Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

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, [F1 be chargeable to income tax at the rate applicable to trusts, instead of at the basic rate or, in accordance with section 207A, at the lower rate.].

[F2 (1A) The rate applicable to trusts for any year of assessment shall be the rate equal to the sum of the basic rate and the additional rate in force for that year; and, for the purposes of assessments for the year 1993-94 and in relation to years of assessment for which tax at the basic rate and the additional rate was separately chargeable, references to the charging of income with tax at the rate applicable to trusts shall be taken to include references to the charging of income with tax both at the basic rate and 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

[F3 (b) is not, before being distributed, either—

(i) the income of any person other than the trustees, or

(ii) treated for any of the purposes of the Income Tax Acts as the income of a settlor; and]

[F4 (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).

[F5 (2A) For the purposes of this section where—

(a) any trustees have expenses in any year of assessment (“management expenses”) which are properly chargeable to income or would be so chargeable but for any express provisions of the trust, and

(b) there is income arising to them in that year (“the untaxed income”) which does not bear income tax for that year by reason wholly or partly of the trustees not having been resident in the United Kingdom or being deemed under any arrangements under section 788, or any arrangements having effect by virtue of that section, to have been resident in a territory outside the United Kingdom,

there shall be disregarded for the purposes of subsection (2)(d) above such part of the management expenses as bears the same proportion to all those expenses as the untaxed income bears to all the income arising to the trustees in that year.]

(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 trusteesF6 .

(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 accordinglyF7 .

(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 [F8 applicable rate].

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 686(1) substituted (27.7.1993 with effect for the year 1993-1994 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1993 c. 34, s. 79, Sch. 6 paras. 8(1), 25(1)

F2 S. 686(1A) inserted (27.7.1993 with effect for the year 1993-1994 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1993 c. 34, s. 79, Sch. 6 paras. 8(2), 25(1)

F3 S. 686(2)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 74(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), Sch. 17 para. 13

F4 1988(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”.

F5 S. 686(2A) inserted (27.7.1993 with effect for the year 1993-1994 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1993 c. 34, s. 79, Sch. 6 paras. 8(3), 25(1)

F6 Repealed by 1989 s.187and Sch.17 Part Vin relation to accounting periods beginning after 31March 1989.

F7 Repealed by 1989 s.187and Sch.17 Part Vin relation to accounting periods beginning after 31March 1989.

F8 Words in s. 686(6) substituted (27.7.1993 with effect for the year 1993-1994 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1993 c. 34, s. 79, Sch. 6 paras. 8(4), 25(1)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 See—s.186(11)—approved profit sharing schemes.s.454—underwriter'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).

C2 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

M1 Source-1973 s.16(1)-(6); 1986 s.47(4)(a)