Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

Alternative calculation of profits if amount exceeds limit

795 Alternative calculation of profits: introduction

Sections 796 to 798 (which provide for alternative methods of calculating profits) apply if—

(a) an individual qualifies for rent-a-room relief for a tax year,

(b) the individual’s total rent-a-room amount for the tax year exceeds the individual’s limit for the tax year, and

(c) an election by the individual under section 800 has effect to apply the alternative method of calculating profits for the tax year.

796 Alternative calculation of profits: trading income

(1) This section applies if the individual has any rent-a-room receipts for the tax year which are the receipts of a trade.

(2) The profits of the trade for the tax year are—

(a) the sum of the amount of the rent-a-room receipts for the tax year arising from the trade and the amount of any relevant balancing charge, less

(b) the deductible amount.

(3) The deductible amount—

(a) is L if all the individual’s rent-a-room receipts for the tax year arise from the trade, and

(b) otherwise, is—

but, in either case, subject to a maximum of T.

(4) In subsection (3)—

• L is the individual’s limit for the tax year,

• T is the individual’s rent-a-room receipts for the tax year arising from the trade, and

• R is all the individual’s rent-a-room receipts for the tax year.

(5) In calculating the amount of any rent-a-room receipts for the purposes of this section, no deduction is allowed for expenses or any other matter.

797 Alternative calculation of profits: property income

(1) This section applies if the individual has any rent-a-room receipts for the tax year (“Part 3 rent-a-room receipts”) which are to be brought into account in calculating the profits of a UK property business.

(2) In calculating those profits for the tax year—

(a) the Part 3 rent-a-room receipts for the tax year are brought into account only in calculating the profits of the business for the tax year, and

(b) any expenses associated with those receipts are not brought into account.

(3) In calculating those profits for the tax year—

(a) a deduction is allowed, and

(b) no relevant allowance, but any relevant balancing charge, is made.

(4) The amount of the deduction—

(a) is L if all the individual’s rent-a-room receipts for the tax year are Part 3 rent-a-room receipts, and

(b) otherwise, is—

but, in either case, subject to a maximum of P.

(5) In subsection (4)—

• L is the individual’s limit for the tax year,

• P is the individual’s Part 3 rent-a-room receipts for the tax year, and

• R is all the individual’s rent-a-room receipts for the tax year.

798 Alternative calculation of profits: income chargeable under Chapter 8 of Part 5

(1) This section applies if the individual has any rent-a-room receipts for the tax year which are chargeable to income tax under Chapter 8 of Part 5 (income not otherwise charged).

(2) The amount charged for the tax year arising from all the agreements from which the receipts are derived is—

(a) the amount of the receipts for the tax year so arising, less

(b) the deductible amount.

(3) The deductible amount is—

subject to a maximum of I.

(4) In subsection (3)—

• L is the individual’s limit for the tax year,

• I is the amount of the receipts for the tax year arising from the agreements, and

• R is all the individual’s rent-a-room receipts for the tax year.

(5) In calculating the amount of any rent-a-room receipts for the purposes of this section, no deduction is allowed for expenses or any other matter.