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Royal ArmsIncome and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)

1988 c. 1

 

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 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)
 

1988 Chapter c. 1

 


ARRANGEMENT OF PARTS

PART I—
The Charge to Tax.
 
PART II—
Provisions Relating to the Schedule A Charge and the Associated Schedule D Charges.
 
PART III—
Provisions Relating to the Schedule C Charge and General Provisions about Government Securities.
 
PART IV—
Provisions Relating to the Schedule D Charge.
Chapter I—
Supplementary Charging Provisions.
 
Chapter II—
Income Tax: Basis of Assessment etc.
 
Chapter III—
Corporation Tax: Basis of Assessment etc.
 
Chapter IV—
Provisions Supplementary to Chapters II and III.
 
Chapter V—
Computational Provisions.
 
Chapter VI—
Discontinuance, and Change of Basis of Computation.
 
Chapter VII—
Partnerships and Successions.
 
Chapter VIII—
Miscellaneous and Supplemental.
 
PART V—
Provisions Relating to the Schedule E Charge.
Chapter I—
Supplementary Charging Provisions of General Application.
 
Chapter II—
Supplementary Charging Provisions Applicable to Directors and Higher-Paid Employees and Office Holders.
 
Chapter III—
Profit-Related Pay.
 
Chapter IV—
Other Exemptions and Reliefs.
 
Chapter V—
Assessment, Collection, Recovery and Appeals.
 
PART VI—
Company Distributions, Tax Credits etc.
Chapter I—
Taxation of Company Distributions.
 
Chapter II—
Matters which are Distributions for the Purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts.
 
Chapter III—
Matters which are not Distributions for the Purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts.
 
Chapter IV—
Tax Credits.
 
Chapter V—
Advance Corporation Tax and Franked Investment Income.
 
Chapter VI—
Miscellaneous and Supplemental.
 
PART VII—
General Provisions Relating to Taxation of Income of Individuals.
Chapter I—
Personal Reliefs.
 
Chapter II—
Taxation of Income of Spouses.
 
Chapter III—
Relief for Investment in Corporate Trades: The Business Expansion Scheme.
 
Chapter IV—
Special Provisions.
 
Chapter V—
Residence of Individuals.
 
PART VIII—
Taxation of Income and Chargeable Gains of Companies.
 
PART IX—
Annual Payments and Interest.
 
PART X—
Loss Relief and Group Relief.
Chapter I—
Loss Relief: Income Tax.
 
Chapter II—
Loss Relief: Corporation Tax.
 
Chapter III—
Loss Relief: Miscellaneous Provisions.
 
Chapter IV—
Group Relief.
 
PART XI—
Close Companies.
Chapter I—
Interpretative Provisions.
 
Chapter II—
Charges to Tax in Connection with Loans.
 
Chapter III—
Apportionment of Undistributed Income etc.
 
PART XII—
Special Classes of Companies and Businesses.
Chapter I—
Insurance Companies, Underwriters and Capital Redemption Business.
 
Chapter II—
Friendly Societies, Trade Unions and Employers' Associations.
 
Chapter III—
Unit Trust Schemes, Dealers in Securities etc.
 
Chapter IV—
Building Societies, Banks, Savings Banks, Industrial and Provident Societies and Others.
 
Chapter V—
Petroleum Extraction Activities.
 
Chapter VI—
Miscellaneous Businesses and Bodies.
 
PART XIII—
Miscellaneous Special Provisions.
Chapter I—
Intellectual Property.
 
Chapter II—
Life Policies, Life Annuities and Capital Redemption Policies.
 
Chapter III—
Entertainers and Sportsmen.
 
Chapter IV—
Sub-Contractors in the Construction Industry.
 
Chapter V—
Schemes for Rationalizing Industry.
 
Chapter VI—
Other Provisions.
 
PART XIV—
Pension Schemes, Social Security Benefits, Life Annuities etc.
Chapter I—
Retirement Benefit Schemes.
 
Chapter II—
Other Pension Funds and Social Security Benefits and Contributions.
 
Chapter III—
Retirement Annuities.
 
Chapter IV—
Personal Pension Schemes.
 
Chapter V—
Purchased Life Annuities.
 
Chapter VI—
Miscellaneous.
 
PART XV—
Settlements.
Chapter I—
Dispositions for Short Periods.
 
Chapter II—
Settlements on Children.
 
Chapter III—
Revocable Settlements etc.
 
Chapter IV—
Liability to Higher Rate and Additional Rate Tax.
 
Chapter V—
Maintenance Funds for Historic Buildings.
 
PART XVI—
Estates of Deceased Persons in Course of Administration.
 
PART XVII—
Tax Avoidance.
Chapter I—
Cancellation of Tax Advantages From Certain Transactions in Securities.
 
Chapter II—
Transfers of Securities.
 
Chapter III—
Transfer of Assets Abroad.
 
Chapter IV—
Controlled Foreign Companies.
 
Chapter V—
Offshore Funds.
 
Chapter VI—
Miscellaneous.
 
PART XVIII—
Double Taxation Relief.
Chapter I—
The Principal Reliefs.
 
Chapter II—
Rules Governing Relief by Way of Credit.
 
Chapter III—
Miscellaneous Provisions.
 
Part XIX—
Supplemental.
 
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
 
Part I
The Charge to Tax
Income tax
1 The charge to income tax.
2 Fractions of a pound, and yearly assessments.
3 Certain income charged at basic rate.
4 Construction of references in Income Tax Acts to deduction of tax.
5 Date for payment.
 
Corporation tax
6 The charge to corporation tax and exclusion of income tax and capital gains tax.
7 Treatment of certain payments and repayment of income tax.
8 General scheme of corporation tax.
9 Computation of income: application of income tax principles.
10 Time for payment of tax.
11 Companies not resident in United Kingdom.
12 Basis of, and periods for, assessment.
 
Small companies' rate
13 Small companies' relief.
 
Advance corporation tax
14 Advance corporation tax and qualifying distributions.
 
The six Schedules
15 Schedule A.
16 Schedule B.
17 Schedule C.
18 Schedule D.
19 Schedule E.
20 Schedule F.
 
Part II
Provisions Relating to the Schedule A Charge and the Associated Schedule D Charges
General
21 Persons chargeable.
22 Assessments.
23 Collection from lessees and agents.
24 Construction of Part II.
 
Deductions and other allowances
25 Deductions from rent: general rules.
26 Deductions from rent: land managed as one estate.
27 Deductions from rent: maintenance funds for historic buildings.
28 Deductions from receipts other than rent.
29 Sporting rights.
30 Expenditure on making sea walls.
31 Provisions supplementary to sections 25 to 30.
32 Capital allowances for machinery and plant used in estate management.
33 Agricultural land: allowance for excess expenditure on maintenance.
 
Premiums, leases at undervalue etc
34 Treatment of premiums etc. as rent or Schedule D profits.
35 Schedule D charge on assignment of lease granted at an undervalue.
36 Schedule D charge on sale of land with right to reconveyance.
37 Premiums paid etc: deductions from premiums and rent received.
38 Rules for ascertaining duration of leases.
39 Saving for pre-1963 leases, and special relief for individuals.
 
Supplemental: Schedules A and D
40 Tax treatment of receipts and outgoings on sale of land.
41 Relief for rent etc. not paid.
42 Appeals against determinations under sections 34 to 36.
43 Non-residents.
 
Part III
Provisions Relating to the Schedule C Charge and General Provisions about Government Securities
General
44 Income tax: mode of charge.
45 Interpretation of Part III.
 
Government securities: exemptions from tax
46 Savings certificates and tax reserve certificates.
47 United Kingdom government securities held by non-residents.
48 Securities of foreign states.
49 Stock and dividends in name of Treasury etc.
 
Government securities: interest payable without deduction of tax
50 United Kingdom securities: Treasury directions for payment without deduction of tax.
51 Treasury directions as respects Northern Ireland securities.
52 Taxation of interest on converted government securities and interest which becomes subject to deduction.
 
Part IV
Provisions Relating to the Schedule D Charge
Chapter I
Supplementary Charging Provisions
53 Farming and other commercial occupation of land (except woodlands).
54 Woodlands managed on a commercial basis.
55 Mines, quarries and other concerns.
56 Transactions in deposits with and without certificates or in debts.
57 Deep discount securities.
58 Foreign pensions.
59 Persons chargeable.
 
Chapter II
Income Tax: Basis of Assessment etc.
Cases I and II
60 Assessment on preceding year basis.
61 Special basis at commencement of trade, profession or vocation.
62 Special basis for early years following commencement.
63 Special basis on discontinuance.
 
Cases III, IV and V
64 Case III assessments: general.
65 Cases IV and V assessments: general.
66 Special rules for fresh income.
67 Special rules where source of income disposed of or yield ceases.
68 Special rules where property etc. situated in Republic of Ireland.
 
Case VI
69 Assessment on current year basis unless otherwise directed.
 
Chapter III
Corporation Tax: Basis of Assessment etc.
70 Basis of assessment etc.
 
Chapter IV
Provisions Supplementary to Chapters II and III
71 Computation of income tax where no profits in year of assessment.
72 Apportionments etc. for purposes of Cases I, II and VI.
73 Single assessments for purposes of Cases III, IV and V.
 
Chapter V
Computational Provisions
Deductions
74 General rules as to deductions not allowable.
75 Expenses of management: investment companies.
76 Expenses of management: insurance companies.
77 Incidental costs of obtaining loan finance.
78 Discounted bills of exchange.
79 Contributions to local enterprise agencies.
80 Expenses connected with foreign trades etc.
81 Travel between trades etc.
82 Interest paid to non-residents.
83 Patent fees etc. and expenses.
84 Payments for technical education.
85 Payments to trustees of approved profit sharing schemes.
86 Employees seconded to charities and educational establishments.
87 Taxable premiums etc.
88 Payments to Export Credit Guarantee Department.
89 Debts proving irrecoverable after event treated as discontinuance.
90 Additional payments to redundant employees.
91 Cemeteries.
 
Treatment of regional development and other grants and debts released etc.
92 Regional development grants.
93 Other grants under Industrial Development Act 1982 etc.
94 Debts deducted and subsequently released.
95 Taxation of dealer's receipts on purchase by company of own shares.
 
Special provisions
96 Farming and market gardening: relief for fluctuating profits.
97 Treatment of farm animals etc.
98 Tied premises.
99 Dealers in land.
 
Chapter VI
Discontinuance, and Change of Basis of Computation
Valuation of trading stock etc.
100 Valuation of trading stock at discontinuance of trade.
101 Valuation of work in progress at discontinuance of profession or vocation.
102 Provisions supplementary to sections 100 and 101.
 
Case VI charges on receipts
103 Receipts after discontinuance: earnings basis charge and related charge affecting conventional basis.
104 Conventional basis: general charge on receipts after discontinuance or change of basis.
105 Allowable deductions.
106 Application of charges where rights to payments transferred.
 
Reliefs
107 Treatment of receipts as earned income.
108 Election for carry-back.
109 Charge under section 104: relief for individuals born before 6th April 1917.
 
Supplemental
110 Interpretation etc.
 
Chapter VII
Partnerships and Successions
General
111 Partnership assessments to income tax.
112 Partnerships controlled abroad.
113 Effect, for income tax, of change in ownership of trade, profession or vocation.
 
Partnerships involving companies
114. Special rules for computing profits and losses.
115 Provisions supplementary to section 114.
116 Arrangements for transferring relief.
 
Limited partners
117. Restriction on relief: individuals.
118 Restriction on relief: companies.
 
Chapter VIII
Miscellaneous and Supplemental
119 Rent etc. payable in connection with mines, quarries and similar concerns.
120 Rent etc. payable in respect of electric line wayleaves.
121 Management expenses of owner of mineral rights.
122 Relief in respect of mineral royalties.
123 Foreign dividends.
124 Interest on quoted Eurobonds.
125 Annual payments for non-taxable consideration.
126 Treasury securities issued at a discount.
127 Enterprise allowance.
128 Commodity and financial futures etc.: losses and gains.
129 Stock lending.
130 Meaning of "investment company" for the purposes of Part IV.
 
Part V
Provisions Relating to The Schedule E Charge
Chapter I
Supplementary Charging Provisions of General Application
Miscellaneous provisions
131 Chargeable emoluments.
132 Place of performance, and meaning of emoluments received in the U.K.
133 Voluntary pensions.
134 Workers supplied by agencies.
 
Shareholdings, loans etc.
135 Gains by directors and employees from share options.
136 Provisions supplementary to section 135.
137 Payment of tax under section 135 by instalments.
138 Share acquisitions by directors and employees.
139 Provisions supplementary to section 138.
140 Further interpretation of sections 135 to 139.
 
Vouchers etc.
141 Non-cash vouchers.
142 Credit-tokens.
143 Cash vouchers taxable under P.A.Y.E.
144 Supplementary provisions.
 
Living accommodation
145 Living accommodation provided for employee.
146 Additional charge in respect of certain living accommodation.
147 Occupation of Chevening House.
 
Payments on retirement, sick pay etc.
148 Payments on retirement or removal from office or employment.
149 Sick pay.
150 Job release scheme allowances, maternity pay and statutory sick pay.
151 Income support etc.
152 Notification of amount taxable under section 151.
 
Chapter II
Supplementary Charging Provisions Applicable to Directors and Higher-Paid Employees and Office Holders
Expenses
153 Payments in respect of expenses.
 
Benefits in kind
154. General charging provision.
155 Exceptions from the general charge.
156 Cash equivalents of benefits charged under section 154.
157 Cars available for private use.
158 Car fuel.
159 Pooled cars.
160 Beneficial loan arrangements.
161 Exceptions from section 160.
162 Employee shareholdings.
163 Expenses connected with living accommodation.
164 Director's tax paid by employer.
165 Scholarships.
 
General supplementary provisions
166. Notice of nil liability under this Chapter.
167 Meaning of "director's or higher-paid employment".
168 Other interpretative provisions.
 
Chapter III
Profit-Related Pay
Preliminary
169. Interpretation.
170 Taxation of profit-related pay.
 
The relief
171. Relief from tax.
172 Exceptions from tax.
 
Registration
173. Persons who may apply for registration.
174 Excluded employments.
175 Applications for registration.
176 Registration.
177 Change of scheme employer.
178 Cancellation of registration.
 
Administration
179. Recovery of tax from scheme employer.
180 Annual returns etc.
181 Other information.
182 Appeals.
 
Supplementary
183. Partnerships.
184 Independent accountants.
 
Chapter IV
Other Exemptions and Reliefs
Share option and profit sharing schemes
185. Approved share option schemes.
186 Approved profit sharing schemes.
187 Interpretation of sections 185 and 186 and Schedules 9 and 10.
 
Retirement benefits etc.
188. Exemptions from section 148.
189 Lump sum benefits on retirement.
190 Payments to Members of Parliament, Representatives to the European Parliament and others.
191 Job release scheme allowances not to be treated as income.
 
Foreign emoluments and earnings, pensions and certain travel facilities
192 Relief from tax for foreign emoluments.
193 Foreign earnings and travel expenses.
194 Other foreign travel expenses.
195 Travel expenses of employees not domiciled in the United Kingdom.
196 Foreign pensions.
197 Leave travel facilities for the armed forces.
 
Other expenses, subscriptions etc.
198 Relief for necessary expenses.
199 Expenses necessarily incurred and defrayed from official emoluments.
200 Expenses of Members of Parliament.
201 Fees and subscriptions to professional bodies, learned societies etc.
202 Donations to charity: payroll deduction scheme.
 
Chapter V
Assessment, Collection, Recovery and Appeals
203 Pay as you earn.
204 P.A.Y.E repayments.
205 Assessments unnecessary in certain circumstances.
206 Additional provision for certain assessments.
207 Disputes as to domicile or ordinary residence.
 
Part VI
Company Distributions, Tax Credits etc
Chapter I
Taxation of Company Distributions
208 U.K. company distributions not generally chargeable to corporation tax.
 
Chapter II
Matters which are Distributions for the Purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts
209 Meaning of "distribution".
210 Bonus issue following repayment of share capital.
211 Matters to be treated or not to be treated as repayments of share capital.
199 Expenses necessarily incurred and defrayed from official emoluments.
200 Expenses of Members of Parliament.
201 Fees and subscriptions to professional bodies, learned societies etc.
202 Donations to charity: payroll deduction scheme.
 
Chapter V
Assessment, Collection, Recovery and Appeals
203 Pay as you earn.
204 P.A.Y.E. repayments.
205 Assessments unnecessary in certain circumstances.
206 Additional provision for certain assessments.
207 Disputes as to domicile or ordinary residence.
 
Part VI
Company Distributions, Tax Credits etc.
Chapter I
Taxation of Company Distributions
208 U.K. company distributions not generally chargeable to corporation tax.
 
Chapter II
Matters which are Distributions for the Purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts
209 Meaning of "distribution".
210 Bonus issue following repayment of share capital.
211 Matters to be treated or not to be treated as repayments of share capital.
 
Chapter III
Matters which are not Distributions for the Purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts
Payments of interest
212 Interest etc. paid in respect of certain securities.
 
Demergers
213 Exempt distributions.
214 Chargeable payments connected with exempt distributions.
215 Advance clearance by Board of distributions and payments.
216 Returns.
217 Information.
218 Interpretation of sections 213 to 217.
 
Purchase of own shares
219 Purchase by unquoted trading company of own shares.
220 Conditions as to residence and period of ownership.
221 Reduction of vendor's interest as shareholder.
222 Conditions applicable where purchasing company is member of group.
223 Other conditions.
224 Relaxation of conditions in certain cases.
225 Advance clearance of payments by Board.
226 Returns and information.
227 Associated persons.
228 Connected persons.
229 Other interpretative provisions.
 
Stock dividends
230 Stock dividends: distributions.
 
Chapter IV
Tax Credits
231 Tax credits for certain recipients of qualifying distributions.
232 Tax credits for non-U.K. residents.
233 Taxation of certain recipients of distributions and in respect of non-qualifying distributions.
234 Information relating to distributions.
235 Distributions of exempt funds etc.
236 Provisions supplementary to section 235.
237 Disallowance of reliefs in respect of bonus issues.
 
Chapter V
Advance Corporation Tax and Franked Investment Income
238 Interpretation of terms and collection of ACT.
239 Set-off of ACT against liability to corporation tax.
240 Set-off of company's surplus ACT against subsidiary's liability to corporation tax.
241 Calculation of ACT where company receives franked investment income.
242 Set-off of losses etc. against surplus of franked investment income.
243 Set-off of loss brought forward, or terminal loss.
244 Further provisions relating to claims under section 242 or 243.
245 Calculation etc. of ACT on change of ownership of company.
246 Charge of ACT at previous rate until new rate fixed, and changes of rate.
 
Chapter VI
Miscellaneous and Supplemental
Group income
247 Dividends etc. paid by one member of a group to another.
248 Provisions supplementary to section 247.
 
Stock dividends
249 Stock dividends treated as income.
250 Returns.
251 Interpretation of sections 249 and 250.
 
Supplemental
252 Rectification of excessive set-off etc. of ACT or tax credit.
253 Power to modify or replace section 234(5) to (9) and Schedule 13.
254 Interpretation of Part VI.
255 "Gross rate" and "gross amount" of distributions to include ACT.
 
Part VII
General Provisions Relating to Taxation of Income of Individuals
Chapter I
Personal Reliefs
The reliefs
256 General.
257 Personal relief.
258 Widower's or widow's housekeeper.
259 Additional relief in respect of children.
260 Apportionment of relief under section 259.
261 Claims under sections 258 and 259 for year of marriage.
262 Widows' bereavement allowance.
263 Dependent relatives.
264 Claimant depending on services of a son or daughter.
265 Relief for blind persons.
266 Life assurance premiums.
267 Qualifying policies.
268 Early conversion or surrender of life policies.
269 Surrender etc. of policies after four years.
270 Provisions supplementary to sections 268 and 269.
271 Deemed surrender in cases of certain loans.
272 Collection of sums payable under sections 268 and 269.
273 Payments securing widows' and children's annuities.
274 Limits on relief under sections 266 and 273.
 
Supplemental
275 Meaning of "relative".
276 Effect on relief of charges on income.
277 Partners.
278 Non-residents.
 
Chapter II
Taxation of Income of Spouses
General rules
279 Aggregation of wife's income with husband's.
280 Transfer of reliefs.
281 Tax repayments to wives.
282 Construction of references to married women living with their husbands.
 
Separate assessments
283 Option for separate assessment.
284 Effect of separate assessment on personal reliefs.
285 Collection from wife of tax assessed on husband but attributable to her income.
286 Right of husband to disclaim liability for tax on deceased wife's income.
 
Separate taxation
287 Separate taxation of wife's earnings.
288 Elections under section 287.
 
Chapter III
Relief for Investment in Corporate Trades: The Business Expansion Scheme
289 The relief.
290 Minimum and maximum subscriptions.
291 Individuals qualifying for relief.
292 Parallel trades.
293 Qualifying companies.
294 Companies with interests in land.
295 Valuation of interests in land for purposes of section 294(1)(b).
296 Section 294 disapplied where amounts raised total £50,000 or less.
297 Qualifying trades.
298 Provisions supplementary to sections 293 and 297.
299 Disposal of shares.
300 Value received from company.
301 Provisions supplementary to section 300.
302 Replacement capital.
303 Value received by persons other than claimants.
304 Husband and wife.
305 Reorganisation of share capital.
306 Claims.
307 Withdrawal of relief.
308 Application to subsidiaries.
309 Further provisions as to subsidiaries.
310 Information.
311 Nominees, bare trustees and approved investment funds.
312 Interpretation of Chapter III.
 
Chapter IV
Special Provisions
313 Taxation of consideration for certain restrictive undertakings.
314 Divers and diving supervisors.
315 Wounds and disability pensions.
316 Allowances, bounties and gratuities.
317 Victoria Cross and other awards.
318 Other pensions in respect of death due to war service etc.
319 Crown servants: foreign service allowance.
320 Commonwealth Agents-General and official agents etc.
321 Consuls and other official agents.
322 Consular officers and employees.
323 Visiting forces.
324 Designated international organisations.
325 Interest on deposits with National Savings Bank.
326 Interest etc. under contractual savings schemes.
327 Disabled persons' vehicle maintenance grant.
328 Funds in court.
329 Interest on damages for personal injuries.
330 Compensation for National-Socialist persecution.
331 Scholarship income.
332 Expenditure and houses of ministers of religion.
333 Personal equity plans.
 
Chapter V
Residence of Individuals
334 Commonwealth citizens and others temporarily abroad.
335 Residence of persons working abroad.
336 Temporary residents in the United Kingdom.
 
Part VIII
Taxation of Income and Chargeable Gains of Companies
Taxation of income
337 Companies beginning or ceasing to carry on a trade.
338 Allowance of charges on income and capital.
339 Charges on income: donations to charity.
340 Charges on income: interest payable to non-residents.
341 Payments of interest etc. between related companies.
342 Tax on company in liquidation.
343 Company reconstructions without a change of ownership.
344 Company reconstructions: supplemental.
 
Chargeable gains
345 Computation of chargeable gains.
346 Capital distribution of chargeable gains: recovery of tax from shareholder.
347 Tax on one member of group recoverable from another member.
 
Part IX
Annual Payments and Interest
Annual payments
348 Payments out of profits or gains brought into charge to income tax: deduction of tax.
349 Payments not out of profits or gains brought into charge to income tax, and annual interest.
350 Charge to tax where payments made under section 349.
351 Small maintenance payments.
352 Certificates of deduction of tax.
 
Relief for payments of interest (excluding MIRAS)
353 General provision.
354 Loans to buy land etc.
355 Matters excluded from section 354.
356 Job-related accommodation.
357 Limit on amount of loan eligible for relief by virtue of section 354.
358 Relief where borrower deceased.
359 Loan to buy machinery or plant.
360 Loan to buy interest in close company.
361 Loan to buy interest in co-operative or employee-controlled company.
362 Loan to buy into partnership.
363 Provisions supplementary to sections 360 to 362.
364 Loan to pay inheritance tax.
365 Loan to buy life annuity.
366 Information.
367 Provisions supplementary to sections 354 to 366.
368 Exclusion of double relief etc.
 
Mortgage interest relief at source
369 Mortgage interest payable under deduction of tax.
370 Relevant loan interest.
371 Second loans.
372 Home improvement loans.
373 Loans in excess of the qualifying maximum, and joint borrowers.
374 Conditions for application of section 369.
375 Interest ceasing to be relevant loan interest etc.
376 Qualifying borrowers and qualifying lenders.
377 Variation of terms of repayment of certain loans.
378 Supplementary regulations.
379 Interpretation of sections 369 to 378.
 
Part X
Loss Relief and Group Relief
Chapter I
Loss Relief: Income Tax
Trade etc. losses
380 Set-off against general income.
381 Further relief for individuals for losses in early years of trade.
382 Provisions supplementary to sections 380 and 381.
383 Extension of right of set-off to capital allowances.
384 Restrictions on right of set-off.
385 Carry-forward against subsequent profits.
386 Carry-forward where business transferred to a company.
387 Carry-forward as losses of amounts taxed under section 350.
388 Carry-back of terminal losses.
389 Supplementary provisions relating to carry-back of terminal losses.
390 Treatment of interest as a loss for purposes of carry-forward and carry-back.
391 Losses from trade etc. carried on abroad.
 
Case VI losses
392 Case VI losses.
 
Chapter II
Loss Relief: Corporation Tax
Trade etc. losses
393 Losses other than terminal losses.
394 Terminal losses.
395 Leasing contracts and company reconstructions.
 
Case VI losses
396 Case VI losses.
 
Chapter III
Loss Relief: Miscellaneous Provisions
397 Restriction of relief in case of farming and market gardening.
398 Transactions in deposits with and without certificates or in debts.
399 Dealings in commodity futures etc: withdrawal of loss relief.
400 Write-off of government investment.
401 Relief for pre-trading expenditure.
 
Chapter IV
Group Relief
402 Surrender of relief between members of groups and consortia.
403 Losses etc. which may be surrendered by way of group relief.
404 Limitation of group relief in relation to certain dual resident companies.
405 Claims relating to losses etc. of members of both group and consortium.
406 Claims relating to losses etc. of consortium company or group member.
407 Relationship between group relief and other relief.
408 Corresponding accounting periods.
409 Companies joining or leaving group or consortium.
410 Arrangements for transfer of company to another group or consortium.
411 Exclusion of double allowances.
412 Claims and adjustments.
413 Interpretation of Chapter IV.
 
Part XI
Close Companies
Chapter I
Interpretative Provisions
414 Close companies.
415 Certain quoted companies not to be close companies.
416 Meaning of "associated company" and "control".
417 Meaning of "participator", "associate", "director" and "loan creditor".
 
Additional matters to be treated as distributions
418 "Distribution" to include certain expenses of close companies.
 
Chapter II
Charges to Tax in Connection with Loans
419 Loans to participators etc.
420 Exceptions from section 419.
421 Taxation of borrower when loan under section 419 released etc.
422 Extension of section 419 to loans by companies controlled by close companies.
 
Chapter III
Apportionment of Undistributed Income etc.
423 Apportionment of certain income, deductions and interest.
424 Exclusions from section 423.
425 Manner of apportionment.
426 Charge to income tax where apportionment is to an individual.
427 Reduction of charge under section 426 in certain cases.
428 Increase of apportioned sum etc. by reference to ACT.
429 Payment and collection of income tax.
430 Consequences of apportionment: ACT.
 
Part XII
Special Classes of Companies and Businesses
Chapter I
Insurance Companies, Underwriters and Capital Redemption Business
Insurance companies: general
431 Interpretative provisions relating to insurance companies.
432 Separation of different classes of business.
433 Profits reserved for policy holders and annuitants.
434 Franked investment income etc.
435 Taxation of gains reserved for policy holders and annuitants.
436 Annuity business and pension business: separate charge on profits.
437 General annuity business.
438 Pension business: exemption from tax.
439 Restricted government securities.
440 Identification or exchange of long term assets.
441 Foreign life assurance funds.
442 Overseas business of U.K. companies.
443 Life policies carrying rights not in money.
444 Life policies issued before 5th August 1965.
 
Provisions applying only to overseas life insurance companies
445 Charge to tax on investment income.
446 Annuity business.
447 Set-off of income tax and tax credits against corporation tax.
448 Qualifying distributions and tax credits.
449 Double taxation agreements.
 
Underwriters
450 Assessment, set-off of losses and reinsurance.
451 Regulations.
452 Special reserve funds.
453 Payments into premiums trust fund on account of losses.
454 Income tax consequences on payments into and out of special reserve fund.
455 Income tax consequences on death of underwriter.
456 Unearned income, variation of arrangements and cancellation of approval etc.
457 Interpretation of sections 450 to 456.
 
Capital redemption business
458 Capital redemption business.
 
Chapter II
Friendly Societies, Trade Unions and Employers' Associations
Unregistered friendly societies
459 Exemption from tax.
 
Registered friendly societies
460 Exemption from tax in respect of life or endowment business.
461 Taxation in respect of other business.
462 Conditions for tax exempt business.
463 Life or endowment business: application of the Corporation Tax Acts.
464 Maximum benefits payable to members.
465 Old societies.
466 Interpretation of Chapter II.
 
Trade unions and employers' associations
467 Exemption for trade unions and employers' associations.
 
Chapter III
Unit Trust Schemes, Dealers in Securities etc.
Unit trust schemes
468 Authorised unit trusts.
469 Other unit trusts.
470 Transitional provisions relating to unit trusts.
 
Dealers in securities, banks and insurance businesses
471 Exchange of securities in connection with conversion operations, nationalisation etc.
472 Distribution of securities issued in connection with nationalisation etc.
473 Conversion etc. of securities held as circulating capital.
474 Treatment of tax-free income.
475 Tax-free Treasury securities: exclusion of interest on borrowed money.
 
Chapter IV
Building Societies, Banks, Savings Banks, Industrial and Provident Societies and Others
476 Building societies: regulations for payment of tax.
477 Investments becoming or ceasing to be relevant building society investments.
478 Building societies: time for payment of tax.
479 Interest paid on deposits with banks etc.
480 Deposits becoming or ceasing to be composite rate deposits.
481 "Deposit-taker", "deposit" and "relevant deposit".
482 Supplementary provisions.
483 Determination of reduced rate for building societies and composite rate for banks etc.
484 Savings banks: exemption from tax.
485 Savings banks: supplemental.
486 Industrial and provident societies and co-operative associations.
487 Credit unions.
488 Co-operative housing associations.
489 Self-build societies.
490 Companies carrying on a mutual business or not carrying on a business.
491 Distribution of assets of body corporate carrying on mutual business.
 
Chapter V
Petroleum Extraction Activities
492 Treatment of oil extraction activities etc. for tax purposes.
493 Valuation of oil disposed of or appropriated in certain circumstances.
494 Charges on income.
495 Regional development grants.
496 Tariff receipts.
497 Restriction on setting ACT against income from oil extraction activities etc.
498 Limited right to carry back surrendered ACT.
499 Surrender of ACT where oil extraction company etc. owned by a consortium.
500 Deduction of PRT in computing income for corporation tax purposes.
501 Interest on repayment of PRT.
502 Interpretation of Chapter V.
 
Chapter VI
Miscellaneous Businesses and Bodies
503 Letting of furnished holiday accommodation treated as a trade.
504 Supplementary provisions.
505 Charities: general.
506 Qualifying expenditure and non-qualifying expenditure.
507 The National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England and the British Museum.
508 Scientific research organisations.
509 Reserves of marketing boards and certain other statutory bodies.
510 Agricultural societies.
511 The Electricity Council and Boards, the Northern Ireland Electricity Service and the Gas Council.
512 Atomic Energy Authority and National Radiological Protection Board.
513 British Airways Board and National Freight Corporation.
514 Funds for reducing the National Debt.
515 Signatories to Operating Agreement for INMARSAT.
516 Govenment securities held by non-resident central banks.
517 Issue departments of the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of Pakistan.
518 Harbour reorganisation schemes.
519 Local authorities.
 
Part XIII
Miscellaneous Special Provisions
Chapter I
Intellectual Property
Patents and know-how
520 Allowances for expenditure on purchase of patent rights: post-31st March 1986 expenditure.
521 Provisions supplementary to section 520.
522 Allowances for expenditure on purchase of patent rights: pre-1st April 1986 expenditure.
523 Lapses of patent rights, sales etc.
524 Taxation of receipts from sale of patent rights.
525 Capital sums: death, winding up or partnership change.
526 Relief for expenses.
527 Spreading of royalties over several years.
528 Manner of making allowances and charges.
529 Patent income to be earned income in certain cases.
530 Disposal of know-how.
531 Provisions supplementary to section 530.
532 Application of the 1968 Act.
533 Interpretation of sections 520 to 532.
 
Copyright and public lending right
534 Relief for copyright payments etc.
535 Relief where copyright sold after ten years or more.
536 Taxation of royalties where owner abroad.
537 Public lending right.
 
Artists' receipts
538 Relief for painters, sculptors and other artists.
 
Chapter II
Life Policies, Life Annuities and Capital Redemption Policies
539 Introductory.
540 Life policies: chargeable events.
541 Life policies: computation of gain.
542 Life annuity contracts: chargeable events.
543 Life annuity contracts: computation of gain.
544 Second and subsequent assignment of life policies and contracts.
545 Capital redemption policies.
546 Calculation of certain amounts for purposes of sections 540, 542 and 545.
547 Method of charging gain to tax.
548 Deemed surrender of certain loans.
549 Certain deficiencies allowable as deductions.
550 Relief where gain charged at a higher rate.
551 Right of individual to recover tax from trustees.
552 Information: duty of insurers.
553 Non-resident policies and off-shore capital redemption policies.
554 Borrowings on life policies to be treated as income in certain cases.
 
Chapter III
Entertainers and Sportsmen
555 Payment of tax.
556 Activity treated as trade etc. and attribution of income.
557 Charge on profits or gains.
558 Supplementary provisions.
 
Chapter IV
Sub-Contractors in the Construction Industry
559 Deductions on account of tax etc. from payments to certain sub-contractors.
560 Persons who are sub-contractors or contractors for purposes of Chapter IV.
561 Exceptions from section 559.
562 Conditions to be satisfied by individuals.
563 Conditions to be satisfied by partners who are individuals.
564 Conditions to be satisfied by firms.
565 Conditions to be satisfied by companies.
566 General powers to make regulations under Chapter IV.
567 Meaning of "construction operations".
 
Chapter V
Schemes for Rationalizing Industry
568 Deductions from profits of contributions paid under certified schemes.
569 Repayment of contributions.
570 Payments under certified schemes which are not repayments of contributions.
571 Cancellation of certificates.
572 Application to statutory redundancy schemes.
 
Chapter VI
Other Provisions
Relief for losses on unquoted shares in trading companies
573 Relief for companies.
574 Relief for individuals.
575 Exclusion of relief under section 573 or 574 in certain cases.
576 Provisions supplementary to sections 573 to 575.
 
Miscellaneous
577 Business entertaining expenses.
578 Housing grants.
579 Statutory redundancy payments.
580 Provisions supplementary to section 579.
581 Borrowing in foreign currency by local authorities and statutory corporations.
582 Funding bonds issued in respect of interest on certain debts.
583 Inter-American Development Bank.
584 Relief for unremittable overseas income.
585 Relief from tax on delayed remittances.
586 Disallowance of deductions for war risk premiums.
587 Disallowance of certain payments in respect of war injuries to employees.
588 Training courses for employees.
589 Qualifying courses of training etc.
 
Part XIV
Pension Schemes, Social Security Benefits, Life Annuities etc.
Chapter I
Retirement Benefit Schemes
Approval of schemes
590 Conditions for approval of retirement benefit schemes.
591 Discretionary approval.
 
Tax reliefs
592 Exempt approved schemes.
593 Relief by way of deductions from contributions.
594 Exempt statutory schemes.
 
Charge to tax in certain cases
595 Charge to tax in respect of certain sums paid by employer etc.
596 Exceptions from section 595.
597 Charge to tax: pensions.
598 Charge to tax: repayment of employee's contributions.
599 Charge to tax: commutation of entire pension in special circumstances.
600 Charge to tax: unauthorised payments to or for employees.
601 Charge to tax: payments to employers.
602 Regulations relating to pension fund surpluses.
603 Reduction of surpluses.
 
Supplementary provisions
604 Application for approval of a scheme.
605 Information.
606 Responsibilities of administrator of scheme, and employer.
607 Pilots' benefit fund.
608 Superannuation funds approved before 6th April 1980.
609 Schemes approved before 23rd July 1987.
610 Amendments of schemes.
611 Definition of "retirement benefits scheme".
612 Other interpretative provisions, and regulations for purposes of this Chapter.
 
Chapter II
Other Pension Funds and Social Security Benefits and Contributions
613 Parliamentary pension funds.
614 Exemptions and reliefs in respect of income from investments etc. of certain pension schemes.
615 Exemption from tax in respect of certain pensions.
616 Other overseas pensions.
617 Social security benefits and contributions.
 
Chapter III
Retirement Annuities
618 Termination of relief under this Chapter, and transitional provisions.
619 Exemption from tax in respect of qualifying premiums.
620 Qualifying premiums.
621 Other approved contracts.
622 Substituted retirement annuity contracts.
623 Relevant earnings.
624 Sponsored superannuation schemes and controlling directors.
625 Carry-forward of unused relief under section 619.
626 Modification of section 619 in relation to persons over 50.
627 Lloyd's underwriters.
628 Partnership retirement annuities.
629 Annuity premiums of Ministers and other officers.
 
Chapter IV
Personal Pension Schemes
Preliminary
630 Interpretation.
631 Approval of schemes.
 
Restrictions on approval
632 Establishment of schemes.
633 Scope of benefits.
634 Annuity to member.
635 Lump sum to member.
636 Annuity after death of member.
637 Lump sum on death of member.
638 Other restrictions on approval.
 
Tax reliefs
639 Member's contributions.
640 Maximum amount of deductions.
641 Carry-back of contributions.
642 Carry-forward of relief.
643 Employer's contributions and personal pension income etc.
644 Meaning of "relevant earnings".
645 Earnings from pensionable employment.
646 Meaning of "net relevant earnings".
 
Charge to tax
647 Unauthorised payments.
648 Contributions under unapproved arrangements.
 
Miscellaneous
649 Minimum contributions under Social Security Act 1986.
650 Withdrawal of approval.
651 Appeals.
652 Information about payments.
653 Information: penalties.
654 Remuneration of Ministers and other officers.
655 Transitional provisions.
 
Chapter V
Purchased Life Annuities
656 Purchased life annuities other than retirement annuities.
657 Purchased life annuities to which section 656 applies.
658 Supplementary.
 
Chapter VI
Miscellaneous
659 Financial futures and traded options.
 
Part XV
Settlements
Chapter I
Dispositions for Short Periods
660 Dispositions for period which cannot exceed six years.
661 Adjustments between disponor and trustees.
662 Application of Chapter I to dispositions by two or more disponors.
 
Chapter II
Settlements on Children
663 The general rule.
664 Accumulation settlements.
665 Meaning of "irrevocable".
666 Interest paid by trustees.
667 Adjustments between disponor and trustees.
668 Application of Chapter II to settlements by two or more settlors.
669 Power to obtain information under Chapter II.
670 Interpretation of Chapter II.
 
Chapter III
Revocable Settlements etc.
671 Revocable settlements allowing release of obligation.
672 Revocable settlements allowing reversion of property.
673 Settlements where settlor retains an interest.
674 Settlements: discretionary power for benefit of settlor etc.
675 Provisions supplementary to sections 671 to 674.
676 Disallowance of deduction from total income of certain sums paid by settlor.
677 Sums paid to settlor otherwise than as income.
678 Capital sums paid by body connected with settlement.
679 Application of Chapter III to settlements by two or more settlors.
680 Power to obtain information for purposes of Chapter III.
681 Interpretation of Chapter III.
682 Ascertainment of undistributed income.
 
Chapter IV
Liability to Higher Rate and Additional Rate Tax
Liability of settlors
683 Settlements made after 6th April 1965.
684 Settlements made before 7th April 1965 but after 9th April 1946.
685 Provisions supplementary to sections 683 and 684.
 
Liability of trustees
686 Liability to additional rate tax of certain income of discretionary trusts.
687 Payments under discretionary trusts.
688 Schemes for employees and directors to acquire shares.
689 Recovery from trustees of discretionary trusts of higher rate tax due from beneficiaries.
 
Chapter V
Maintenance Funds for Historic Buildings
690 Schedule 4 directions.
691 Certain income not to be income of settlor etc.
692 Reimbursement of settlor.
693 Severance of settled property for certain purposes.
694 Trustees chargeable to income tax at 30 per cent. in certain cases.
 
Part XVI
Estates of Deceased Persons in Course of Administration
695 Limited interests in residue.
696 Absolute interests in residue.
697 Supplementary provisions as to absolute interests in residue.
698 Special provisions as to certain interests in residue.
699 Relief from higher rate tax for inheritance tax on accrued income.
700 Adjustments and information.
701 Interpretation.
702 Application to Scotland.
 
Part XVII
Tax Avoidance
Chapter I
Cancellation of Tax Advantages from Certain Transactions in Securities
703 Cancellation of tax advantage.
704 The prescribed circumstances.
705 Appeals against Board's notices under section 703.
706 The tribunal.
707 Procedure for clearance in advance.
708 Power to obtain information.
709 Meaning of "tax advantage" and other expressions.
 
Chapter II
Transfers of Securities
Transfers with or without accrued interest: introductory
710 Meaning of "securities", "transfer" etc. for purposes of sections 711 to 728.
711 Meaning of "interest", "transfers with or without accrued interest" etc.
712 Meaning of "settlement day" for purposes of sections 711 to 728.
 
Transfers with or without accrued interest: charge to tax and reliefs
713 Deemed sums and reliefs.
714 Treatment of deemed sums and reliefs.
715 Exceptions from sections 713 and 714.
716 Transfer of unrealised interest.
717 Variable interest rate.
718 Interest in default.
719 Unrealised interest in default.
 
Transfers with or without accrued interest: supplemental
720 Nominees, trustees etc.
721 Death.
722 Trading stock.
723 Foreign securities: delayed remittances.
724 Insurance companies.
725 Lloyd's underwriters.
726 Building societies.
727 Stock lending.
728 Information.
 
Other transfers of securities
729 Sale and repurchase of securities.
730 Transfers of income arising from securities.
 
Purchase and sale of securities
731 Application and interpretation of sections 732 to 734.
732 Dealers in securities.
733 Persons entitled to exemptions.
734 Persons other than dealers in securities.
735 Meaning of "appropriate amount in respect of" interest.
 
Miscellaneous provisions relating to securities
736 Company dealing in securities: distribution materially reducing value of holding.
737 Manufactured dividends: treatment of tax deducted.
 
Supplemental
738 Power to amend sections 732, 735 and 737.
 
Chapter III
Transfer of Assets Abroad
739 Prevention of avoidance of income tax.
740 Liability of non-transferors.
741 Exemption from sections 739 and 740.
742 Interpretation of sections 739 to 741.
743 Supplemental provisions.
744 No duplication of charge.
745 Power to obtain information.
746 Persons resident in the Republic of Ireland.
 
Chapter IV
Controlled Foreign Companies
747 Imputation of chargeable profits and creditable tax of controlled foreign companies.
748 Limitations on direction-making power.
749 Residence and interest.
750 Territories with a lower level of taxation.
751 Accounting periods and creditable tax.
752 Apportionment of chargeable profits and creditable tax.
753 Notices and appeals.
754 Assessment, recovery and postponement of tax.
755 Information relating to controlled foreign companies.
756 Interpretation and construction of Chapter IV.
 
Chapter V
Offshore Funds
Material interests in non-qualifying offshore funds
757 Disposal of material interests in non-qualifying offshore funds.
758 Offshore funds operating equalisation arrangements.
759 Material interests in offshore funds.
760 Non-qualifying offshore funds.
 
Charge to tax of offshore income gains
761 Charge to income tax or corporation tax of offshore income gain.
762 Offshore income gains accruing to persons resident or domiciled abroad.
763 Deduction of offshore income gain in determining capital gain.
764 Offshore income gains of trustees.
 
Chapter VI
Miscellaneous
Migration etc. of company
765 Migration etc. of companies.
766 Offences under section 765.
767 Interpretation and commencement of sections 765 and 766.
 
Change in ownership of company
768 Change in ownership of company: disallowance of trading losses.
769 Rules for ascertaining change in ownership of company.
 
Transactions between associated persons
770 Sales etc. at an undervalue or overvalue.
771 Transactions by petroleum companies.
772 Information for purposes of section 770, and appeals.
773 Interpretation of sections 770 and 771.
774 Transactions between dealing company and associated company.
 
Other provisions
775 Sale by individual of income derived from his personal activities.
776 Transactions in land: taxation of capital gains.
777 Provisions supplementary to sections 775 and 776.
778 Power to obtain information.
779 Sale and lease-back: limitation on tax reliefs.
780 Sale and lease-back: taxation of consideration received.
781 Assets leased to traders and others.
782 Leased assets: special cases.
783 Leased assets: supplemental.
784 Leased assets subject to hire-purchase agreements.
785 Meaning of "asset", "capital sum" and "lease" for purposes of sections 781 to 784.
786 Transactions associated with loans or credit.
787 Restriction of relief for payments of interest.
 
Part XVIII
Double Taxation Relief
Chapter I
The Principal Reliefs
788 Relief by agreement with other countries.
789 Arrangements made under old law.
790 Unilateral relief.
791 Power to make regulations for carrying out section 788.
 
Chapter II
Rules Governing Relief by Way of Credit
General
792 Interpretation of credit code.
793 Reduction of United Kingdom taxes by amount of credit due.
794 Requirement as to residence.
795 Computation of income subject to foreign tax.
796 Limits on credit: income tax.
797 Limits on credit: corporation tax.
798 Interest on certain overseas loans.
 
Tax underlying dividends
799 Computation of underlying tax.
800 Dividends paid between related companies but not covered by arrangements.
801 Dividends paid between related companies: relief for U.K. and third country taxes.
802 U.K. insurance companies trading overseas.
803 Underlying tax reflecting interest on loans.
 
Miscellaneous rules
804 Relief against income tax in respect of income arising in years of commencement.
805 Elections against credit.
806 Time limit for claims etc.
 
Chapter III
Miscellaneous Provisions
807 Sale of securities with or without accrued interest.
808 Restriction on deduction of interest or dividends from trading income.
809 Relief in respect of discretionary trusts.
810 Postponement of capital allowances to secure double taxation relief.
811 Deduction for foreign tax where no credit allowable.
812 Withdrawal of right to tax credit of certain non-resident companies connected with unitary states.
813 Recovery of tax credits incorrectly paid.
814 Arrangements to avoid section 812.
815 Power to inspect documents.
816 Disclosure of information.
 
Part XIX
Supplemental
Miscellaneous
817 Deductions not to be allowed in computing profits or gains.
818 Arrangements for payments of interest less tax or of fixed net amount.
819 Old references to standard rate tax.
820 Application of Income Tax Acts from year to year.
821 Under-deductions from payments made before passing of annual Act.
822 Over-deductions from interest on loan capital etc. made before passing of annual Act.
823 Adjustments of reliefs where given at different times.
824 Repayment supplements: individuals and others.
825 Repayment supplements: companies.
826 Interest on tax overpaid.
827 VAT penalties etc.
828 Orders and regulations made by the Treasury or the Board.
829 Application of Income Tax Acts to public departments and avoidance of exempting provisions.
830 Territorial sea and designated areas.
 
Interpretation
831 Interpretation of this Act.
832 Interpretation of the Tax Acts.
833 Interpretation of Income Tax Acts.
834 Interpretation of the Corporation Tax Acts.
835 "Total income" in the Income Tax Acts.
836 Returns of total income.
837 "Annual value" of land.
838 Subsidiaries.
839 Connected persons.
840 Meaning of "control" in certain contexts.
841 Recognised stock exchange and recognised investment exchanges.
842 Investment trusts.
 
Commencement, savings, repeals etc.
843 Commencement.
844 Savings, transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals.
845 Short title.
 
 Schedules:
 Schedule 1— Restrictions on Schedule A deductions.
 Schedule 2— Premiums etc. taxable under Schedules A and D: special relief for individuals.
 Schedule 3— Machinery for assessment, charge and payment of income tax under Schedule C and, in certain cases, Schedule D.
 Part I— Public revenue dividends etc. payable to the Bank of England or the Bank of Ireland or entrusted for payment to the Bank of England, the Bank of Ireland or the National Debt Commissioners.
 Part II— Public revenue dividends payable by public offices and departments.
 Part III— Other public revenue dividends, foreign dividends and proceeds of coupons.
 Part IV— Interest payable out of the public revenue of the Republic of Ireland etc.
 Schedule 4— Deep discount securities.
 Schedule 5— Treatment of farm animals etc. for purposes of Case I of Schedule D.
 Schedule 6— Taxation of directors and others in respect of cars.
 Part I— Tables of flat rate cash equivalents.
 Part II— Supplementary provisions.
 Schedule 7— Taxation of benefit from loans obtained by reason of employment.
 Part I— Meaning of "obtained by reason of employment".
 Part II— Calculation of cash equivalent of loan benefit.
 Part III— Exceptions where interest eligible for relief.
 Schedule 8— Profit-related pay schemes: conditions for registration.
 Schedule 9— Approved share option schemes and profit sharing schemes.
 Part I— General.
 Part II— Requirements generally applicable.
 Part III— Requirements applicable to savings-related share option schemes.
 Part IV— Requirements applicable to other share option schemes.
 Part V— Requirements applicable to profit sharing schemes.
 Part VI— Material interest test.
 Schedule 10— Further provisions relating to profit sharing schemes.
 Schedule 11— Relief as respects tax on payments on retirement or removal from office or employment.
 Part I— General provisions.
 Part II— Payments in pursuance of pre-10th March 1981 obligations.
 Schedule 12— Foreign earnings.
 Schedule 13— Collection of advance corporation tax.
 Schedule 14— Provisions ancillary to section 266.
 Part I— Modification of section 266 in certain cases.
 Part II— Supplementary provisions as to relief under section 266.
 Schedule 15— Qualifying policies.
 Part I— Qualifying conditions.
 Part II— Certification of qualifying policies.
 Part III— Policies issued by non-resident companies.
 Schedule 16— Collection of income tax on company payments which are not distributions.
 Schedule 17— Dual resident investing companies.
 Part I— Division of accounting periods covering 1st April 1987.
 Part II— Early payments of interest etc. and charges on income.
 Part III— General.
 Schedule 18— Group relief: equity holders and profits or assets available for distribution.
 Schedule 19— Apportionment of income of close companies.
 Part I— Determination of relevant income and distributions.
 Part II— Procedure.
 Schedule 20— Charities: qualifying investments and loans.
 Part I— Qualifying investments.
 Part II— Qualifying loans.
 Part III— Attribution of excess non-qualifying expenditure to earlier chargeable periods.
 Schedule 21— Tax relief in connection with schemes for rationalizing industry and other redundancy schemes.
 Part I— Preliminary.
 Part II— Relief in respect of certain payments.
 Part III— Exclusion of relief in respect of contributions paid after relief has been given under Part II.
 Schedule 22— Reduction of pension fund surpluses.
 Schedule 23— Occupational pension schemes: schemes approved before 23rd July 1987.
 Schedule 24— Assumptions for calculating chargeable profits, creditable tax and corresponding United Kingdom tax of foreign companies.
 Schedule 25— Cases excluded from direction-making powers.
 Part I— Acceptable distribution policy.
 Part II— Exempt activities.
 Part III— The public quotation condition.
 Part IV— Reductions in United Kingdom tax and diversion of profits.
 Schedule 26— Reliefs against liability for tax in respect of chargeable profits..
 Schedule 27— Distributing funds.
 Part I— The distribution test.
 Part II— Modifications of conditions for certification in certain cases.
 Part III— Certification procedure.
 Part IV— Supplementary.
 Schedule 28— Computation of offshore income gains.
 Part I— Disposals of interests in non-qualifying funds.
 Part II— Disposals involving an equalisation element.
 Schedule 29— Consequential amendments.
 Schedule 30— Transitional provisions and savings.
 Schedule 31— Repeals.




 
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