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Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

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159 Ministers of religion

(1) This section applies for the purpose of calculating the profits of the profession or vocation of a minister of a religious denomination. (2) If the minister pays rent in respect of a dwelling-house and any part of the dwelling-house is used mainly and substantially for the purposes of the minister's duty, a deduction is allowed for— (a) one-quarter of the rent, or (b) if less, the part of the rent that, on a just and reasonable apportionment, is attributable to that part of the dwelling-house. (3) If— (a) an interest in premises belongs to a charity or an ecclesiastical corporation, (b) because of that interest, the minister has a residence in the premises from which to perform the minister's duty, and (c) the minister incurs expenses on the maintenance, repair, insurance or management of the premises, a deduction is allowed under this subsection for part of those expenses. (4) The amount of the deduction under subsection (3) is— A 4 - B where— A is the amount of the expenses, and B is the amount of the expenses for which a deduction is otherwise allowable.

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159 Ministers of religion

(1) This section applies for the purpose of calculating the profits of the profession or vocation of a minister of a religious denomination. (2) If the minister pays rent in respect of a dwelling-house and any part of the dwelling-house is used mainly and substantially for the purposes of the minister's duty, a deduction is allowed for— (a) one-quarter of the rent, or (b) if less, the part of the rent that, on a just and reasonable apportionment, is attributable to that part of the dwelling-house. (3) If— (a) an interest in premises belongs to a charity or an ecclesiastical corporation, (b) because of that interest, the minister has a residence in the premises from which to perform the minister's duty, and (c) the minister incurs expenses on the maintenance, repair, insurance or management of the premises, a deduction is allowed under this subsection for part of those expenses. (4) The amount of the deduction under subsection (3) is— A 4 - B where— A is the amount of the expenses, and B is the amount of the expenses for which a deduction is otherwise allowable.

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