Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Bill

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Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Bill

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Bill
Part 3 — Property income
Chapter 8 — Rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4) concern
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Treatment of adjustment income and adjustment expense
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Treatment of adjustment income
(1)
Adjustment income is treated as arising on the last day of the first period of
account for which the new basis is adopted.
(2)
But if there is a change of basis resulting from a tax adjustment affecting the
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calculation of any amount brought into account in respect of depreciation,
adjustment income is treated as arising only when the asset to which it relates
is realised or written off.
(3)
Adjustment income is treated for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 10 of ICTA
(loss relief) as profits of the UK property business for the tax year in which tax
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is charged on it.
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Treatment of adjustment expense
(1)
An adjustment expense is treated as an expense of the business arising on the
last day of the first period of account for which the new basis is adopted.
(2)
But if there is a change of basis resulting from a tax adjustment affecting the
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calculation of any amount brought into account in respect of depreciation, an
adjustment expense is treated as arising only when the asset to which it relates
is realised or written off.
Chapter 8
Rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4) concern
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Charge to tax on rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4) concern
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Charge to tax on rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4) concern
Income tax is charged on rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4)
concern.
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Meaning of “rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4) concern”
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(1)
For the purposes of this Chapter rent is receivable in connection with a UK
section 12(4) concern if—
(a)
it is receivable in respect of an estate, interest or right in or over land in
the United Kingdom, and
(b)
the estate, interest or right is used, occupied or enjoyed in connection
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with a concern listed in section 12(4).
(2)
For the purposes of this Chapter rent is also receivable in connection with a UK
section 12(4) concern if—
(a)
it is receivable in respect of an estate, interest or right in or over land in
the United Kingdom,
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(b)
the lease or other agreement under which it is receivable provides for
its recoupment by reducing royalties or payments of a similar nature,
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Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Bill
Part 3 — Property income
Chapter 8 — Rent receivable in connection with a UK section 12(4) concern
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(c)
the reduction applies if the estate, interest or right is used, occupied or
enjoyed in connection with a concern listed in section 12(4).
(3)
In this Chapter “rent” includes—
(a)
a receipt mentioned in section 266(3), and
(b)
any other receipt in the nature of rent.
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Income charged
(1)
Tax is charged under this Chapter on the full amount of the profits arising in
the tax year.
(2)
This is subject to—
section 339 (deduction for management expenses of owner of mineral
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rights), and
section 340 (relief in respect of mineral royalties).
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Person liable
The person liable for any tax charged under this Chapter is the person
receiving or entitled to the rent.
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Management expenses of owner of mineral rights
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Deduction for management expenses of owner of mineral rights
(1)
This section applies if in a tax year—
(a)
a person lets a right to work minerals in the United Kingdom, and
(b)
the person pays a sum wholly and exclusively as an expense of
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management or supervision of the minerals in the tax year.
(2)
In calculating the amount of rent receivable in connection with a UK section
12(4) concern, a deduction is allowed for the sum for the tax year.
(3)
This is subject to section 340 (relief in respect of mineral royalties).
Mineral royalties
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340
Relief in respect of mineral royalties
(1)
This section applies if in a tax year—
(a)
a person who is UK resident, or ordinarily UK resident, is entitled to
receive mineral royalties under a mineral lease or agreement, and
(b)
the royalties are chargeable to tax under this Chapter.
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(2)
In calculating the amount of the royalties so chargeable, the person is treated
as—
(a)
entitled to receive only half of the total of the royalties arising under the
lease or agreement in the tax year, and
(b)
paying in the tax year only half of the total of the expenses mentioned
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in section 339(1)(b) (deduction for management expenses of owner of
mineral rights).

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Bill
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(3)
As to the meaning of “mineral lease or agreement” and “mineral royalties”, see
sections 341 to 343.
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Meaning of “mineral lease or agreement” and “mineral royalties”
(1)
In this Chapter “mineral lease or agreement” means—
(a)
a lease, profit à prendre, licence or other agreement conferring a right
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to win and work minerals in the United Kingdom,
(b)
a contract for the sale, or a conveyance, of minerals in or under land in
the United Kingdom, and
(c)
a grant of a right under section 1 of the Mines (Working Facilities and
Support) Act 1966 (c. 4) other than an ancillary right (within the
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meaning of that Act).
(2)
In this Chapter “mineral royalties” means so much of any rent receivable under
a mineral lease or agreement as relates to the winning and working of minerals.
(3)
For the purposes of this section and section 343 “minerals” means all minerals
and substances in or under land which are ordinarily worked for removal—
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(a)
by underground working, or
(b)
by surface working,

but excluding water, peat, top-soil and vegetation.
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Extended meaning of “mineral royalties” etc. in Northern Ireland
(1)
In the application of this Chapter to Northern Ireland references to mineral
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royalties include the following periodical payments.
(2)
The payments are—
(a)
payments of compensation under section 29 or 35 of the Mineral
Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 35 (N.I.)) (“the 1969 Act”),
(b)
payments of compensation under section 4 of the Petroleum
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(Production) Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c. 28 (N.I.)) (“the 1964 Act”),
(c)
payments made as mentioned in section 37 of the 1969 Act,
(d)
payments made under section 55(4)(b) of the 1969 Act, and
(e)
payments made under section 11 of the 1964 Act (payments in respect
of minerals to persons entitled to a share of royalties under section 13(3)
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of the Irish Land Act 1903 (c. 37)).
(3)
In the application of this Chapter to Northern Ireland references to the mineral
lease or agreement under which mineral royalties are receivable include the
enactment under which those payments are made.
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Power of Board to determine what counts as “mineral royalties”
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The Board of Inland Revenue may by regulations—
(a)
provide whether, and to what extent, rents receivable under a mineral
lease or agreement which relate both to the winning and working of
minerals and to other matters are treated as mineral royalties, and
(b)
provide for treating the whole of such rents as mineral royalties if the
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extent to which they relate to matters other than the winning and
working of minerals is small.

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Bill
Part 3 — Property income
Chapter 9 — Rent receivable for UK electric-line wayleaves
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Chapter 9
Rent receivable for UK electric-line wayleaves
Charge to tax on rent receivable for UK electric-line wayleaves
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Charge to tax on rent receivable for a UK electric-line wayleave
Income tax is charged on rent receivable for a UK electric-line wayleave.
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Meaning of “rent receivable for a UK electric-line wayleave”
(1)
For the purposes of this Chapter rent is receivable for a UK electric-line
wayleave if—
(a)
it is receivable in respect of an easement, servitude or right in or over
land in the United Kingdom, and
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(b)
the easement, servitude or right is enjoyed in connection with an
electric, telegraph or telephone wire or cable.
(2)
The reference to the enjoyment of an easement, servitude or right in connection
with an electric, telegraph or telephone wire or cable includes (in particular) its
enjoyment in connection with—
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(a)
a pole or pylon supporting such a wire or cable, or
(b)
apparatus used in connection with such a wire or cable.
(3)
In this Chapter “rent” includes—
(a)
a receipt mentioned in section 266(3), and
(b)
any other receipt in the nature of rent.
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Extent of charge to tax
(1)
Rent receivable for a UK electric-line wayleave is not chargeable to tax under
this Chapter for a tax year if—
(a)
a person carries on a UK property business in relation to some or all of
the land to which the wayleave relates, and
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(b)
receipts (other than rents receivable for UK electric-line wayleaves) in
respect of some or all of that land are brought into account in
calculating the profits of the business for the tax year.
(2)
In such a case, the rent receivable for the UK electric-line wayleave is brought
into account in calculating the profits of the person’s UK property business.
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(3)
The rules for determining whether an amount is chargeable to tax under this
Chapter also need to be read with section 22(2) (payments for wayleaves if
person carries on a trade).
(4)
That subsection secures that an amount which would otherwise be chargeable
to tax under this Chapter may be brought into account instead in calculating
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the profits of a trade.
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Income charged
Tax is charged under this Chapter on the full amount of the profits arising in
the tax year.