Finance Act 2000

111 Payments under deduction of tax. U.K.

(1) Chapter VIIA of Part IV of the Taxes Act 1988 (paying and collecting agents) shall cease to have effect.

(2) In section 349 of the Taxes Act 1988 (payments under deduction of tax)—

(a) in subsections (3)(c) and (3B) (payments excepted from deduction of tax), for “payment to which section 124 applies" substitute “ payment of interest on a quoted Eurobond ”; and

(b) in subsection (4), after the definition of “qualifying deposit right" insert—

““quoted Eurobond” means any security that—

(i) is issued by a company,

(ii) is listed on a recognised stock exchange, and

(iii) carries a right to interest;”;

and accordingly section 124 of that Act (interest on quoted Eurobonds) shall cease to have effect.

(3) In section 482 of the Taxes Act 1988 (supplementary provisions with respect to deposit-takers etc)—

(a) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) A declaration under section 481(5)(k)(i) must contain—

(a) in a case falling within section 481(4)(a), the name and principal residential address of the individual who is beneficially entitled to the interest or, where two or more individuals are so entitled, of each of them;

(b) in a case falling within section 481(4)(b), the name and principal residential address of each of the partners.”;

and

(b) subsection (11)(a) shall cease to have effect.

(4) In section 477A of the Taxes Act 1988 (building societies: regulations for deduction of tax), after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2)(a) above, regulations under subsection (1) above may make provision with respect to the furnishing of information to or by building societies corresponding to any provision that is made by, or may be made under, section 482 with respect to the furnishing of information to or by deposit-takers.”.

(5) In section 37(11) of the M1 Finance (No.2) Act 1997 (interest to be paid gross), for “Sections 50 and 118D(4)" substitute “ Section 50 ”.

(6) In this section—

(a) subsections (1) and (5) apply to relevant payments or receipts in relation to which the chargeable date for the purposes of Chapter VIIA of Part IV is on or after 1st April 2001;

(b) subsection (2) applies in relation to payments of interest made on or after that date;

(c) subsection (3) applies in relation to declarations under section 481(5)(k)(i) of the Taxes Act 1988 made on or after 6th April 2001.

Marginal Citations

M1 1997 c. 58.