Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

434 Franked investment income etc. U.K.

[F1 (1) Nothing in section 208 shall prevent franked investment income or foreign income dividends from being taken into account—

(a) in any computation of profits for the purposes of section 89(7) of the Finance Act 1989, or

(b) in any computation for the purposes of section 76(2) of the tax that would have been paid if the company had been charged to tax under Case I of Schedule D in respect of its life assurance business.]

(2) F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3 [F4 (3) The policy holders’ share of the franked investment income from investments held in connection with a company’s life assurance business shall not be used under Chapter V of Part VI to frank distributions made by the company; but it may be the subject of a claim under section 242 and shall be treated for that purpose as a surplus of franked investment income additional to any surplus under section 238(1A).

For the purpose of ascertaining whether any surplus or what amount of surplus franked investment income falls to be carried forward under section 241(3), relief under section 242 shall be treated as given against the policy holders’ share before other franked investment income.]

(3A) The policy holders’ [F5 share] of the franked investment income from investments held in connection with a company’s life assurance business shall be left out of account in determining, under subsection (7) of section 13, the franked investment income forming part of the company’s profits for the purposes of that section.]

[F6 (3B) The policy holders’ share of foreign income dividends received in respect of investments held in connection with a company’s life assurance business shall be left out of account in determining, under subsection (7) of section 13, the foreign income dividends forming part of the company’s profits for the purposes of that section.

(3C) The policy holders’ share of any income or chargeable gain arising in respect of investments held in connection with a company’s life assurance business shall be left out of account in ascertaining any foreign source profit of the company for the purposes of Chapter VA of Part VI.

(3D) The policy holders’ share of foreign income dividends received in respect of investments held in connection with a company’s life assurance business shall be left out of account in ascertaining, for the purposes of sections 246F(1) and (3) and Schedule 13, the amount of the foreign income dividends received by the company.]

(4) M1 Subject to subsection (5)below, the specified part shall be, in the case of any unrelieved income, the same fraction of it as the fraction which, on a computation of the profits of the company in respect of its life assurance business in accordance with the provisions applicable to Case Iof Schedule D (whether or not the company is in fact charged to tax under that Case for the relevant accounting period or periods),would be connoted by the words in section 433 “such part of those profits as belongs or is allocated to, or is reserved for, or expended on behalf of, policy holders or annuitants”. F7

(5) If the income exceeds the profits as computed in accordance with the provisions applicable to Case Iof Schedule D other than section 433, the specified part shall be that fraction of the income so far as not exceeding the profits, together with the amount of the excess. F8

(6) M2 For the purposes of section 239 the profits charged to corporation tax for any accounting period (as defined in subsection (6) of that section) shall be reduced by deducting [F9 the policy holders’ share of the relevant profits].

[F10 (6A) For the purposes of this section—

(a) “the policy holders’ share” of any franked investment income is so much of that income as is not the shareholders’ share within the meaning of section 89 of the Finance Act 1989, F11 . . .

[F12 (aa) “the policy holders’ share” of any foreign income dividends is so much of the income they represent as is not the shareholders’ share within the meaning of that section,

(ab) “the policy holders’ share” of any income (other than franked investment income) is so much of that income as is not the shareholders’ share within the meaning of that section,

(ac) “the policy holders’ share” of any chargeable gain is so much of that gain as is equal to the amount that, if the gain were income, would not be the shareholders’ share within the meaning of that section, and]

(b) “the policy holders’ share of the relevant profits” has the same meaning as in section 88 of that Act.]

(7) F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(8) M3 Where subsection (3) or (6) above would deny to a company any relief to which it would have been entitled if it had been charged to tax in respect of its life assurance business under Case I of Schedule D, corresponding relief shall be afforded to the company by repayment of, or set-off against, corporation tax or by payment of tax credit comprised in franked investment income from investments held in connection with that business.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 434(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 57(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), Sch. 8 para. 19(2) (with Sch. 8 para. 55(2))

F2 S. 434(2)(7) repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 29 Pt. 8(5) Note 2 of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), Sch. 29 Pt. 8(5)

F3 S. 434(3)(3A) substituted for s. 434(3) by Finance Act 1989 (c. 26), s. 84(4)-(6), Sch. 8 para. 3(1)

F4 S. 434(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 57(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), Sch. 8 para. 19(3) (with Sch. 8 para. 55(2))

F5 1990 s.45(5).Previously

“fraction”.

F6 S. 434(3B)-(3D) inserted (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), Sch. 16 para. 5(4)

F7 Repealed by 1989 ss.84and 187and Sch.8 para.3(2)and Sch.17 Part IVwith respect to accounting periods beginning on or after 1January 1990.

F8 Repealed by 1989 ss.84and 187and Sch.8 para.3(2)and Sch.17 Part IVwith respect to accounting periods beginning on or after 1January 1990.

F9 1990 s.45(6).Previously

“therefrom [the policyholders' fraction thereof (1989 s.84and Sch.8 para.3(3),and subject to s.84(6),has effect with respect to accounting periods beginning on or after 1January 1990 (including the 1990component period).Previously

“such fraction thereof as is equal to the fraction of the profits of the company in respect of its life assurance business which under section 433 is excluded from the computation of those profits or would be so excluded if the profits were computed in accordance with the provisions applicable to Case I of Schedule D.”.)].”.

F10 1990 s.45(7).

F11 Word at the end of s. 434(6A)(a) repealed (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), Sch. 16 para. 5(5), Sch. 26 pt. 5(16)

F12 S. 434(6A)(aa)-(ac) inserted (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), Sch. 16 para 5(5)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 434 amended (27.7.1993) by 1993 c. 34, s. 78(6)(11)

C2 S. 434(2) restricted (retrospectively) by Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), s. 65(2)(a)(5)(6)

Marginal Citations

M1 Source—1970 s.310(6)

M2 Source—1972 Sch.18 2(4); 1987 (No.2) s.75(1)(b)

M3 Source—1972 Sch.18 2(5)