Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

505 Charities: general. U.K.

(1) M1 Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, the following exemptions shall be granted on a claim in that behalf to the Board—

[F1 (a) exemption from tax under Schedules A and D [F2 , or under Parts 2 and 3 of ITTOIA 2005,] in respect of any profits or gains arising in respect of rents or other receipts from an estate, interest or right in or over any land (whether situated in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) to the extent that the profits or gains—

(i) arise in respect of rents or receipts from an estate, interest or right vested in any person for charitable purposes; and

(ii) are applied to charitable purposes only;]

F3 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) exemption—

(i) F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F5 (ii) from tax under Case III of Schedule D [F6 or under Chapter 2, 7, 8 or 10 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (interest, purchased life annuity payments, profits from deeply discounted securities and distributions from unauthorised unit trusts), section 579 of that Act so far as it relates to annual payments (royalties etc. from intellectual property), Chapter 4 of Part 5 of that Act so far as it relates to annual payments (certain telecommunication rights: non-trading income) or Chapter 7 of Part 5 of that Act (annual payments not otherwise charged)],

(iia) from tax under Case F7 . . . V of Schedule D in respect of income equivalent to income chargeable under Case III of that Schedule but arising from securities or other possessions outside the United Kingdom,

[F8 (iiaa) from tax under Chapter 4 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (dividends from non-UK resident companies) or from tax under Chapter 8 of Part 5 of that Act (income not otherwise charged) so far as it applies to relevant foreign distributions,]

(iib) from tax under Case V of Schedule D in respect of [F9 such dividends as would, in the case of income tax, be chargeable to tax under Chapter 4 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 or such distributions (other than dividends) as would, in the case of income tax, be chargeable to tax under Chapter 8 of Part 5 of that Act so far as it would apply to what would be a relevant foreign distribution,]]

[F10 (iic) from tax under Case VI of Schedule D in respect of non-trading gains on intangible fixed assets under Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2002, and]

(iii) from tax under [F11 Chapter 3 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (dividends etc. from UK resident companies etc.)] in respect of any distribution,

where the income in question forms part of the income of a charity, or is, according to rules or regulations established by Act of Parliament, charter, decree, deed of trust or will, applicable to charitable purposes only, and so far as it is applied to charitable purposes only;

[F12 (d) exemption from tax under Schedule D [F13 or Chapter 2 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005 (interest)] in respect of public revenue dividends on securities which are in the name of trustees, to the extent that the dividends are applicable and applied only for the repair of—

(i) any cathedral, college, church or chapel, or

(ii) any building used only for the purposes of divine worship;]

(e) exemption from tax under Schedule D [F14 or Part 2 of ITTOIA 2005 (trading income)] in respect of the profits of any trade carried on by a charity [F15 (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere)], if the profits are applied solely to the purposes of the charity and either—

(i) the trade is exercised in the course of the actual carrying out of a primary purpose of the charity; or

(ii) the work in connection with the trade is mainly carried out by beneficiaries of the charity;

[F16 (f) exemption from tax under Schedule D [F17 or Part 2 or 5 of ITTOIA 2005 (trading and miscellaneous income)] in respect of profits accruing to a charity from a lottery if—

(i) the lottery is promoted and conducted in accordance with section 3 or 5 of the M2 Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 or Article 133 or 135 of the M3 Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985; and

(ii) the profits are applied solely to the charity’s purposes.]

[F18 (1AA) In subsection (1)(c)(iiaa) and (iib) “relevant foreign distribution” means any distribution of a company not resident in the United Kingdom which—

(a) is not chargeable under Chapter 4 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005, but

(b) would be chargeable under Chapter 3 of that Part of that Act if the company were resident in the United Kingdom.]

[F19 (1A) In subsection (1)(d) above “public revenue dividends” means—

(a) income from securities which is payable out of the public revenue of the United Kingdom or Northern Ireland;

(b) income from securities issued by or on behalf of a government or a public or local authority in a country outside the United Kingdom.]

[F20 (1B) For the purpose of subsection (1)(e)—

(a) where a trade is exercised partly in the course of the actual carrying out of a primary purpose of the charity and partly otherwise, each part shall be treated as a separate trade (for which purpose reasonable apportionment of expenses and receipts shall be made), and

(b) where the work in connection with the trade is carried out partly but not mainly by beneficiaries, the part in connection with which work is carried on by beneficiaries and the other part shall be treated as separate trades (for which purpose reasonable apportionment of expenses and receipts shall be made).]

(2) M4 Any payment which—

(a) is received by a charity from another charity; and

(b) is not made for full consideration in money or money’s worth; and

(c) is not chargeable to tax apart from this subsection; and

(d) is not, apart from this subsection, of a description which (on a claim) would be eligible for relief from tax by virtue of any provision of subsection (1) above;

shall be chargeable to [F21 income tax under Chapter 7 of Part 5 of ITTOIA 2005 (annual payments not otherwise charged) so far as it does not apply to relevant foreign income and shall be chargeable to corporation] tax under Case III of Schedule D but shall be eligible for relief from tax under subsection (1)(c) above as if it were an annual payment.

[F22 (3) In subsections (4) to (7)—

(a) “charitable expenditure” has the meaning given by section 506,

(b) “relief” means relief or exemption under—

(i) subsection (1) above,

(ii) section 56(3)(c) above,

(iii) section 761(6) below,

(iv) section 256 of the 1992 Act (charities), or

(v) section 46 of the Finance Act 2000 (small trades),

(c) “relievable income and gains” means income and gains which would be eligible for relief or exemption under any of those provisions (disregarding subsections (4) to (6)), and

(d) “total income and gains” means the aggregate of—

(i) relievable income and gains,

(ii) income and gains, other than relievable income and gains, chargeable to tax, and

(iii) donations, legacies and other similar receipts that are not chargeable to tax.

(4) If a charity incurs (or is treated as incurring) non-charitable expenditure in a chargeable period, relief shall be disallowed in respect of such amount of relievable income and gains as equals the amount of the non-charitable expenditure.

(5) If in a chargeable period a charity's non-charitable expenditure exceeds its total income and gains the excess shall be treated as non-charitable expenditure of the previous period for the purposes of subsection (4); and any necessary adjustments shall be made, whether by making assessments or otherwise.

(6) Subsection (5) may apply to a chargeable period wholly or partly as a result of the application of that subsection in respect of a later period; but no excess of non-charitable expenditure shall be treated as non-charitable expenditure of a chargeable period which ended more than six years before the end of the period in which the expenditure was actually incurred.

(7) Where an amount of a charity's relievable income and gains is disallowed for relief by subsection (4) (whether or not as a result of the application of subsection (5))—

(a) the charity may by notice to the Board specify which items of income or gains are to be disallowed, but

(b) if the Board requires the charity to give a notice under paragraph (a) and the charity fails to comply within the period of 30 days beginning with the date on which the requirement is imposed, the Board shall determine which items to disallow.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 505(1)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 146(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), s. 146(2)

F2 Words in s. 505(1)(a) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(a) (with Sch. 2)

F3 Repealed by 1988(F) s.148and Sch.14 Part Vfrom 6April 1988.

F4 S. 505(1)(c)(i) repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 32, Sch. 41 Pt. 5(2) Note of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 7 para. 19(1), Sch. 41 Pt. 5(2) (with Sch. 7 paras. 33-35)

F5 S. 505(1)(c)(ii)-(iib) substituted for s. 505(1)(c)(ii) (with effect in accordance with s. 146(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), s. 146(3)

F6 Words in s. 505(1)(c)(ii) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(b) (with Sch. 2)

F7 Words in s. 505(1)(c)(iia) repealed (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the repealing Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(c), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)

F8 S. 505(1)(c)(iiaa) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(d) (with Sch. 2)

F9 Words in s. 505(1)(c)(iib) substituted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(e) (with Sch. 2)

F10 S. 505(1)(c)(iic) inserted (24.7.2002) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), Sch. 30 para. 3

F11 Words in s. 505(1)(c)(iii) substituted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(f) (with Sch. 2)

F12 S. 505(1)(d) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 32 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 7 para. 19(2) (with Sch. 7 paras. 33-35)

F13 Words in s. 505(1)(d) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(g) (with Sch. 2)

F14 Words in s. 505(1)(e) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(h) (with Sch. 2)

F15 Words in s. 505(1)(e) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 146(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), s. 146(4)

F16 S. 505(1)(f) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 138(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), s. 138(1)

F17 Words in s. 505(1)(f) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(2)(i) (with Sch. 2)

F18 S. 505(1AA) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(3) (with Sch. 2)

F19 S. 505(1A) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 32 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 7 para 19(3) (with Sch. 7 paras. 33-35)

F20 S. 505(1B) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 56(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 56(1)

F21 Words in s. 505(2) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 198(4) (with Sch. 2)

F22 S. 505(3)-(7) substituted for s. 505(3)-(8) (with effect in accordance with s. 55(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 55(1)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 505 modified (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 171

Marginal Citations

M1 Source—1970 s.360(1)

M2 1976 c. 32.

M3 S.I. 1985/1204 (N.I.11).

M4 Source—1986 s.30(1)