessments etc...
Self-assessment: surrenders of advance corporation tax
Damages and compensation for personal injury
The sections inserted after section 329 of the Taxes Act...
FOTRA securities: consequential amendments
1.Section 47 of the Taxes Act 1988 (FOTRA securities) shall...
2.Section 474(2) of that Act (which prevents the deduction of...
3.(1) In section 475 of that Act (tax-free securities: exclusion...
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5.In paragraph 5C of Schedule 19AC to that Act (modification...
Management expenses of capital redemption business
Provisional repayments in connection with pension business
Roll-over relief in respect of ships
Amendment of provisions relating to roll-over relief in respect of ships
2.(1) In subsection (3) of section 33A (relief limited to...
3.(1) In subsection (1) of section 33C (re-imposition of deferred...
4.(1) In section 33D (definition of expenditure on new shipping),...
5.(1) In section 33E (definition of a qualifying ship), after...
6.(1) In section 33F (procedural provisions), in subsection (4)—
Quotation or listing of securities
Enactment of Certain Inland Revenue Extra-Statutory Concessions
Gilt stripping: taxation provisions
Part I Hydrocarbon Oil Duty: relief for marine voyages
The power in section 8(2) of this Act applies to...
Part II Vehicle Excise and Registration
This repeal has effect in accordance with section 15(4) of...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 17 of...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 18(5) of...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 20 of...
This repeal has effect in accordance with section 26(2) of...
This repeal has effect in accordance with section 27(4) of...
This repeal has effect in accordance with section 30(4) of...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 31(5) of...
Part V Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax
1. Subject to note 2 below, these repeals come into...
2. The repeals in section 469 of the Taxes Act...
(2) Transfer of Schedule C charge etc. Chapter Short title...
These repeals have effect—
(a) in accordance with Schedule 7 to this Act; and...
(b) without prejudice to paragraph 25 of Schedule 6 to...
(3) Loan relationships Chapter Short title Extent of repeal 1970...
These repeals come into force in accordance with the provisions...
(4) Provision of living accommodation Chapter Short title Extent of...
This repeal has effect in accordance with section 106 of...
(5) Share option schemes etc. Chapter Short title Extent of...
1. The repeal in section 187 of the Taxes Act...
2. The repeal in paragraph 21 of Schedule 9 to...
3. The repeals in paragraphs 28 and 29 of that...
4. The repeal in the Finance Act 1989 has effect...
5. The repeal of section 149A(4) of the Taxation of...
6. The repeal of section 238(4) of that Act 1992...
(6) Self-assessment: returns etc. Chapter Short title Extent of repeal...
1.The repeals of subsections (3A) and (3B) of section 42...
2. The repeal in subsection (7)(a) of section 42 of...
3. The other repeals have effect in accordance with section...
(7) Self-assessment: notices Chapter Short title Extent of repeal 1970...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 130 of...
(8) Overdue tax and excessive payments by the Board Chapter...
These repeals have effect in accordance with paragraph 17 of...
(9) Self-assessment: claims and enquiries Chapter Short title Extent of...
This repeal has effect in accordance with Schedule 19 to...
(10) Self-assessment: discretions etc. Chapter Short title Extent of repeal...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 134 of,...
(11) Self-assessment: time limits Chapter Short title Extent of repeal...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 135 of,...
(12) Self-assessment: appeals Chapter Short title Extent of repeal 1970...
These repeals have effect in accordance with Schedule 22 to...
(13) Self-assessment: accounting periods etc. Chapter Short title Extent of...
This repeal has effect in accordance with Schedule 25 to...
(15) Class 4 contributions Chapter Short title Extent of repeal...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 147 of...
(16) Personal injury damages and compensation Chapter Short title Extent...
These repeals have effect in accordance with Schedule 27 to...
(18) FOTRA securities Chapter Short title Extent of repeal 1988...
These repeals come into force in accordance with section 154(9)...
(19) Paying and collecting agents Chapter Short title Extent of...
These repeals come into force in accordance with section 158...
(21) Manufactured payments, repos, etc. Chapter Short title Extent of...
1. Subject to note 2 below, these repeals have effect...
2. The repeals in section 737 of, and Schedule 23A...
(22) Venture capital trusts Chapter Short title Extent of repeal...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 161 of...
(23) Life assurance business losses Chapter Short title Extent of...
These repeals have effect in accordance with paragraph 10(2) of...
(24) Management expenses of insurance companies Chapter Short title Extent...
These repeals come into force in accordance with section 164(5)...
(25) Annual payments under insurance policies Chapter Short title Extent...
This repeal has effect in accordance with section 165 of...
(26) Industrial assurance business Chapter Short title Extent of repeal...
These repeals come into force in relation to accounting periods...
(27) Provisional repayments in connection with insurance companies’ pension business...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 169 of,...
(28) Friendly societies Chapter Short title Extent of repeal 1992...
This repeal has effect in accordance with section 171 of...
(29) Loans to participators etc. Chapter Short title Extent of...
This repeal has effect in accordance with section 173(6) of...
(30) Chargeable gains: non-resident companies Chapter Short title Extent of...
These repeals come into force in relation to gains accruing...
(31) Cancellation of tax advantages: transactions in certain securities Chapter...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 175(3) of...
(32) Sub-contractors in the construction industry Chapter Short title Extent...
These repeals have effect in accordance with section 182 of...
Subsection (7) of section 197 of this Act applies in...
These repeals have effect in accordance with Schedule 37 to...
This repeal has effect in relation to times falling on...
These repeals have effect in accordance with Schedule 39 to...
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