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Taxes Management Act 1970, Section 8C is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 8C:
- s. 12ABZAA(5)(a) words substituted by 2017 c. 32, Sch. 14 para. 10BA(3)(a) (as inserted) by 2020 c. 14 s. 104(4)
- s. 12ABZAA(5)(b) words substituted by 2017 c. 32, Sch. 14 para. 10BA(3)(b) (as inserted) by 2020 c. 14 s. 104(4)
- s. 7(1BA) words substituted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 2(3)
- s. 8(1I)-(1L) inserted by 2024 c. 3 s. 36(1)
- s. 8(1AB)-(1AD) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 3(5)
- s. 8(1HA) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 3(11)
- s. 8A(1)(1ZA) substituted for s. 8A(1) by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 4(3)
- s. 8A(1G)-(1J) inserted by 2024 c. 3 s. 36(2)
- s. 8A(1AB)-(1AD) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 4(5)
- s. 8A(1FA) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 4(9)
- s. 8A(6)(7) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 4(12)
- s. 12B(1)(1A) substituted for s. 12B(1) by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 14(2)
- s. 12B(2ZA)(2ZB) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 14(4)
- s. 12C and cross-heading inserted by 2017 c. 32 s. 60(2)
- s. 12AA(5F)-(5I) inserted by 2024 c. 3 s. 36(3)
- s. 12AC(1)(aa) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 13(2)(c)
- s. 12AC(7)(a) words inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 13(3)(b)
- s. 12AC(7)(a) words renumbered as s. 12AC(7)(a) by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 13(3)(a)
- s. 12AC(7)(b) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 13(3)(c)
- s. 12ABA(5) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 11(4)
- s. 28ZA(6)(c) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 15(b)
- s. 29(6)(aa) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 20(3)
- Sch. A1 amendment to earlier affecting provision 2017 c. 32, s. 60 by 2018 c. 3 Sch. 6 para. 7(2)(a)
- Sch. A1 amendment to earlier affecting provision 2017 c. 32, s. 60 by 2018 c. 3 Sch. 6 para. 7(2)(b)
- Sch. A1 inserted by 2017 c. 32 s. 60(3)
- Sch. A1 para. 8(6)(b) omitted by 2022 c. 3 Sch. 1 para. 32(b)
- Sch. A1 para. 8(2) substituted by 2022 c. 3 Sch. 1 para. 32(a)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 12ABZAA(5)(a) words substituted by 2017 c. 32, Sch. 14 para. 10BA(3)(a) (as inserted) by 2020 c. 14 s. 104(4)
- s. 12ABZAA(5)(b) words substituted by 2017 c. 32, Sch. 14 para. 10BA(3)(b) (as inserted) by 2020 c. 14 s. 104(4)
- s. 7(1BA) words substituted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 2(3)
- s. 8(1I)-(1L) inserted by 2024 c. 3 s. 36(1)
- s. 8(1AB)-(1AD) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 3(5)
- s. 8(1HA) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 3(11)
- s. 8A(1)(1ZA) substituted for s. 8A(1) by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 4(3)
- s. 8A(1G)-(1J) inserted by 2024 c. 3 s. 36(2)
- s. 8A(1AB)-(1AD) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 4(5)
- s. 8A(1FA) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 4(9)
- s. 8A(6)(7) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 4(12)
- s. 12B(1)(1A) substituted for s. 12B(1) by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 14(2)
- s. 12B(2ZA)(2ZB) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 14(4)
- s. 12C and cross-heading inserted by 2017 c. 32 s. 60(2)
- s. 12AA(5F)-(5I) inserted by 2024 c. 3 s. 36(3)
- s. 12AC(1)(aa) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 13(2)(c)
- s. 12AC(7)(a) words inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 13(3)(b)
- s. 12AC(7)(a) words renumbered as s. 12AC(7)(a) by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 13(3)(a)
- s. 12AC(7)(b) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 13(3)(c)
- s. 12ABA(5) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 11(4)
- s. 28ZA(6)(c) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 15(b)
- s. 29(6)(aa) inserted by 2017 c. 32 Sch. 14 para. 20(3)
- Sch. A1 amendment to earlier affecting provision 2017 c. 32, s. 60 by 2018 c. 3 Sch. 6 para. 7(2)(a)
- Sch. A1 amendment to earlier affecting provision 2017 c. 32, s. 60 by 2018 c. 3 Sch. 6 para. 7(2)(b)
- Sch. A1 inserted by 2017 c. 32 s. 60(3)
- Sch. A1 para. 8(6)(b) omitted by 2022 c. 3 Sch. 1 para. 32(b)
- Sch. A1 para. 8(2) substituted by 2022 c. 3 Sch. 1 para. 32(a)
[F18CReturns so far as relating to capital gains taxU.K.
(1)This section applies if—
(a)the amount of chargeable gains accruing to a person in a tax year does not exceed the annual exempt amount for the year applicable to the person under section 1K of the 1992 Act,
(b)the total amount or value of the consideration for all chargeable disposals of assets made by the person in the year does not exceed [F2£50,000],
(c)the person is not a remittance-basis individual for the year, and
(d)a notice under section 8 or 8A is given to the person requiring information for the purpose of establishing the amount in which the person is chargeable to capital gains tax for the year.
(2)If the person makes a statement confirming the matters set out in subsection (1)(a) to (c), the statement constitutes sufficient compliance with that requirement.
(3)For the purposes of this section every disposal is a “chargeable disposal” other than—
(a)a disposal on which any gain accruing is not a chargeable gain, and
(b)a disposal to which section 58 of the 1992 Act applies (spouses and civil partners).
(4)For the purposes of this section an individual is “a remittance-basis individual” for a tax year if—
(a)section 809B of ITA 2007 applies to the individual for the year, or
(b)paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Act applies in relation to any gains that are treated as accruing to the individual in the year as a result of paragraph 1 of that Schedule.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 8C inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 paras. 120, 123 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 1 para. 22
F2Sum in s. 8C(1)(b) substituted (with effect for the tax year 2023-24 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2023 (c. 1), s. 8(7)(9)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2024 immediately after the coming into force of 2023 c. 57, Sch. para. 4(1)(2)) by 1992 c. 7, s. 11A (as inserted by The Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions) (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/377), regs. 1(2), 10 (with reg. 1(4)))
C2Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2024 immediately after the coming into force of 2023 c. 57, Sch. para. 4(1)(2)) by 1992 c. 4, s. 11A (as inserted by The Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions) (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/377), regs. 1(2), 9 (with reg. 1(4)))
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