{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-tax-trading-and-other-income-act-2005/section-624",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/5",
  "legislation_title": "Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-tax-trading-and-other-income-act-2005",
  "path": "section/624",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "624",
  "heading": "Income where settlor retains an interest",
  "text": "(1) Income which arises under a settlement is treated for income tax purposes as the income of the settlor and of the settlor alone if it arises—\n(a) during the life of the settlor, and\n(b) from property in which the settlor has an interest.\n(1A) If the settlement is a trust, expenses of the trustees are not to be used to reduce the income of the settlor.\n(2) For more on a settlor having an interest in property, see section 625.\n(3) For exceptions to the rule in subsection (1), see—\nsection 626 (exception for outright gifts between spouses or civil partners),\nsection 627 (exceptions for certain types of income), and ...\nsection 628 (exception for gifts to charities), ...\n...",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 624(1A) inserted (6.4.2007 with effect as stated in s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), ss. 1027, 1034, Sch. 1 para. 553 (with transitional provisions and savings in Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 624(3) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Tax and Civil Partnership Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3229), reg. 187"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 624(3) inserted (for the tax year 2025-26 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2025 (c. 8), Sch. 12 paras. 4(a), 70(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 624(3) omitted (16.11.2017) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 39 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 8 para. 21(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 624(3) omitted (for the tax year 2025-26 and subsequent tax years) by virtue of Finance Act 2025 (c. 8), Sch. 12 paras. 4(b), 70(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/5/section/624",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:32.370392+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}