Part 7Income charged under this Act: rent-a-room and qualifying care relief

Chapter 1Rent-a-room relief

Introduction

785Person who qualifies for relief

(1)

An individual qualifies for rent-a-room relief for a tax year if the individual—

(a)

has rent-a-room receipts for the tax year (see section 786), and

(b)

does not derive any taxable income other than rent-a-room receipts from a relevant trade, letting or agreement.

(2)

Taxable income” means receipts or other income in respect of which the individual is liable to income tax for the tax year.

(3)

A relevant trade, letting or agreement is one from which the individual derives rent-a-room receipts for the tax year.