PART XV U.K. SETTLEMENTS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 15 modified (with effect in accordance with s. 105(1) of the modifying Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 13 para. 6(1) (with Sch. 13 para. 16, Sch. 15)

[F1 CHAPTER 1C U.K. LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 15 Ch. 1C heading substituted for heading before s. 686 (with effect in accordance with s. 74(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), Sch. 17 para. 12

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 Pt. 15 Ch. 1C modified (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the modifying Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 457(1)(3) (with Sch. 2)

F2 . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Cross-heading before s. 686 replaced by Pt. 15 Ch. 1C heading (with effect in accordance with s. 74(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), Sch. 17 para. 12

[F3 686DSpecial trust rates not to apply to first slice of trust income U.K.

(1) This section applies where income arising (or treated as arising) to the [F4 trustees of a settlement] in a year of assessment consists of or includes income subject to a special trust tax rate (“the special trust tax rate income”).

(2) “Income subject to a special trust tax rate” means any income which is (or apart from this section would be) chargeable to income tax at—

(a) the dividend trust rate, or

(b) the rate applicable to trusts.

(3) So much of the special trust tax rate income as does not exceed [F5 £1,000] is not chargeable to income tax at the dividend trust rate or the rate applicable to trusts (but is instead chargeable to income tax at the basic rate, the lower rate or the dividend ordinary rate, depending on the nature of the income).

(4) In the following provisions “the relevant purposes” means the purposes of—

(a) determining (in accordance with section 1A(5)) which of the special trust tax rate income is not chargeable to income tax at the dividend trust rate, or the rate applicable to trusts, by virtue of subsection (3), and

(b) determining at which of the basic rate, the lower rate and the dividend ordinary rate that special trust tax rate income is chargeable to income tax.

(5) For the relevant purposes the fact that any amount forming part of the special trust tax rate income is subject to a special trust tax rate is to be disregarded if, in any circumstances, an amount of that description is chargeable on trustees at the basic rate, the lower rate or the dividend ordinary rate.

(6) For the relevant purposes any of the special trust tax rate income that consists of—

(a) an amount which, by virtue of section 686A, is treated for the purposes of the Tax Acts as if it were income to which section 686 applies, or

(b) income treated as arising under Chapter 5 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (stock dividends from UK resident companies),

is to be regarded as income to which section 1A applies and which is chargeable at the dividend ordinary rate.

(7) For the relevant purposes any of the special trust tax rate income that consists of—

(a) income treated as arising under section 761(1) (offshore income gains),

(b) income treated as received under section 68 of [F6 the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26)] (employee share ownership trusts), or

(c) profits or gains which are treated as income under Chapter 12 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (guaranteed returns on disposals of futures and options) and in relation to which section 568 of that Act applies (profits or gains not meeting conditions of that section),

is or are to be regarded as chargeable at the basic rate.

(8) For the relevant purposes any of the special trust tax rate income that consists of—

(a) income treated as received under section 714(2) or 716(3) (transfers of securities),

(b) profits taken to be income arising under Chapter 8 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (profits from deeply discounted securities), or

(c) gains which are treated as arising under Chapter 9 of that Part and on which tax is charged at the rate applicable to trusts under section 467(7)(b) of that Act (gains from contracts for life assurance),

is or are chargeable at the lower rate.]

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 686D inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 14(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), s. 14(1)

F4 Words in s. 686D(1) substituted (6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 13 para. 4(1)(a)(3)

F5 Words in s. 686D(3) substituted (6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 13 para. 4(1)(b)(3)

F6 Words in s. 686D(7)(b) substituted (6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 13 paras. 16, 27(1)