Explanatory Notes

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 5

24 March 2005

Commentary on Sections

Part 4: Savings and investment income

Chapter 9: Gains from contracts for life insurance etc.
Section 524: The total amount of part surrender gains

2058.This section is based on regulation 5 of PPB(T)R.

2059.The exclusions made by subsections (4) and (5) affect assignments. That type of transaction has frequently been used in tax planning to avoid the charge rewritten in this Chapter.

2060.Because of the change of approach mentioned in the commentary on section 510, the calculations under sections 507 and 511 are independent (albeit sharing some features). It is therefore unnecessary to rewrite paragraph 5(2B)(c) of PPB(T)R, as the provisions mentioned there contribute only to the calculation under section 511.