Finance Act 2007

56 Trust gains on contracts for life insurance

(1) Section 498 of ITA 2007 (trustees' tax pool) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in Type 1, for “2 or 3” substitute “2, 3 or 3A”, and

(b) after Type 3 insert—

• “Type 3A

  The amount of tax at the nominal rate on any amount in respect of which—

  1.

  the trustees are liable to income tax under section 467 of ITTOIA 2005 (gains from contracts for life insurance etc),

  2.

  the trustees are liable to income tax at the trust rate by virtue of section 482 above, and

  3.

  tax at the savings rate is treated as having been paid by virtue of section 530 of ITTOIA 2005 (life insurance).”

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) In relation to Type 3A, the reference to the nominal rate is a reference to a rate equal to the difference between the trust rate and the savings rate.”

(4) The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to gains arising to the trustees of a settlement on or after 6th April 2007.