Finance (No. 2) Act 2015

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2U.K.After section 62 insert—

62ASame-day additions

(1)For the purposes of this Chapter, there is a “same-day addition”, in relation to a settlement (“settlement A”), if—

(a)there is a transfer of value by a person as a result of which the value immediately afterwards of the property comprised in settlement A is greater than the value immediately before,

(b)as a result of the same transfer of value, or as a result of another transfer of value made by that person on the same day, the value immediately afterwards of the property comprised in another settlement (“settlement B”) is greater than the value immediately before,

(c)that person is the settlor of settlement A and settlement B,

(d)at any point in the relevant period, all or any part of the property comprised in settlement A was relevant property, and

(e)at that point, or at any other point in the relevant period, all or any part of the property comprised in settlement B was relevant property.

For exceptions, see section 62B.

(2)Where there is a same-day addition, references in this Chapter to its value are to the difference between the two values mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

(3)The relevant period” means—

(a)in the case of settlement A, the period beginning with the commencement of settlement A and ending immediately after the transfer of value mentioned in subsection (1)(a), and

(b)in the case of settlement B, the period beginning with the commencement of settlement B and ending immediately after the transfer of value mentioned in subsection (1)(b)).

(4)The transfer or transfers of value mentioned in subsection (1) include a transfer or transfers of value as a result of which property first becomes comprised in settlement A or settlement B; but not if settlements A and B are related settlements.

(5)For the purposes of subsection (1) above, it is immaterial whether the amount of the property comprised in settlement A or settlement B (or neither) was increased as a result of the transfer or transfers of value mentioned in that subsection.

62BSame day additions: exceptions

(1)There is not a same-day addition for the purposes of this Chapter if any of the following conditions is met—

(a)immediately after the transfer of value mentioned in section 62A(1)(a) all the property comprised in settlement A was held for charitable purposes only without limit of time (defined by a date or otherwise),

(b)immediately after the transfer of value mentioned in section 62A(1)(b) all the property comprised in settlement B was so held,

(c)either or each of settlement A and settlement B is a protected settlement (see section 62C), and

(d)the transfer of value, or either or each of the transfers of value, mentioned in section 62A(1)(a) and (b)—

(i)results from the payment of a premium under a contract of life insurance the terms of which provide for premiums to be due at regular intervals of one year or less throughout the contract term, or

(ii)is made to fund such a payment.

(2)If the transfer of value, or each of the transfers of value, mentioned in section 62A(1) is not the transfer of value under section 4 on the settlor's death, there is a same-day addition for the purposes of this Chapter only if conditions A and B are met.

(3)Condition A is that—

(a)the difference between the two values mentioned in section 62A(1)(a) exceeds £5,000, or

(b)in a case where there has been more than one transfer of value within section 62A(1)(a) on the same day, the difference between—

(i)the value of the property comprised in settlement A immediately before the first of those transfers, and

(ii)the value of the property comprised in settlement A immediately after the last of those transfers,

exceeds £5,000.

(4)Condition B is that—

(a)the difference between the two values mentioned in section 62A(1)(b) exceeds £5,000, or

(b)in a case where there has been more than one transfer of value within section 62A(1)(b), the difference between—

(i)the value of the property comprised in settlement B immediately before the first of those transfers, and

(ii)the value of the property comprised in settlement B immediately after the last of those transfers,

exceeds £5,000.

62CProtected settlements

(1)For the purposes of this Chapter, a settlement is a “protected settlement” if it commenced before 10 December 2014 and either condition A or condition B is met.

(2)Condition A is met if there have been no transfers of value by the settlor on or after 10 December 2014 as a result of which the value of the property comprised in the settlement was increased.

(3)Condition B is met if—

(a)there has been a transfer of value by the settlor on or after 10 December 2014 as a result of which the value of the property comprised in the settlement was increased, and

(b)that transfer of value was the transfer of value under section 4 on the settlor's death before 6 April 2017 and it had the result mentioned by reason of a protected testamentary disposition.

(4)In subsection (3)(b) “protected testamentary disposition” means a disposition effected by provisions of the settlor's will that at the settlor's death are, in substance, the same as they were immediately before 10 December 2014.