Corporation Tax Act 2009

Part 12 U.K. Beneficiaries' income from estates in administration

Basic amounts U.K.

103 (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if any previous accounting period to which regard is to be had for the purposes of section 948 (assumed income entitlement) is an accounting period ending before 1 April 2009 (an “old accounting period”). U.K.

(2) In relation to the old accounting period, the reference in Step 4 in subsection (1) of that section to basic amounts relating to the person's absolute interest in respect of which the company was liable to corporation tax for that period is to be taken as a reference to the amount deemed to have been paid to that company as income for that period in respect of that interest by virtue of section 696 of ICTA.

(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies if one or more of the absolute interests referred to in section 954(1) (successive absolute interests) was held in one or more old accounting periods.

(4) The reference in section 954(2)(b) to the basic amounts relating to any previous such interest includes a reference to the amounts deemed to have been paid to the previous holder as income for old accounting periods in respect of that interest by virtue of section 696 of ICTA.

(5) Sub-paragraph (6) applies if any of the limited interests referred to in section 955(1)(d) (successive interests: assumed income entitlement of holder of absolute interest following limited interest) was held in one or more old accounting periods.

(6) The reference in section 955(4) to the basic amounts relating to any previous such interest includes a reference to the amounts deemed to have been paid to the holders of any such interests as income for old accounting periods in respect of those interests by virtue of section 695 of ICTA.

(7) In the case of a UK estate, references in this paragraph to the amounts deemed to have been paid are references to the amounts that would be deemed to have been paid apart from sections 695(4)(a) and 696(4) of ICTA (grossing up).

Income treated as bearing income tax U.K.

104 (1) A sum treated as part of the aggregate income of an estate by virtue of section 547(1)(c) of ICTA (gains from life insurance contracts etc) as the result of an event that occurred before 6 April 2004 is treated for the purposes mentioned in section 963(1) of this Act as bearing income tax by deduction at the basic rate (as defined in section 832(1) of ICTA at the time the event occurred). U.K.

(2) A sum treated as part of the aggregate income of an estate by virtue of section 547(1)(c) or 701(8)(e) of ICTA (gains from life insurance contracts etc) as the result of an event that occurred on or after 6 April 2004 and before 6 April 2007 is treated for the purposes mentioned in section 963(1) of this Act as bearing income tax by deduction at the lower rate (as defined in section 832(1) of ICTA at the time the event occurred).

(3) A sum treated as part of the aggregate income of an estate by virtue of section 547(1)(c) or 701(8)(e) of ICTA (gains from life insurance contracts etc) as the result of an event that occurred on or after 6 April 2007 and before 6 April 2008 is treated for the purposes mentioned in section 963(1) of this Act as bearing income tax at the savings rate (as defined in section 989 of ITA 2007 at the time the event occurred).

(4) If sub-paragraph (2) or (3) applies section 962(3) applies as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph (a)—

“(aa) income bearing income tax at the lower rate (as defined in section 832(1) of ICTA at the time the event as a result of which the income arose occurred) or bearing income tax at the savings rate (as defined in section 989 of ITA 2007 at the time that event occurred),”.