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Section 20.
1U.K.The Taxes Act 1988 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 8 below.
2U.K.The following sections shall be substituted for section 257B (transfer of relief under section 257A)—
(1)A woman may elect that for any year of assessment for which her husband is entitled to relief under section 257A—
(a)she shall be entitled (on making a claim)
to deduct from her total income one half of the amount specified in section 257A(1) for that year, and
(b)the amount that he is entitled to deduct under section 257A shall be reduced accordingly.
(2)A husband and wife may jointly elect that for any year of assessment for which the husband is entitled to relief under section 257A—
(a)she shall be entitled (on making a claim) to deduct from her total income the amount specified in section 257A(1) for that year, and
(b)the amount that he is entitled to deduct under section 257A shall be reduced accordingly (to nil, unless section 257A(2) or (3) applies to him).
(3)A man may elect that for any year of assessment for which his wife is entitled to relief by virtue of an election under subsection (2) above—
(a)he shall be entitled (on making a claim) to deduct from his total income one half of the amount specified in section 257A(1) for that year (in addition to the amount, if any, that he is already entitled to deduct under section 257A), and
(b)the amount that she is entitled to deduct by virtue of that election shall be reduced accordingly.
(4)An election under this section shall be made by giving notice to the inspector in such form as the Board may determine and—
(a)subject to subsections (5) and (7) below, shall be made before the first year of assessment for which it is to have effect, and
(b)shall have effect for that and each succeeding year of assessment for which the husband is entitled to relief under section 257A, subject to its withdrawal under subsection (8) below or a subsequent election under this section.
(5)An election may be made during the first year of assessment for which it is to have effect if that is the year of assessment in which the marriage takes place.
(6)Where subsection (5) above applies, the references in subsections (1)(a), (2)(a) and (3)(a) above to the amount specified for the year of assessment in section 257A(1) shall be read as references to that amount reduced in accordance with section 257A(6).
(7)An election may be made within the first thirty days of the first year of assessment for which it is to have effect if before that year the inspector has been given written notification that it is intended to make the election.
(8)The person or persons by whom an election was made may withdraw it by giving notice to the inspector in such form as the Board may determine; but the withdrawal shall not have effect until the year of assessment after the one in which the notice is given.
(9)A woman shall not be entitled by virtue of an election under this section to more than one deduction for any year of assessment.
(1)Where—
(a)a man is entitled to relief under section 257A, but
(b)the amount that he is entitled to deduct exceeds what is left of his total income after all other deductions have been made from it,
his wife shall be entitled to deduct from her total income the amount of the excess (in addition to any amount she is entitled to deduct by virtue of an election under section 257BA).
(2)Subsection (1) above shall not apply for a year of assessment unless the claimant’s husband gives notice to the inspector that it is to apply.
(3)Where—
(a)a woman is entitled to relief by virtue of an election under section 257BA, but
(b)the amount that she is entitled to deduct exceeds what is left of her total income after all other deductions have been made from it,
her husband shall be entitled to deduct from his total income the amount of the excess (in addition to the amount, if more than nil, that he is already entitled to deduct under section 257A).
(4)Subsection (3) above shall not apply for a year of assessment unless the claimant’s wife gives notice to the inspector that it is to apply.
(5)Any notice under subsection (2) or (4) above—
(a)shall be given not later than six years after the end of the year of assessment to which it relates,
(b)shall be in such form as the Board may determine, and
(c)shall be irrevocable.
(6)In determining for the purposes of this section the amount that is left of a person’s total income for a year of assessment after other deductions have been made from it, there shall be disregarded any deduction made—
(a)on account of any payments of loan interest which become due in that year and to which section 369 applies,
(b)under section 289,
(c)on account of any payments to which section 593(2) or 639(3) applies,
(d)on account of any payments to which section 54(5) of the Finance Act 1989 applies, or
(e)on account of any payments to which section 32(4) of the Finance Act 1991 applies.”
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 para. 3 repealed (27.7.1999 with effect for the year 2000-01 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1999 c. 16, s. 139, Sch. 20 Pt. III(3)
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F2Sch. 5 para. 4 repealed (27.7.1999 with effect for the year 2000-01 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1999 c. 16, s. 139, Sch. 20 Pt. III(3)
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F3Sch. 5 para. 5 repealed (27.7.1999 with effect for the year 2000-01 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1999 c. 16, s.139, Sch. 20 Pt. III(4)
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F4Sch. 5 para. 6 repealed (27.7.1999 with effect for the year 2000-01 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1999 c. 16, s. 139, Sch. 20 Pt. III(4)
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F5Sch. 5 para. 7 repealed (27.7.1999 with effect for the year 2001-02 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1999 c. 16, s. 139, Sch. 20 Pt. III(5), Note 2
8(1)Section 265 (blind person’s allowance) shall be amended as follows.U.K.
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(3)In subsection (4), the words from “(and" onwards shall be omitted.
(4)In subsection (6) for “section 257B(3)" there shall be substituted “ section 257BB(2) ”.
Textual Amendments
F6Sch. 5 para. 8(2) repealed (3.5.1994 with effect in accordance with s. 77(7) of the repealing Act) by 1994 c. 9, ss. 77(7), 258, Sch. 26 Pt. V(1), Note
9(1) The Taxes Management Act 1970 shall be amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In section 36 (fraudulent or negligent conduct) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)—
“(3A)In subsection (3) above, “claim or application” does not include an election under section 257BA of the principal Act (elections as to transfer of married couple’s allowance).”
(3)In section 37A (effect of assessment where allowances transferred) for “257B" there shall be substituted “ 257BB ”.
(4)In section 43A (further assessments: claims etc.) after subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
“(2A)In subsection (2) above, “claim, election, application or notice” does not include an election under section 257BA of the principal Act (elections as to transfer of married couple’s allowance).”
10U.K.This Schedule shall apply in relation to tax for the year 1993-94 and subsequent years of assessment.
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