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[F1Chapter 5AU.K.Transfers of income streams

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 13 Ch. 5A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 25 para. 10 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 25 para. 7

809AZAApplication of ChapterU.K.

(1)This Chapter applies where—

(a)a person within the charge to income tax (“the transferor”) makes a transfer to another person (“the transferee”) of a right to relevant receipts (see subsection (2)), and

(b)(subject to subsection (3)) the transfer of the right is not a consequence of the transfer to the transferee of an asset from which the right to relevant receipts arises.

(2)Relevant receipts” means any income—

(a)which (but for the transfer) would be charged to income tax as income of the transferor, or

(b)which (but for the transfer) would be brought into account in calculating profits of the transferor for the purposes of income tax.

(3)Despite paragraph (b) of subsection (1), this Chapter applies if the transfer of the right is a consequence of the transfer to the transferee of all rights under an agreement for annual payments; and for the purposes of that paragraph the transfer of an asset under a sale and repurchase agreement is not to be regarded as a transfer of the asset.

(4)Section 809AZB makes provision as to the consequences of this Chapter applying.

(5)For exclusions from this Chapter, see—

(a)section 809AZC (amount otherwise taxed),

(b)section 809AZD (certain annuities), and

(c)section 809AZE (transfer by way of security).

(6)Section 809AZF makes special provision about transfers of partnership shares.

(7)Section 809AZG contains supplementary provisions.

809AZBValue of transferred income stream treated as incomeU.K.

(1)The relevant amount (see subsection (2)) is to be treated as income of the transferor chargeable to income tax in the same way and to the same extent as that in which the relevant receipts—

(a)would have been chargeable to income tax, or

(b)would have been brought into account in calculating any profits for the purposes of income tax,

but for the transfer of the right to relevant receipts.

(2)The relevant amount is—

(a)(except where paragraph (b) applies) the amount of the consideration for the transfer of the right, or

(b)where the amount of any such consideration is substantially less than the market value of the right at the time when the transfer takes place (or where there is no consideration for the transfer of the right), the market value of the right at that time.

(3)The income under subsection (1) is to be treated as arising in the chargeable period of the transferor in which the transfer takes place.

(4)But subsection (5) applies if (apart from the transfer) any of the relevant receipts—

(a)would have been brought into account in accordance with Part 2 or 3 of ITTOIA 2005 (trading income and property income) in calculating any profits for the purposes of income tax, and

(b)in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, would have been recognised otherwise than wholly in the chargeable period in which the transfer takes place.

(5)If this subsection applies, the income under subsection (1) is to be treated as arising—

(a)to the extent that it does not exceed the amount of the consideration for the transfer of the right, in the chargeable period or periods for which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, the consideration for the transfer is recognised for accounting purposes in a profit and loss account or income statement of the transferor, and

(b)otherwise, in the chargeable period or periods for which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, the consideration for the transfer would be so recognised if it were of an amount equal to the market value of the right at the time when the transfer takes place.

(6)But if in a case where the transferor is a company it at any time becomes reasonable to assume that the income (to any extent) is not, or would not be, treated by subsection (5) as arising in an accounting period of the transferor, the income is to that extent to be treated as arising immediately before that time.

809AZCException: amount otherwise taxedU.K.

This Chapter does not apply if and to the extent that the income under section 809AZB(1) is (apart from this Chapter)—

(a)charged to tax as income of the transferor,

(b)brought into account in calculating the profits of the transferor, or

(c)brought into account under CAA 2001.

809AZDException: certain annuitiesU.K.

This Chapter does not apply to a transfer of a right to—

(a)annual payments under a life annuity as defined in section 473(2) of ITTOIA 2005, or

(b)annual payments under an annuity which is pension income within the meaning of Part 9 of ITEPA 2003 (see section 566(2) of that Act).

[F2809AZEException: transfer by way of securityU.K.

(1)This Chapter does not apply if—

(a)the consideration for the transfer is the advance under a type 1 finance arrangement, and

(b)the transferor is, or is a member of a partnership which is, the borrower in relation to the arrangement.

(2)This Chapter does not apply if—

(a)the consideration for the transfer is the advance under a type 2 finance arrangement or a type 3 finance arrangement, and

(b)the transferor is a member of the partnership which receives that advance under the arrangement.

(3)In this section—

  • type 1 finance arrangement” has the meaning given for the purposes of Chapter 5B by section 809BZA,

  • type 2 finance arrangement” has the meaning given for the purposes of Chapter 5B by section 809BZF, and

  • type 3 finance arrangement” has the meaning given for the purposes of Chapter 5B by section 809BZJ.]

Textual Amendments

F2S. 809AZE substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 273 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)

809AZFPartnership sharesU.K.

(1)For the purposes of this Chapter a transfer of a right to relevant receipts consisting of the reduction in a transferor's share in the profits or losses of a partnership is to be regarded as a consequence of a transfer of an asset from which the right arose (that is, the partnership property) F3....

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F4(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F3Words in s. 809AZF(1) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 17 para. 23(4) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 17 para. 23(2)

F4S. 809AZF(2)(3) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 17 para. 23(4) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 17 para. 23(3)

809AZGInterpretationU.K.

(1)For the purposes of this Chapter—

(a)the grant or surrender of a lease of land is to be regarded as a transfer of the land, and

(b)the disposal of an interest in an oil licence (within the meaning of section 809 of CTA 2009) is to be regarded as a transfer of the oil licence.

(2)The Treasury may by order make other provision for securing that other transactions are to be regarded as transfers of assets for those purposes.

(3)In this Chapter—

(a)references to a transfer include sale, exchange, gift and assignment (or assignation) and any other arrangement which equates in substance to a transfer, and

(b)references to a transfer taking place are, in the case of an arrangement other than a sale, exchange, gift or assignment (or assignation), to the making of the arrangement.

(4)A transfer to or by any partnership of which the transferor or transferee is a member, and a transfer to the trustees of any trust of which the transferor is a beneficiary, counts as a transfer in relation to which this Chapter applies.]

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