Income Tax Act 2007

[F1Nominees etcU.K.

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 5A inserted (17.7.2012) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 24(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 6 para. 1

257HENominees and bare trusteesU.K.

(1)Shares subscribed for, issued to, held by or disposed of for an individual by a nominee are treated for the purposes of this Part as subscribed for, issued to, held by or disposed of by the individual.

(2)If shares have been issued to a bare trust for two or more beneficiaries, this Part has effect (with the necessary modifications) as if—

(a)each beneficiary had subscribed as an individual for all of those shares, and

(b)the amount subscribed by each beneficiary was equal to the total amount subscribed on the issue of those shares divided by the number of beneficiaries.

(3)In subsection (2) “shares” means shares which meet the requirements of section 257CA(2).]