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L5. Interest income

INCOME TAX

INCOME TAX

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See SAIM2000 onwards

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Residence

Residence

- Non-resident only taxable on UK source interest

General rule

- A non-UK resident is chargeable on interest only if it is from a source in the UK (ITTOIA s.368(1)).

Split year

- Individual who has a split year is not taxable on interest arising in the overseas part of that split year (s.368(2A)).

UK source interest

- Ardmore

- Hargreaves. 

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- Non-resident only taxable on UK source interest

Source of interest

Source of interest

- Loan to non-resident company

General position

- Non-UK resident company paying interest should usually be non-UK source.

 

Loan secured on UK assets

- If loan is secured on UK assets that may give it a UK source.

Interest funded out of money generated in the UK

- Funding the interest out of UK source monies may give it a UK source.

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- Loan to non-resident company

Settlements code: attribution of income to settlor

Settlements code: attribution of income to settlor

- Query whether settlor can be taxed on income he/she paid to the trust (e.g. interest on loan by trust)

- Held settlor can be taxable on income originating from himself in Rogge.

Legislation: 

Cases: Rogge v. HMRC [2012] UKFTT 49 (TC);

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- Query whether settlor can be taxed on income he/she paid to the trust (e.g. interest on loan by trust)

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