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Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

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1I Income taxed at higher rates or gains exceeding unused basic rate band

(A1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) If any of an individual's income for a tax year is chargeable to income tax at a higher income tax rate, gains accruing to the individual in the tax year are charged at the rate of 24%. (2) If— (a) none of an individual's income for a tax year is chargeable to income tax at a higher income tax rate, but (b) the individual is chargeable to capital gains tax for the tax year on an amount that exceeds the unused part of the individual's basic rate band, the excess (“the higher rate excess”) is charged at the rate of 24%. (3) The remainder of this section sets out special rules which apply depending on the nature of the gains within subsection (2)(b). (4) If— (a) the gains consist of or include gains (“entrepreneur or investor gains”) chargeable at the rate of 18% under section 169N(3) or 169VC(2), and (b) the total amount of the entrepreneur or investor gains exceeds the unused part of the individual's basic rate band, that unused part is used fully against those gains. (5) The effect of so doing is that other gains comprised in the higher rate excess are then charged at the rate of 24%. (6) If the total amount of the entrepreneur or investor gains does not exceed the unused part of the individual's basic rate band— (a) so much of that unused part as is equal to that total amount is used against those gains, and (b) accordingly, the higher rate excess consists only of gains other than entrepreneur or investor gains. (7) The individual may allocate so much of the unused part of the individual’s basic rate band as then remains to gains other than entrepreneur or investor gains. (8) The effect of the allocation is that the gains to which the allocation is made are charged at the rate of 18%. (9) Any gains to which no allocation is made are charged at the rate of 24%.

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1I Income taxed at higher rates or gains exceeding unused basic rate band

(A1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) If any of an individual's income for a tax year is chargeable to income tax at a higher income tax rate, gains accruing to the individual in the tax year are charged at the rate of 24%. (2) If— (a) none of an individual's income for a tax year is chargeable to income tax at a higher income tax rate, but (b) the individual is chargeable to capital gains tax for the tax year on an amount that exceeds the unused part of the individual's basic rate band, the excess (“the higher rate excess”) is charged at the rate of 24%. (3) The remainder of this section sets out special rules which apply depending on the nature of the gains within subsection (2)(b). (4) If— (a) the gains consist of or include gains (“entrepreneur or investor gains”) chargeable at the rate of 18% under section 169N(3) or 169VC(2), and (b) the total amount of the entrepreneur or investor gains exceeds the unused part of the individual's basic rate band, that unused part is used fully against those gains. (5) The effect of so doing is that other gains comprised in the higher rate excess are then charged at the rate of 24%. (6) If the total amount of the entrepreneur or investor gains does not exceed the unused part of the individual's basic rate band— (a) so much of that unused part as is equal to that total amount is used against those gains, and (b) accordingly, the higher rate excess consists only of gains other than entrepreneur or investor gains. (7) The individual may allocate so much of the unused part of the individual’s basic rate band as then remains to gains other than entrepreneur or investor gains. (8) The effect of the allocation is that the gains to which the allocation is made are charged at the rate of 18%. (9) Any gains to which no allocation is made are charged at the rate of 24%.

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