Section 941: UK estates
2368.This section sets out the amount charged to tax under section 934 for income from UK estates. It is based on sections 695(2) to (4), 696(3) and (4) and 698(3) of ICTA. The corresponding rule for income tax is in section 656 of ITTOIA.
2369.As there are fundamental differences between the basis of charge for income from UK and foreign estates, the rules for foreign estates have been dealt with in a separate section (section 942).
2370.Subsection (2) provides that income from a UK estate is charged on the gross amount of the estate income arising for the accounting period. This is the basic amount of the income grossed up at the applicable rate. “Basic amount” is a new term. This avoids confusion with the term “net amount” since it is the “net amount” which is actually charged to tax in the case of a foreign estate (except where section 963 (income treated as bearing income tax) applies).