The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) Regulations 2006

[F1 The charge to tax U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 6A inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/294), regs. 1(1), 21 (with regs. 25, 26)

The charge to tax: general provisions U.K.

85M.— (1)  There is a charge to tax if—

(a) a person disposes of an asset,

(b) either condition A or condition B is met, and

(c) as a result of the disposal, an income gain (see regulation 85Z) arises to the person making the disposal.

(2) Condition A is that the asset consists of units in a FINROF at the time of the disposal.

(3) Condition B is that—

(a) the asset consists of units in an authorised investment fund that had been a FINROF for some of the material period; and

(b) no valid election under regulation 85Z11 (participant’s power to elect for deemed disposal) was made in relation to the asset.

(4) In paragraph (3) “the material period” means a period beginning with the date of acquisition of the asset and ending with the date of the disposal.

The charge to tax: further provisions U.K.

85N.— (1)  The income gain arising is treated for all purposes of the Tax Acts as income which arises at the time of the disposal to the person making the disposal (or treated as making the disposal).

(2) The tax is charged on the person making the disposal (or treated as making the disposal).

(3) In the case of a person chargeable to income tax, tax is charged under Chapter 8 of Part 5 of ITTOIA 2005 (miscellaneous income: income not otherwise charged) for the year of assessment in which the disposal is made, but sections 688(1) (income charged) and 689 (person liable) of ITTOIA 2005 do not apply.

(4) In the case of a person chargeable to corporation tax, tax is charged under Chapter 8 of Part 10 of CTA 2009 (miscellaneous income: income not otherwise charged) for the accounting period in which the disposal is made.

Application of certain provisions of TCGA 1992 U.K.

85O.   The following enactments have effect in relation to income tax or corporation tax in respect of income gains as they have effect in relation to capital gains tax or corporation tax in respect of chargeable gains—

(a) section 2(1) of TCGA 1992 (persons chargeable to capital gains tax);

(b) section 10 of TCGA 1992 (non-resident with a United Kingdom branch or agency);

(c) section 10B of TCGA 1992 (non-resident company with United Kingdom permanent establishment).

Application of section 10A of TCGA 1992 U.K.

85P.— (1)  Section 10A of TCGA 1992 (temporary non-residence) applies for the purposes of this Part with the following modifications.

(2) The section applies as if, in subsection (2)—

(a) the reference to section 86A were omitted;

(b) for the reference to capital gains tax there were substituted a reference to income tax;

(c) in paragraph (a), for the reference to chargeable gains and losses there were substituted a reference to income gains;

(d) paragraphs (b) and (c) were omitted; and

(e) for the references to gains or losses there were substituted a reference to income gains.

(3) The section applies as if, in subsection (3)—

(a) for the reference to gains and losses there were substituted a reference to income gains; and

(b) for the reference to any gain or loss there were substituted a reference to any income gains.

(4) The section applies as if subsection (4) were omitted.

(5) The section applies as if, in subsection (5)—

(a) for the reference to gains and losses there were substituted a reference to income gains;

(b) for the reference to any chargeable gain or allowable loss there were substituted a reference to any income gain; and

(c) for the reference to section 10 or 16(3) there were substituted a reference to regulation 85O(b) (application of certain provisions of TCGA).

(6) The section applies as if subsection (6) were omitted.

(7) The section applies as if, in subsection (7), for the reference to capital gains tax there were substituted a reference to income tax.

(8) The section applies as if, in subsection (9C)—

(a) for the reference to capital gains tax there were substituted a reference to income tax; and

(b) for the reference to chargeable gains there were substituted a reference to income gains.]