PART XV SETTLEMENTS

CHAPTER II SETTLEMENTS ON CHILDREN

666 Interest paid by trustees.
(1) Where interest is paid by the trustees of a settlement to which this Chapter applies there shall be deemed for the purposes of this Chapter to be paid to or for the benefit of a child of the settlor who at the time of the payment is unmarried and below the age of 18 (in addition to any other amount deemed to be so paid) an amount equal to a fraction—
BA
of the interest, where—
A is the whole of the income arising under the settlement in the year of assessment, less any expenses of the trustees of the settlement paid in that year which, in the absence of any express provision of the settlement, would be properly chargeable to income, and
B is such part of A as is paid to or for the benefit of any child of the settlor who is unmarried and below the age of 18.
Source-1970 s.440(1); 1971 s.16(2)(c)
(2) This section shall not apply to interest in respect of which relief from tax is allowable under any provision of the Income Tax Acts or to interest payable to the settlor or the wife or husband of the settlor (if living with the settlor).
Source-1970 s.440(2), (3)
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the liability to tax of the person receiving or entitled to the interest.
(4) For the purpose of this section “income arising under the settlement” has the meaning given by section 681, which for that purpose shall be deemed to apply in relation to settlements to which this Chapter applies as it applies in relation to settlements to which Chapter III of this Part applies.
Source-1970 s.440(4)
(5) In this section the reference to the trustees’ expenses excludes sums mentioned in section 682(1)(a).
See also—1970(M) s.31(3)—appeals on application of ss.660to 685to go to Special Commissioners.1974 s.43—development gains accruing to trustees to be charged at basic plus additional rates.1988 s.339(6), (7)—treatment for corporation tax of covenanted donation to charity.1988 s.762—offshore income gains.1989 s.110—residence of trustees.