Section 340: Relief in respect of mineral royalties
1390.This section provides that only half of the net profit earned in respect of mineral royalties is charged to income tax. It is based on section 122 of ICTA. The other half of the net profits is charged to capital gains tax by section 201 of TCGA.
1391.The provision was introduced in FA 1970 to give relief from the high marginal rates of tax that could arise if the income was liable to betterment levy, surtax and income tax. It has been retained despite the abolition of the first two of those taxes.
1392.Subsection (1) limits the relief to royalties taxed under Chapter 8 of Part 3 of this Act. If the royalty is not taxed under this Chapter the same relief is given by section 157 or section 319.