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Section 45 Tax on married woman’s gains.F1

United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to this section, the amount of capital gains tax on chargeable gains accruing to a married woman in—

(a)

a year of assessment, or

(b)

any part of a year of assessment, being a part beginning with 6th April,

during which she is a married woman living with her husband shall be assessed and charged on the husband and not otherwise but this subsection shall not affect the amount of capital gains tax chargeable on a man apart from this subsection nor result in the additional amount of capital gains tax charged on a man by virtue of this subsection being different from the amount which would otherwise have remained chargeable on the married woman.

C1C2C3(2)

Subsection (1) above shall not apply in relation to a husband and wife in any year of assessment if, before 6th July in the year next following that year of assessment, an application is made by either the husband or wife, and such an application duly made shall have effect not only as respects the year of assessment for which it is made but also for any subsequent year of assessment:

Provided that the applicant may give, for any subsequent year of assessment, a notice to withdraw that application and where such a notice is given the application shall not have effect with respect to the year for which the notice is given or any subsequent year.

A notice of withdrawal under this proviso shall not be valid unless it is given within the period for making, for the year for which the notice is given, an application similar to that to which the notice relates.

(3)

Returns under section 8 or 42(5) of the M1Taxes Management Act 1970 as respects chargeable gains accruing to a married woman may be required either from her or, if her husband is liable under subsection (1) above, from him.

(4)

Section F2285 (collection from wife of tax assessed on husband attributable to her income) and section 286 (right of husband to disclaim liability for tax on deceased wife’s income) of F3the Taxes Act 1988 shall apply with any necessary modifications in relation to capital gains tax as they apply in relation to income tax.

(5)

An application or notice of withdrawal under this section shall be in such form and made in such manner as may be prescribed by the Board.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 45 repealed by Finance Act 1988 (c. 39, SIF 63;1, 2), s. 148 and Sch. 14 Pt. VIII from 1990–91

F2

Figure substituted by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1), Sch. 29 paras. 15 and 32

F3

Words substituted by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1), Sch. 29 paras. 15 and 32

Marginal citations

M1

1970 c. 9.

Modifications

C1

See Finance Act 1988 (c. 39, SIF 63;1, 2), s. 99

C2

S. 45(2) modified by S.I. 1991/851, reg. 9, Sch.2.

C3

S. 45(2) modified (28.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/511, reg. 9, Sch.2

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289(1)(2) of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with s. 201(3), Sch. 11 paras. 20, 22, 26(2), 27 and with saving in Sch. 11 para. 24(2)) and subject to an amendment (prosp.) by Museum and Galleries Act 1992 (c. 44), s. 11(2), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 1(1)(2)(7), and amendments by: Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (c. 21), s. 4(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(1)(2) (in force 6.4.1992 by S.I. 1991/2617, art. 2(f)); S.I. 1991/2874, art. 2 (in force 6.4.1992 by S.R. 1992/94, art. 2); Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 52(a)(b) (in force 1.7.1992 by s. 7(2) of the amending Act); Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 9), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 20(a)(b) (in force 1.7.1992 by s. 7(2) of the amending Act); Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), ss. 35(2), 47, 48, 56, 77, Sch. 9 para. 20(1)(inserting ss. 143A and 143B), Sch. 17 paras. 3, 6(2)(5), 7, (the amendments coming into force 16.7.1992 except for the amendment by s. 56, Sch. 9 para. 20(1) which comes into force on 19.2.1993 by S.I. 1993/236, art. 2); and amendments (retrospective to 1.1.1992) by ss. 35(2), 47, 48 of the same 1992 Act, and amendments (27.7.1993 with effect as mentioned in ss. 84(3), 86(4), 88(4), 105(4) of the amending Act) by 1993 c. 34, ss. 84(3), 86(4), 88(4)(a)(b), 105(3)(4)