Finance Act 1994

11 (1) F1 ... this paragraph applies in the case of— U.K.

(a) a trade, profession or vocation set up and commenced before 6th April 1994 and continuing after 5th April 1998; or

(b) income from a source arising before the former date and continuing after the latter date.

(2) Sub-paragraph (3) below applies where—

(a) credit against income tax for the year 1995-96 or any earlier year of assessment is or has been allowed by virtue of subsection (1) of section 804 of the Taxes Act 1988 in respect of any income (“the original income”), and

(b) the source of that income ceases in a subsequent year of assessment (“the subsequent year”).

(3) The following shall be set off one against the other, namely—

(a) the amount of the credit which, under Part XVIII of the Taxes Act 1988 (including section 804), has been allowed against income tax in respect of the original income, and

(b) the aggregate of—

(i) the amount of the credit which, apart from that section, would have been so allowed, and

(ii) the difference between the amount of the credit which, on the assumptions mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) below, would have been allowable under Part XVIII of that Act for the year 1996-97 and the amount of credit which has been so allowed;

and if the amount given by paragraph (a) exceeds that given by paragraph (b) above, the person chargeable in respect of income (if any) arising in the subsequent year from the same source as the original income shall [F2 be chargeable for that year to an amount of income tax equal to the excess] . [F3 , and the person shall be liable for any tax so chargeable]

(4) The assumptions are—

(a) that the words “the appropriate percentage of” were omitted from paragraph 2(2) above;

(b) that the words “50 per cent. of” were omitted from paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 6(2) above; and

(c) that paragraph 10 above had not been enacted.

(5) Where the period on the income of which income tax is chargeable for the year 1996-97 is that year, sub-paragraph (3) above shall have effect as if for paragraph (b) there were substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) the amount of the credit which, apart from that section, would have been so allowed;”.

(6) Any reference in sub-paragraph (2) or (3) above to section 804 or Part XVIII of the Taxes Act 1988 includes a reference to the corresponding provisions of any earlier enactments.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 20 para. 11(1) repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 472(3)(a), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)

F2 Words in Sch. 20 para. 11(3) substituted (6.4.2007) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 363(2) (with Sch. 2)

F3 Words in Sch. 20 para. 11(3) inserted (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 472(3)(c) (with Sch. 2)

F4 Sch. 20 para. 11(7) repealed (6.4.2007) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 363(3), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)