Finance (No. 2) Act 2005
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Change 1
7 Charge to income tax on lump sum
(1) A charge to income tax arises where a person becomes entitled to a social security pension lump sum. (2) For the purposes of the Tax Acts (including subsection (5)) a social security pension lump sum— (a) is to be treated as income, but (b) is not to be taken into account in determining the total income of any person. (3) The person liable to a charge under this section is the person (“P”) entitled to the lump sum, whether or not P is resident ... ... in the United Kingdom. (4) The charge is imposed on P for the applicable year of assessment (see subsection (6)). (5) A charge under this section for a person who is neither a Scottish taxpayer nor a Welsh taxpayer in the applicable year of assessment is a charge in respect of the amount of the lump sum at the following rate— (a) if P's Step 3 income for the applicable year of assessment is nil, 0%; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) if P's Step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than nil but does not exceed the basic rate limit for that year, the basic rate ... for that year; (d) if P's Step 3 income for that year of assessment exceeds the basic rate limit for that year but does not exceed the higher rate limit for that year, the higher rate ... for that year. (e) if P's Step 3 income for that year of assessment exceeds the higher rate limit for that year, the additional rate ... for that year. (5A) Where P is a Scottish taxpayer in the applicable year of assessment, a charge under this section is a charge in respect of the amount of the lump sum at the following rate— (a) if P’s Step 3 income for the applicable year of assessment is nil, 0%; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) if P’s Step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than nil, the highest Scottish rate for that tax year that would be applicable to an amount of income that is equal to P’s Step 3 income(2) for that year if such amount were wholly chargeable to income tax at Scottish rates. (5B) Where P is a Welsh taxpayer in the applicable year of assessment, a charge under this section is a charge in respect of the amount of the lump sum at the following rate— (a) if P’s step 3 income for the applicable year of assessment is nil, 0%; (b) if P’s step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than nil but does not exceed the basic rate limit for that year, the Welsh basic rate for that year; (c) if P’s step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than the basic rate limit but does not exceed the higher rate limit for that year, the Welsh higher rate for that year; (d) if P’s step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than the higher rate limit for that year, the Welsh additional rate for that year. (6) Section 8 makes provision as to the meaning of “the applicable year of assessment” for the purposes of this section. (7) Section 9 contains further definitions and makes provision as to commencement. (8) Section 10 contains consequential amendments. (9) For the purposes of this section P's “ Step 3 income ” means P's net income less allowances deducted at Step 3 of the calculation in section 23 of ITA 2007 (calculation of income tax liability).
7 Charge to income tax on lump sum
(1) A charge to income tax arises where a person becomes entitled to a social security pension lump sum. (2) For the purposes of the Tax Acts (including subsection (5)) a social security pension lump sum— (a) is to be treated as income, but (b) is not to be taken into account in determining the total income of any person. (3) The person liable to a charge under this section is the person (“P”) entitled to the lump sum, whether or not P is resident ... ... in the United Kingdom. (4) The charge is imposed on P for the applicable year of assessment (see subsection (6)). (5) A charge under this section for a person who is neither a Scottish taxpayer nor a Welsh taxpayer in the applicable year of assessment is a charge in respect of the amount of the lump sum at the following rate— (a) if P's Step 3 income for the applicable year of assessment is nil, 0%; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) if P's Step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than nil but does not exceed the basic rate limit for that year, the basic rate ... for that year; (d) if P's Step 3 income for that year of assessment exceeds the basic rate limit for that year but does not exceed the higher rate limit for that year, the higher rate ... for that year. (e) if P's Step 3 income for that year of assessment exceeds the higher rate limit for that year, the additional rate ... for that year. (5A) Where P is a Scottish taxpayer in the applicable year of assessment, a charge under this section is a charge in respect of the amount of the lump sum at the following rate— (a) if P’s Step 3 income for the applicable year of assessment is nil, 0%; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) if P’s Step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than nil, the highest Scottish rate for that tax year that would be applicable to an amount of income that is equal to P’s Step 3 income(2) for that year if such amount were wholly chargeable to income tax at Scottish rates. (5B) Where P is a Welsh taxpayer in the applicable year of assessment, a charge under this section is a charge in respect of the amount of the lump sum at the following rate— (a) if P’s step 3 income for the applicable year of assessment is nil, 0%; (b) if P’s step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than nil but does not exceed the basic rate limit for that year, the Welsh basic rate for that year; (c) if P’s step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than the basic rate limit but does not exceed the higher rate limit for that year, the Welsh higher rate for that year; (d) if P’s step 3 income for that year of assessment is greater than the higher rate limit for that year, the Welsh additional rate for that year. (6) Section 8 makes provision as to the meaning of “the applicable year of assessment” for the purposes of this section. (7) Section 9 contains further definitions and makes provision as to commencement. (8) Section 10 contains consequential amendments. (9) For the purposes of this section P's “ Step 3 income ” means P's net income less allowances deducted at Step 3 of the calculation in section 23 of ITA 2007 (calculation of income tax liability).
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