PART XVU.K. SETTLEMENTS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 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.

CHAPTER IVU.K. LIABILITY TO HIGHER RATE AND ADDITIONAL RATE TAX

Liability of trusteesU.K.

686 Liability to additional rate tax of certain income of discretionary trusts.U.K.

(1)M1 So far as income arising to trustees is income to which this section applies it shall, in addition to being chargeable to income tax at the basic rate, be chargeable at the additional rate.

(2)This section applies to income arising to trustees in any year of assessment so far as it—

(a)is income which is to be accumulated or which is payable at the discretion of the trustees or any other person (whether or not the trustees have power to accumulate it); and

(b)is neither (before being distributed) the income of any person other than the trustees nor treated for any of the purposes of the Income Tax Acts as the income of a settlor; and

[F1(c)is not income arising under a trust established for charitable purposes only or income from investments, deposits or other property held—

(i)for the purposes of a fund or scheme established for the sole purpose of providing relevant benefits within the meaning of section 612; or

(ii)for the purposes of a personal pension scheme (within the meaning of section 630) which makes provision only for benefits such as are mentioned in section 633; and]

(d)exceeds the income applied in defraying the expenses of the trustees in that year which are properly chargeable to income (or would be so chargeable but for any express provisions of the trust).

(3)This section also applies to sums apportioned to the trustees under section 423and treated, under 426(2)as applied by subsection (4)below, as income received by the trusteesF2.

(4)Sections 426(1)and (2), 427and 428shall, with the omission in section 426(2)(a)of the words following “the apportionment relates”, the substitution of income for “total income” and all other necessary modifications, apply to a sum apportioned to trustees as they apply to sums apportioned to an individual; and section 429shall apply accordinglyF3.

(5)For the purposes of this section sums paid or credited to trustees in any year of assessment in respect of dividends or interest payable in respect of shares in or deposits with or loans to a building society being sums in respect of which the society is required to account for and pay an amount in accordance with regulations under section 476(1) shall be treated as income for that year received by the trustees after deduction of income tax from a corresponding gross amount.

In this subsection expressions used in section 476 have the same meanings as in that section.

(6)In this section “trustees” does not include personal representatives; but where personal representatives, on or before the completion of the administration of the estate, pay to trustees any sum representing income which, if personal representatives were trustees within the meaning of this section, would be income to which this section applies, that sum shall be deemed to be paid to the trustees as income and to have borne income tax at the basic rate.

This subsection shall be construed as if it were contained in Part XVI.

Textual Amendments

F11988(F) s.55(3)—from 1July 1988.Previously

“(c) is not income arising under a trust established for charitable purposes only or income from investments, deposits or other property held for the purposes of a fund or scheme established for the sole purpose of providing relevant benefits within the meaning of section 612; and”.

F2 Repealed by 1989 s.187and Sch.17 Part Vin relation to accounting periods beginning after 31March 1989.

F3 Repealed by 1989 s.187and Sch.17 Part Vin relation to accounting periods beginning after 31March 1989.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 See—s.186(11)—approved profit sharing schemes.s.454underwriter's special reserve fund not to be treated as settlement.s.469(1)unit trusts.s.832— “additional rate”

defined.1990 s.56and Sch.10 para.19—convertible securities.Vol.1. Table D(2).

C3 See 1990 s.30and Sch.5 para.13and s.132and Sch.19 Part IV—subs.(5)repealed as regards a sum paid or credited on or after 6April 1991.

Marginal Citations

M1Source-1973 s.16(1)-(6); 1986 s.47(4)(a)