Part 13Tax avoidance

Chapter 4Sales of occupation income

Charge on sale of occupation income

777Conditions for sections 778 and 779 to apply

1

Sections 778 and 779 apply only if conditions A to C are met in respect of an individual.

2

Condition A is that the individual carries on an occupation wholly or partly in the United Kingdom.

3

Condition B is that transactions are effected or arrangements made to exploit the individual's earning capacity in the occupation by putting another person (see section 782) in a position to enjoy—

a

all or part of the income or receipts derived from the individual's activities in the occupation, or

b

anything derived directly or indirectly from such income or receipts.

4

The reference in subsection (3) to income or receipts derived from the individual's activities includes a reference to payments for any description of copyright or licence or franchise or other right deriving its value from the individual's activities (including past activities).

5

Condition C is that as part of, or in connection with, or in consequence of, the transactions or arrangements a capital amount is obtained by the individual for the individual or another person.

6

For the purposes of subsection (5), the cases where an individual (“A”) obtains a capital amount for another person (“B”) include cases where A has put B in a position to receive the capital amount by providing B with something of value derived, directly or indirectly, from A's activities in the occupation.

7

In this Chapter “capital amount” means an amount in money or money's worth which does not fall to be included in a calculation of income for F1purposes of the Tax Acts otherwise than as a result of this Chapter.