Finance Act 1996 (c. 8)

Part IV U.K. Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax

Chapter VI U.K. Miscellaneous provisions

Investments U.K.

158 Transfers on death under the accrued income scheme. U.K.

(1) In section 710(5) of the Taxes Act 1988 (meaning of “transfer” in sections 711 to 728), after “or otherwise” there shall be inserted “, but—

(a) does not include the vesting of securities in a person’s personal representatives on his death; and”.

(2) Subsection (1) of section 721 of that Act (transfer of securities on death) shall cease to have effect.

(3) For subsection (2) of that section (transfers by personal representatives to legatees) there shall be substituted—

“(2) Where—

(a) an individual who is entitled to securities dies, and

(b) in the interest period in which the individual died, the securities are transferred by his personal representatives to a legatee,

section 713 shall not apply to the transfer.”

(4) Subsection (4) of that section (interest period treated as ending with death) shall cease to have effect.

(5) This section has effect as respects deaths on or after 6th April 1996.