Finance Act 1998

Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c.12) U.K.

62 U.K. In section 241(3) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (commercial letting of furnished holiday accommodation to be treated as trade for certain purposes), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) any Schedule A business (within the meaning of the Taxes Act) which consists in the commercial letting of furnished holiday accommodation in the United Kingdom shall be treated as a trade, and”.

63 (1) Schedule 8 to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (leases) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 5 (exclusion of premiums taxed under Schedule A, etc.)—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for “income tax has become chargeable under section 34 of the Taxes Act on any amount" substitute “ any amount is brought into account by virtue of section 34 of the Taxes Act as a receipt of a Schedule A business (within the meaning of that Act) ”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (3), for “income tax has become chargeable under section 36 of the Taxes Act (sale of land with right of re-conveyance) on any amount" substitute “ any amount is brought into account by virtue of section 36 of the Taxes Act (sale of land with right of re-conveyance) as a receipt of a Schedule A business (within the meaning of that Act) ”.

(3) In paragraph 6(2), for the words from “on which tax is paid" onwards substitute “ brought into account by virtue of section 35 of the Taxes Act (charge on assignment of a lease granted at an undervalue) as a receipt of a Schedule A business (within the meaning of that Act) ”.

(4) In paragraph 7, for the words from “income tax" to “so chargeable" substitute “ any amount is brought into account by virtue of section 34(2) and (3) of the Taxes Act as a receipt of a Schedule A business (within the meaning of that Act) which is or is treated as carried on by any person, that person ”.

(5) For paragraph 7A substitute—

“7A References in paragraphs 5 to 7 above to an amount brought into account as a receipt of a Schedule A business include references to an amount brought into account as a receipt of an overseas property business.”.