Section 669 Reduction in residuary income: inheritance tax on accrued income

United Kingdom

(1)

This section applies if on the death of a person (“D”) income which accrued before D's death (“pre-death income”) is taken into account both—

(a)

in determining the value of D's estate for the purposes of inheritance tax charged on D's death, and

(b)

in calculating the residuary income of D's estate for a tax year.

(2)

A reduction is made in the residuary income of D's estate for that tax year in ascertaining the extra liability, if any, of a person with an absolute interest in the whole or part of the residue of D's estate or any other estate to which that residuary income is relevant.

(3)

A person's extra liability is the amount by which the person's liability to income tax exceeds the amount it would be if—

F1(a)

income charged at F2an applicable rate were charged at the basic rate, F3...

(b)

income charged at the dividend additional rate or the dividend upper rate were charged at the dividend ordinary rate,

F4(c)

income charged at the property additional rate or the property higher rate were charged at the property basic rate, and

(d)

income charged at the savings additional rate or the savings higher rate were charged at the savings basic rate.

F5(3A)

For the purposes of subsection (3), each of the following is an “applicable rate”—

(a)

the higher rate,

(b)

the additional rate,

(c)

any Scottish rate that—

(i)

is above the Scottish basic rate, but

(ii)

is not the Scottish intermediate rate,

(d)

the Welsh higher rate, and

(e)

the Welsh additional rate.

(4)

The amount of the reduction under subsection (2) is calculated as follows:

Step 1

Calculate the net pre-death income by subtracting from the pre-death income any liabilities which have been taken account both—

(a)

in determining the value of D's estate for the purposes of inheritance tax, and

(b)

in calculating the residuary income of D's estate for the tax year.

Step 2

Calculate the inheritance tax attributable to net pre-death income by multiplying the inheritance tax to be charged by—

\frac{NPDI}{VE}

where—

NPDI is the net pre-death income, and

VE is the value of D's estate.

Step 3

Gross up the inheritance tax attributable to net pre-death income by reference to the basic rate for the tax year.

(5)

The amount of pre-death income taken into account in determining the value of D's estate is taken to be the actual amount of income accruing before D's death, less income tax at the basic rate for the tax year in which D died.

(6)

Subsection (5) applies even if the income so accruing was not valued separately or its amount was not known at the date of D's death.

(7)

For the purposes of this section, the amounts agreed between the persons liable for inheritance tax and F6an officer of Revenue and Customs , or determined in proceedings between them, as the value of the estate and the amount of inheritance tax to be charged are conclusive.

(8)

Evidence of those amounts and of any facts relevant to their calculation may be given by the production of a document that appears to be a certificate from an officer of Revenue and Customs

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 669(3)(a)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 4(18) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 4(13)
F2: Words in s. 669(3)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Devolved Income Tax Rates (Consequential Amendments) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/201), arts. 1(1), 10(3)(a)
F3: Word in s. 669(3) omitted (for the tax year 2027-28 and subsequent tax years) by virtue of Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 6(8), Sch. 1 para. 50
F4: S. 669(3)(c)(d) inserted (for the tax year 2027-28 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 6(8), Sch. 1 para. 50
F5: S. 669(3A) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Devolved Income Tax Rates (Consequential Amendments) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/201), arts. 1(1), 10(3)(b)
F6: Words in s. 669(7)(8) substituted (18.4.2005) by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 ss. 50, 53(1), Sch. 4 para. 132(1); S.I. 2005/1126, art. 2(h)