Part 12Supplementary provisions

Chapter 5Miscellaneous

Tax agreements for income tax purposes

565Tax agreements for income tax purposes

1

This section applies if—

a

a person is entitled to an allowance for income tax purposes,

b

that person enters into a tax agreement with the Inland Revenue for the tax year in which the allowance would be given effect, and

c

no assessment giving effect to the allowance is made for that tax year.

2

In this section “tax agreement” means an agreement in writing as to the extent to which the allowance in question is to be given effect for the tax year in question.

3

If this section applies, the allowance is to be treated as if it had been given effect under an assessment—

a

for the tax year for which the tax agreement is made, and

b

to the extent set out in the tax agreement.

4

A tax agreement may relate to any method by which allowances are given effect under this Act.