Part 2Basic provisions
Chapter 2Rates at which income tax is charged
Income charged at particular rates
16Savings and dividend income to be treated as highest part of total income
(1)
This section has effect for determiningF1 —
F2(za)
the rate at which income tax would be charged on the non-savings income of a Scottish taxpayer apart from section 11A,
(a)
the extent to which a person's income up to the starting rate limit for savings consists of savings income, and
(b)
the rate at which income tax would be charged on a person's dividend income apart from section 13.
(2)
It also has effect for all other income tax purposes except for the purposes of—
(a)
section 491 (special rates not to apply to first slice of trustees' trust rate income), and
(b)
sections 535 to 537 of ITTOIA 2005 (gains from contracts for life insurance etc: top slicing relief).
(3)
If a person has savings income but no dividend income, the savings income is treated as the highest part of the person's total income.
(4)
If a person has dividend income but no savings income, the dividend income is treated as the highest part of the person's total income.
(5)
If a person has both savings income and dividend income—
(a)
the savings income and dividend income are together treated as the highest part of the person's total income, and
(b)
the dividend income is treated as the higher part of that part of the person's total income.
(6)
See section 1012 for the relationship between—
(a)
the rules in this section, and
(b)
other rules requiring particular income to be treated as the highest part of a person's total income.
(7)
References in this section to dividend income do not include dividend income which is relevant foreign income charged in accordance with section 832 of ITTOIA 2005 (relevant foreign income charged on the remittance basis).