Explanatory Notes

Income Tax Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 3

20 March 2007

Commentary on Sections

Part 5: Enterprise investment scheme

Overview

Chapter 6: Withdrawal or reduction of EIS relief
Overview
Section 226: Amount of repayments etc where there is more than one issue of shares

718.This section apportions the repayment for cases where that repayment results in relief being reduced or withdrawn, under section 224(2), in relation to two or more issues of shares. It is based on section 303(2) and (2A) of ICTA.

719.By referring to the relief which the individuals obtain subsection (2) caters for the case where an individual claims EIS relief on some, but not all, of the shares in respect of which the individual is eligible for relief. See the commentary on section 158 and Change 36 in Annex 1.