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Income Tax Bill
Part 14 — Deduction of income tax at source
Chapter 3 — Deduction from certain payments of yearly interest

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812     

Interest paid on advances from banks

(1)   

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest on an advance from a bank if, at the time when

the payment is made, the person beneficially entitled to the interest is within

the charge to corporation tax as respects the interest.

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(2)   

Section 925 (meaning of “bank”) applies for the purposes of this section.

(3)   

Subsection (1) applies to the European Investment Bank as if the words from

“if” to the end were omitted.

(4)   

An order under subsection (2)(e) of section 925 designating an international

organisation as a bank may provide that subsection (1) applies to the

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organisation with the modification mentioned in subsection (3).

813     

Interest paid on advances from building societies

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest on an advance from a building society.

814     

National Savings Bank interest

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The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest on deposits with the National Savings Bank.

815     

Quoted Eurobond interest

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest on a quoted Eurobond (see section 921).

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816     

Interest on loan to buy life annuity

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest to which section 369 of ICTA applies (interest on

loan to buy life annuity payable under deduction of tax).

817     

Relevant foreign income

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(1)   

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest which is chargeable to income tax as relevant

foreign income.

(2)   

For the meaning of “relevant foreign income”, see section 923.

818     

Authorised persons dealing in financial instruments

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(1)   

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest made by a person authorised for the purposes

of FISMA 2000 if—

(a)   

the person’s business consists wholly or mainly of dealing in financial

instruments as principal, and

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(b)   

the payment is made by that person in the ordinary course of that

business.

(2)   

For the meaning of “financial instrument”, see section 917.

 
 

Income Tax Bill
Part 14 — Deduction of income tax at source
Chapter 3 — Deduction from certain payments of yearly interest

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819     

Interest paid by recognised clearing houses etc

(1)   

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest made by a recognised clearing house (“RCH”)

or recognised investment exchange (“RIE”) if—

(a)   

the RCH or RIE is carrying on business as the provider of a central

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counterparty clearing service, and

(b)   

the interest is paid in the ordinary course of that business, on margin or

other collateral deposited with it by users of the service.

(2)   

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to interest treated by virtue of section 607 (treatment of price differences

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under repos) as paid by an RCH or RIE in respect of contracts made by it as the

provider of a central counterparty clearing service.

(3)   

In this section—

“central counterparty clearing service” means the service provided by an

RCH or RIE to the parties to a transaction where there are contracts

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between each of the parties and the RCH or RIE (in place of, or as an

alternative to, a contract directly between the parties), and

“recognised clearing house” and “recognised investment exchange” have

the same meaning as in FISMA 2000 (see section 285 of that Act).

820     

Industrial and provident society payments

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(1)   

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to either of the following payments if they are payable to a person whose

usual place of abode is in the United Kingdom—

(a)   

a payment of interest made by a registered industrial and provident

society in respect of any mortgage, loan, loan stock or deposit, or

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(b)   

any interest, dividend, bonus or other sum payable to a shareholder of

such a society by reference to the amount of the shareholder’s holding

in the share capital of the society.

(2)   

A registered industrial and provident society must, within 3 months after the

end of each of its accounting periods, deliver to an officer of Revenue and

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Customs a return containing the information mentioned in subsection (3).

(3)   

That information is—

(a)   

the name and place of residence of every person to whom the society

has, as a result of this section, made one or more payments in the period

amounting in total to at least £15 without deducting a sum (or sums)

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representing income tax, and

(b)   

the amount so paid in the period to each of those persons.

(4)   

See section 486(7) of ICTA as to the consequences of not making a return as

required by subsection (2).

(5)   

In this Chapter “registered industrial and provident society” means a society

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registered or treated as registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies

Act 1965 (c. 12) or the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland)

1969 (c.24 (N.I.)).

(6)   

For the purposes of this section crediting interest (or amounts treated as

interest) counts as paying it.

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Part 14 — Deduction of income tax at source
Chapter 4 — Deduction from payments in respect of building society securities

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821     

Statutory interest

The duty to deduct a sum representing income tax under section 807 does not

apply to a payment of interest made by virtue of the contractual term implied

by section 1(1) of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998

(c. 20) (statutory interest).

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Chapter 4

Deduction from payments in respect of building society securities

822     

Payments in respect of building society securities

(1)   

This section applies to any payment made in a tax year if—

(a)   

it is a payment of a dividend or interest in respect of a security issued

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by a building society, and

(b)   

conditions A and B are met in relation to the security.

(2)   

Condition A is that the security was listed or capable of being listed on a

recognised stock exchange at the time the dividend or interest became payable.

(3)   

Condition B is that the security is not—

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(a)   

a qualifying certificate of deposit (see section 919),

(b)   

a qualifying uncertificated eligible debt security unit (see section 920),

or

(c)   

a quoted Eurobond (see section 921).

(4)   

The person by or through whom the payment is made must, on making it,

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deduct from it a sum representing income tax on it at the savings rate in force

for the tax year.

(5)   

For provision about the collection of income tax in respect of a payment from

which a sum must be deducted under this section—

(a)   

see Chapter 15 if the person making the payment is a UK resident

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company, and

(b)   

otherwise see Chapter 16.

(6)   

See also Chapter 11 (payments between companies) for an exception from the

duty to deduct sums representing income tax under this section.

(7)   

In this section—

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“dividend” includes any distribution (whether or not described as a

dividend), and

“security” includes a share (and, in particular, a permanent interest

bearing share as defined in section 117 of TCGA 1992).

 
 

Income Tax Bill
Part 14 — Deduction of income tax at source
Chapter 5 — Deduction from payments of UK public revenue dividends

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Chapter 5

Deduction from payments of UK public revenue dividends

Introduction

823     

Overview of Chapter

(1)   

This Chapter contains provision about the deduction of sums representing

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income tax from payments of UK public revenue dividends.

(2)   

Section 824 defines “UK public revenue dividend”.

(3)   

Section 825 contains a duty to deduct sums representing income tax from

payments of UK public revenue dividends unless they are payable gross.

(4)   

Sections 826 and 827 explain when such payments are payable gross.

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(5)   

Sections 828 and 829 make provision for the making, and withdrawal, of

applications for payments to be subject to the duty to deduct under this

Chapter.

(6)   

Section 830 contains a regulation-making power in connection with payments

from which sums must be deducted under this Chapter.

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824     

Meaning of “UK public revenue dividend”

In this Chapter “UK public revenue dividend” means any income from

securities which—

(a)   

is paid out of the public revenue of the United Kingdom or Northern

Ireland, but

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(b)   

is not interest on local authority stock.

Duty to deduct sums representing income tax

825     

Duty to deduct from certain UK public revenue dividends

(1)   

This section has effect if—

(a)   

a payment of a UK public revenue dividend is made, and

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(b)   

it is not payable gross under section 826.

(2)   

The person by or through whom the payment is made must, on making the

payment, deduct from it a sum representing income tax on it at the savings rate

in force for the tax year in which it is made.

(3)   

For provision about the collection of income tax in respect of a payment from

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which a sum must be deducted under this section—

(a)   

see Chapter 15 if the person making the payment is a UK resident

company, and

(b)   

otherwise see Chapter 16.

 
 

 
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