Part III Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax
Income tax reductions
34 Abolition of widow’s bereavement allowance.
1
Section 262 of the Taxes Act 1988 (income tax reduction for widow in year of bereavement and following year) shall cease to have effect.
2
Subsection (1) above has effect in relation to deaths occurring on or after 6th April 2000.
3
Where a woman is entitled to an income tax reduction for the year 2000-01 by virtue of paragraph (b) of section 262(1) of the Taxes Act 1988, the reference in that paragraph to the amount specified in section 257A(1) for that year shall be read as a reference to the amount specified in section 257A(5A) for that year.