PART 1Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax

CHAPTER 2Income tax: general

Exemptions and reliefs

8London Anniversary Games

1

An accredited competitor who performs an Anniversary Games activity is not liable to income tax in respect of any income arising from the activity if the non-residence condition is met.

2

The following are Anniversary Games activities—

a

competing at the Anniversary Games, and

b

any activity that is performed during the games period the main purpose of which is to support or promote the Anniversary Games.

3

The non-residence condition is that—

a

the accredited competitor is non-UK resident for the tax year 2013-14, or

b

the accredited competitor is UK resident for the tax year 2013-14 but the year is a split year as respects the competitor and the activity is performed in the overseas part of the year.

4

Section 966 of ITA 2007 (deduction of sums representing income tax) does not apply to any payment or transfer which gives rise to income benefiting from the exemption under subsection (1).

5

In this section—

  • “accredited competitor” means a person to whom an accreditation card in the athletes' category has been issued by the company named UK Athletics Limited which was incorporated on 16 December 1998;

  • “the Anniversary Games” means the British Athletics London Anniversary Games held at the Olympic Stadium in London in July 2013;

  • “the games period” means the period—

    1. a

      beginning with 21 July 2013, and

    2. b

      ending with 29 July 2013;

  • “income” means employment income or profits of a trade, profession or vocation (including profits treated as arising as a result of section 13 of ITTOIA 2005).

6

This section is treated as having come into force on 6 April 2013.