Income Tax Act 2007

728 Individuals receiving capital sums as a result of relevant transactions U.K.

(1) Income is treated as arising to such an individual as is referred to in section 727(1) in a tax year for income tax purposes if—

(a) income has become the income of a person abroad as a result of—

(i) a relevant transfer,

(ii) one or more associated operations, or

(iii) a relevant transfer and one or more associated operations, F1 ...

(b) the capital receipt conditions are met in respect of the individual in the tax year (see section 729) [F2 , and

(c) the individual is UK resident for the tax year].

[F3 (1A) The amount of the income treated as arising under subsection (1) is (subject to subsection (2)) given by the following rules—

• Rule 1 The amount is equal to the amount of the income of the person abroad if the individual—

  (a)

  is domiciled in the United Kingdom at any time in the tax year, or

  (b)

  is at any time in the tax year regarded for the purposes of section 718(1)(b) as domiciled in the United Kingdom as a result of section 835BA having effect because of Condition A in that section being met.

• Rule 2 In any other case, the amount is equal to so much of the income of the person abroad as is not protected foreign-source income (see section 729A).

(1B) In a case in which rule 2 of subsection (1A) applies, so much of the income of the person abroad as is protected foreign-source income for the purposes of that rule counts as “protected income” for the purposes of section 733A(1)(b)(i).]

(2) Section 725 (reduction in amount charged where controlled foreign company involved) applies for determining the amount of income treated as arising under subsection (1) as [F4 if—

(a) in subsection (1) of that section—

(i) the reference to section 721 were a reference to this section, and

(ii) the reference to section 721(2) were a reference to subsection (1)(a) of this section, and

(b) subsections (2A) and (2B) of that section were omitted.]

[F5 (2A) Subsection (1) does not apply if—

(a) the individual is liable for income tax charged on the income of the person abroad by virtue of a charge not contained in this Chapter, and

(b) all that income tax has been paid.]

(3) It does not matter for the purposes of this section—

F6 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F7 (b) whether the individual is UK resident for the tax year in which the relevant transfer abroad is made (if different from the tax year mentioned in subsection (1)), or]

(c) whether the avoiding of liability to income tax is a purpose for which that transfer is effected.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 728(1)(a)(iii) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 46 para. 72 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 46 para. 63(2)(a) (with Sch. 46 para. 73)

F2 S. 728(1)(c) and word inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 46 para. 72 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 46 para. 63(2)(b) (with Sch. 46 para. 73)

F3 S. 728(1A)(1B) substituted for s. 728(1A) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 39 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 8 para. 31

F4 Words in s. 728(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 10 para. 20 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 10 para. 14(3)

F5 S. 728(2A) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 10 paras. 20, 21(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 10 para. 14(4)

F6 S. 728(3)(a) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 10 paras. 20, 21(2) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 10 para. 14(5)

F7 S. 728(3)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 46 para. 72 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 46 para. 63(3)(b) (with Sch. 46 para. 73)