Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 Explanatory Notes

Section 396: Certain lump sums not taxed by virtue of section 394

1708.This section exempts lump sum benefits if:

  • all the profits on the scheme investments are brought into charge to tax, and;

  • the lump sum has been provided to one of the persons listed in subsection (1)(b).

1709.The section derives from sections 596A(8) and (15) of ICTA.

1710.A further requirement for the exemption to apply is that the condition in section 395(4) is met; see section 395(2).

1711.In subsection (1)(a) the phrase “brought into charge to tax” means brought into charge to United Kingdom tax.

1712.Subsection (2) puts the onus on the taxpayer to show that the income and gains of the scheme are brought into charge to tax. It derives from the assumptions in section 596A(15) of ICTA.

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