Part 5Miscellaneous income

Chapter 6Beneficiaries' income from estates in administration

General

681Transfers of assets etc. treated as payments

1

For the purposes of this Chapter—

a

a transfer of assets, or

b

the appropriation of assets by personal representatives to themselves,

is treated as the payment of an amount equal to the assets' value at the date of transfer or appropriation.

2

The set off or release of a debt is treated for the purposes of this Chapter as the payment of an amount equal to it.

3

If at the end of the administration period—

a

there is an obligation to transfer assets to any person, or

b

personal representatives are entitled to appropriate assets to themselves,

an amount equal to the assets' value at that time is treated as payable then for the purposes of this Chapter.

4

If at the end of the administration period—

a

there is an obligation to release or set off a debt owed by any person, or

b

personal representatives are entitled to release or set off a debt in their own favour,

a sum equal to the debt is treated as payable then for the purposes of this Chapter.