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(1)IHTA 1984 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 48 (excluded property)—
(a)in subsection (3)(a), for “settlement was made” substitute “ property became comprised in the settlement (but see also subsection (3F)) ”,
(b)in subsection (3A)(a), for “settlement was made” substitute “ property became comprised in the settlement (but see also subsection (3F)) ”,
(c)in subsection (3E), for “settlement is made” substitute “ property became comprised in the settlement (but see also subsection (3F)) ”, and
(d)after subsection (3E) insert—
“(3F)If—
(a)an amount is payable in respect of property (“the existing property”) comprised in a settlement, and
(b)the amount represents an accumulation of income which (once accumulated) becomes comprised in the settlement,
subsections (3)(a), (3A)(a) and (3E) have effect, in the case of the amount, as if any reference to the time it became comprised in the settlement were to the time the existing property became comprised in the settlement.”
(3)After section 48 insert—
In this Act any reference to the commencement of a settlement is to the time when property first becomes comprised in it.”
(4)Omit section 60 (meaning of commencement of settlement for purposes of Chapter).
(5)In section 64 (charge at ten-year anniversary)—
(a)in subsection (1B)—
(i)after “settlor of” insert “ property comprised in ”,
(ii)for “settlement was made” substitute “ property became comprised in the settlement (but see also subsection (1BA)) ”, and
(iii)after “income of the settlement” insert “ that arose (directly or indirectly) from the property ”, and
(b)after that subsection insert—
“(1BA)If—
(a)an amount is payable in respect of property (“the existing property”) comprised in a settlement, and
(b)the amount represents an accumulation of income which (once accumulated) becomes comprised in the settlement,
subsection (1B) has effect, in the case of the amount, as if any reference to the time it became comprised in the settlement were to the time the existing property became comprised in the settlement.”
(6)In section 65 (charge at other times)—
(a)in subsection (7A), for “settlement made” substitute “ property became comprised in settlement ”,
(b)in subsection (8)—
(i)after “settlor of” insert “ property comprised in ”,
(ii)for “settlement was made” substitute “ property became comprised in the settlement (but see also subsection (8A)) ”, and
(iii)for “property comprised in the settlement” substitute “ the property ”, and
(c)after that subsection insert—
“(8A)If—
(a)an amount is payable in respect of property (“the existing property”) comprised in a settlement, and
(b)the amount represents an accumulation of income which (once accumulated) becomes comprised in the settlement,
subsection (8) has effect, in the case of the amount, as if any reference to the time it became comprised in the settlement were to the time the existing property became comprised in the settlement.”
(7)In section 74A (arrangements involving acquisition of interest in settled property etc)—
(a)in subsection (2)(a), for “settlement was made” substitute “ relevant settled property became comprised in the settlement ”, and
(b)in subsection (3)(a), for “settlement was made” substitute “ relevant settled property became comprised in the settlement ”.
(8)In section 157(3) (non-residents' bank accounts), for “he made” substitute “ the settled property became comprised in ”.
(9)In section 237(1)(b) (imposition of charge), for “the chargeable transfer is made by the making of a settlement or” substitute “ property becomes comprised in a settlement by virtue of the chargeable transfer or the chargeable transfer ”.
(10)In section 272 (general interpretation)—
(a)before the definition of “conditionally exempt transfer” insert—
““commencement” of a settlement has the meaning given by section 48A;”, and
(b)in the definition of “foreign-owned”, in paragraph (b)(ii), at the end insert “ (and section 64(1BA) applies for the purposes of this sub-paragraph as it applies for the purposes of section 64(1B)) ”.
(11)In relation to any chargeable transfer made on or after the day on which this Act is passed, the amendments made by this section are treated as always having been in force.
Section 2(3) of IHTA 1984 applies for the purposes of this subsection.
(1)IHTA 1984 is amended as follows.
(2)After section 81A insert—
(1)This section applies to property to which section 80 (initial interest of settlor etc) applies.
(2)If the property would apart from this section be excluded property by virtue of section 48(3)(a) or (3A)(a), the property is at any time in a tax year to be regarded as excluded property for the purposes of this Chapter, except sections 78 and 79, only if Conditions A and B are met.
(3)Section 65(8) has effect in relation to the property only if Condition A is met (in addition to any condition mentioned in that provision).
(4)Condition A is that the actual settlor was not domiciled in the United Kingdom at the time of the occasion first referred to in section 80(1).
(5)Condition B is that the actual settlor is not a formerly domiciled resident for the tax year.
(6)In this section “the actual settlor” means the person who is the settlor of the property in relation to the settlement first mentioned in section 80(1).
(7)Where the occasion first referred to in section 80(1) occurred before the day on which the Finance Act 2020 was passed, this section has effect as if, in subsection (2), “or (3A)(a)” were omitted.”
(3)In section 82 (excluded property)—
(a)in subsection (1), omit “80 or”,
(b)in subsection (2)—
(i)omit “80 or”, and
(ii)for “settlement was made” substitute “ property became comprised in the settlement ”,
(c)in subsection (3), omit paragraph (a),
(d)in subsection (4), omit paragraph (a),
(e)after that subsection insert—
“(5)This section does not apply in relation to a case to which section 82A applies.”, and
(f)in the heading, at the end insert “ : property to which section 81 applies (old cases) ”.
(4)After section 82 insert—
(1)This section—
(a)applies where, at any time on or after the day on which the Finance Act 2020 is passed, property ceases to be comprised in a settlement (“the first settlement”) but is treated as a result of section 81 as remaining comprised in that settlement for the purposes of this Chapter, and
(b)applies whether or not at any subsequent time the property is comprised in the first settlement without regard to that section.
(2)If the property would apart from this section be excluded property by virtue of section 48(3)(a) or (3A)(a), the property is to be regarded as excluded property for the purposes of this Chapter, except sections 78 and 79, at any time only if the non-domicile condition is met in relation to each qualifying transfer occurring on or before that time.
(3)Section 65(8) has effect in relation to the property at any time only if (in addition to the condition mentioned there) the non-domicile condition is met in relation to each qualifying transfer occurring on or before that time; but, for the purposes of this subsection, the non-domicile condition has effect with the omission of subsection (6)(a)(ii).
(4)For the purposes of this section each of the following is a “qualifying transfer”—
(a)the occasion on which section 81 applies to the property; and
(b)any subsequent occasion on which the property would, if the effect of section 81 were ignored, become comprised in a settlement to which this Chapter applies (including the first settlement).
(5)But a qualifying transfer does not occur as a result of—
(a)an assignment by a beneficiary of an interest in a settlement, or
(b)an exercise of a general power of appointment,
unless the time of the assignment or exercise of the power falls on or after the day on which the Finance Act 2020 is passed.
(6)For the purposes of this section “the non-domicile condition” is—
(a)in a case where a qualifying transfer occurs as a result of an assignment by a beneficiary of an interest in a settlement or an exercise of a general power of appointment, that the beneficiary or the person exercising the power—
(i)was not domiciled in the United Kingdom at the time of the assignment or exercise of the power, and
(ii)is not a formerly domiciled resident for the tax year in which the time mentioned in subsection (2) falls;
(b)in a case in which section 81 applies which is not within paragraph (a), that the person who was the settlor of the property in relation to the first settlement was not domiciled in the United Kingdom immediately before the time when the property ceased to be comprised in the first settlement;
(c)in any other case, that the person who was the settlor of the property in relation to the first settlement was not domiciled in the United Kingdom immediately before the time of the subsequent occasion.
(7)If—
(a)the settlor mentioned in subsection (6)(b) or (c) has died before the time mentioned there, and
(b)the death does not give rise to a qualifying transfer,
the non-domicile condition is treated as met.
(8)In this section any reference to a qualifying transfer occurring as a result of—
(a)an assignment by a beneficiary of an interest in a settlement, or
(b)an exercise of a general power of appointment,
includes the transfer occurring partly as a result of the assignment or exercise of the power.
(9)In this section any reference to an assignment includes an assignation.”
(5)In relation to any chargeable transfer made on or after the day on which this Act is passed, the amendments made by subsections (2) and (3) are treated as always having been in force.
Section 2(3) of IHTA 1984 applies for the purposes of this subsection.
(1)IHTA 1984 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 153ZA (inheritance tax relief for payments to victims of persecution during Second World War era: qualifying payments), after subsection (8) insert—
“(8A)Regulations under this section may have effect in relation to deaths occurring before the regulations are made.”
(3)In Schedule 5A (inheritance tax relief for payments to victims of persecution during Second World War era), in Part 1 (compensation payments), after paragraph 9 insert—
“10A one-off payment of a fixed amount from the Kindertransport Fund established by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.”
(4)The amendment made by subsection (3) has effect in relation to deaths occurring on or after 1 January 2019.
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