Paragraph 4 Income treated as dividend income and savings income

Chapter 6 of Part 5 of ITTOIA 2005 (beneficiaries’ income from estates in administration) is amended as follows.

For section 680A (income treated as dividend income) substitute—

“Income treated as dividend income

680A

(1)

This section applies to estate income that—

(a)

by virtue of section 663 (applicable rate for grossing up basic amounts of estate income) is treated as bearing income tax at the ordinary dividend rate, or

(b)

by virtue of that section and section 680(2A) (income treated as bearing income tax: dividends and loans to a participator in close company) is treated as bearing income tax at 0%.

(2)

The income is treated as being dividend income.”

After that section insert—

“Income treated as savings income

680B

(1)

This section applies to estate income relating to a person’s interest in the residue of an estate so far as that interest relates to income that—

(a)

falls within section 664(2)(a) (income of personal representatives charged to UK income tax), and

(b)

is savings income (see section 18 of ITA 2007).

(2)

The income is treated as being savings income.”