Part 7Income charged under this Act: rent-a-room and F1qualifying care relief

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Amendments (Textual)
F1

Words in Pt. 7 heading substituted (16.12.2010) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 36 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 1 para. 34 (with Sch. 1 para. 37)

Chapter 1Rent-a-room relief

Alternative calculation of profits if amount exceeds limit

796Alternative calculation of profits: trading income

1

This section applies if the individual has any rent-a-room receipts for the tax year which are the receipts of a trade.

2

The profits of the trade for the tax year are—

a

the sum of the amount of the rent-a-room receipts for the tax year arising from the trade and the amount of any relevant balancing charge, less

b

the deductible amount.

3

The deductible amount—

a

is L if all the individual's rent-a-room receipts for the tax year arise from the trade, and

b

otherwise, is—

L×TRmath

but, in either case, subject to a maximum of T.

4

In subsection (3)—

  • L is the individual's limit for the tax year,

  • T is the individual's rent-a-room receipts for the tax year arising from the trade, and

  • R is all the individual's rent-a-room receipts for the tax year.

5

In calculating the amount of any rent-a-room receipts for the purposes of this section, no deduction is allowed for expenses or any other matter.