Finance Act 1989

68 Principal charges to tax. U.K.

(1) This section applies where a chargeable event (within the meaning of section 69 below) occurs in relation to the trustees of an employee share ownership trust.

(2) In such a case—

(a) the trustees shall be treated as receiving, when the event occurs, [F1 income of an amount that] is equal to the chargeable amount (within the meaning of section 70 below),

[F2 (b) that income shall be chargeable to income tax for the year of assessment in which the event occurs,

(ba) the tax so chargeable shall be charged on the full amount of the income the trustees are treated as receiving in the year of assessment [F3 , and]

(bb) the trustees are liable for any tax so chargeable, ]F4 ...

F5 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) If the whole or any part of the tax assessed on the trustees is not paid before the expiry of the period of six months beginning with the day on which the assessment becomes final and conclusive, a notice of liability to tax under this subsection may be served on a qualifying company and the tax or the part unpaid (as the case may be) shall be payable by the company on service of the notice.

(4) Where a notice of liability is served under subsection (3) above—

(a) any interest which is due on the tax or the part (as the case may be) and has not been paid by the trustees, and

(b) any interest accruing due on the tax or the part (as the case may be)after the date of service,

shall be payable by the company.

(5) Where a notice of liability is served under subsection (3) above and any amount payable by the company (whether on account of tax or interest) is not paid by the company before the expiry of the period of three months beginning with the date of service, the amount unpaid may be recovered from the trustees(without prejudice to the right to recover it instead from the company).

(6) For the purposes of this section each of the following is a qualifying company—

(a) the company which established the employee share ownership trust;

(b) any company falling within subsection (7) below.

(7) A company falls within this subsection if, before it is sought to serve a notice of liability on it under subsection (3) above—

(a) it has paid a sum to the trustees, and

(b) the sum has been deducted as mentioned in section 67(2)(a) above or treated as mentioned in section 67(2)(b) above.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 68(2)(a) substituted (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 407(a) (with Sch. 2)

F2 S. 68(2)(b)(ba)(bb) substituted for s. 68(2)(b) (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 407(b) (with Sch. 2)

F3 Word in s. 68(2)(ba) inserted (retrospective to 6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 13 para. 28(3)(a)(7)

F4 Words in s. 68(2)(bb) repealed (retrospective to 6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 13 para. 28(3)(b)(7), Sch. 26 Pt. 3(15)

F5 S. 68(2)(c) repealed (with effect in relation to payments made on or after 6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 13 para. 28(2)(a)(5), Sch. 26 Pt. 3(15)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 See Finance Act 1990 (c. 29) ss.31–40—.roll-over relief for disposal of assets to employee share ownership trusts